<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect i am a little shaky but I can get that under control if I concentrate and hold my breath
so is it just me who cant edge highlight or do I just have to keep trying?
thanks!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664106.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664106.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks shit? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664112.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664112.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks shit?
There are a few tricks though. Brace your wrists and forearms on the table to minimize shaking. If it is uncomfortable you can use some sort of padding. You can always go back over the edge highlighting with the base color to straighten things out , essentially 'erasing' the irregularities and thinning the edge. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664145.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664145.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks shit?
 keezus wrote:
Brush control only comes with practice. Are you trying to highlight with the point, or the edge of your brush? It is easier to get a crisp line with the edge of your brush. Also, you don't want to the brush to be too loaded with paint or it will run.
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so I am painting with a tip ( i have the gw small layer brush ) and edges with the edge of my brush
I tried it on my un-undercoated Dark Eldar with abbadon black and I got some lines that were pretty good but most of them were too thick
the biggest problem I have right now is inconsistent line thickness, if I can get that down I should be able to do good edge highlights
do you guys have any tips for that]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664150.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664150.page GMT Re:first time trying Edge highlight and it looks shit? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664182.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664182.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks shit? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664207.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664207.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks shit? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664262.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664262.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664309.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664309.page GMT Re:first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664466.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664466.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect
That will destroy your progession. You need acrylic to stick to acerylic.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664493.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664493.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664498.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664498.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664503.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664503.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664665.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664665.page GMT Re:first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect
You can do that with any Dark Colour. Use black primer, drybrush white, and then go over it with your main colour. You'll get lighter edges, without the powdered look of drybrushing. Works particularly well if you use "wet" paint, that will tend to run off of the edges and the "white" sections.


If that doesn't work for you, you can drybrush, then paint up to the edge with your base colour. For example, Medium blue Base, Drybrush light blue, then go back and paint all but the edges with medium blue again.


I can't stand doing edge highlighting. I mean, I can do it, but it's too time consuming for my patience. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664679.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664679.page GMT Re:first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect
 greatbigtree wrote:
As above, put some black primer down and work with grey. Worst-case scenario, when you apply your base coat, you'll have natural highlighting on the edges from the lighter "priming".

You can do that with any Dark Colour. Use black primer, drybrush white, and then go over it with your main colour. You'll get lighter edges, without the powdered look of drybrushing. Works particularly well if you use "wet" paint, that will tend to run off of the edges and the "white" sections.


If that doesn't work for you, you can drybrush, then paint up to the edge with your base colour. For example, Medium blue Base, Drybrush light blue, then go back and paint all but the edges with medium blue again.


I can't stand doing edge highlighting. I mean, I can do it, but it's too time consuming for my patience.


Once you get control over the pressure and paint loading parts I find edge highlighting to be way faster than doing something like touching up all of the base colors again. Depending on the model it's not as hard as people think, as long as there are some nice, crisp edges to work with. If you have to "draw" your own lines that's where it gets tricky.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664684.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664684.page GMT Re:first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect Purely a time-thing for me.

The point I'm trying to make is that there are alternative ways to get sharp edge highlights other than "edge highlighting" with the side of a brush and very light pressure. I particularly like the look of using White drybrush on Black, followed by "main" colour. I have a tough time shading blue properly, for some reason, and the white-on-black works great for me in those cases. A wet, royal blue leaves a great colour contrast.

That also works really well with "cloth" materials, that have creases to work with. You don't get the same "glint" effect as edge highlighting. It's slightly different.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664693.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664693.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect
If you want to practice without doing that may I make a suggestion?

Stick some left over pieces to a length of sprue, get that piece primed and base coated then highlight that.

Spares and sprues are the same material as what you'll be painting for real. Spares have the added benefit of having similar details to what you will be painting so make for the best practice.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664908.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664908.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664920.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9664920.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect
Takes some practice as does any of this stuff but it works pretty well (at least for me) once I got the control down.

Also as stated above you'll want to use the edge of the brush sometimes as well. I personally wouldn't attempt those specific lines with an edge. I'd do the first method mentioned for those. That's me personally though. I'm sure others would use a brush edge for those and they'd be perfect. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9665887.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9665887.page GMT Re:first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect
Patience and practice is the main answer, as others stated. Also, getting the right colour. I like quite bright edge highlighting on my ork stuff and I've been having a problem with the light purple I was using fading into the dark, main colour too much. So I switched to a pink, which from a distance, doesn't even look pink because of the purple.

Also something you might want to do is use the next lighter highlight colour, before your extreme edge highlight. It helps it blend in, and makes it easier to correct mistakes. So for instance, if you were using Naggaroth Purple as a base, then you could use Xereus purple, and then the lighter one, for the edge highlight (I forget the last ones name).

Last thing - depending on the steepness of the angle you're trying to paint, I've found sometimes you need to come back the other direction, so that you see the edge highlight from both directions. It's probably more of a problem on vehicles because they're larger. Also, don't try to do the highlight in a full stroke at once, do it a bit at a time (unless the area is really small) - I've found it helps keep your pressure more consistent, as you tend to push harder at the end and at the beginning sometimes.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9666335.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9666335.page GMT first time trying Edge highlight and it looks incorrect http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9667239.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/742894/9667239.page GMT