If I have a painting style, which I don’t think l do, it is to cover a multitude of sins with Army Painter strong wash then varnish preceded by basic block painting in acrylics.
I fear this approach will not be appropriate to use with Suren Willie figures, any suggestions as how to proceed…
There is merit in maintaining one approach to painting - consistency of outcome coupled with confidence [and improvement perhaps] in approach.
ReplyDeleteAre the figures a separate project or are they to work together with the products of other manufacturers? Only the former might justify a new approach. If you want a mind bending novelty of painting with an old school outcome - undercoat in white and yellow and paint with oils blending colour everywhere.
Stephen
It depends on the period you are painting. If it is one with lots of white in the uniform, then a black undercoat followed by a dark overall wash could be too much. I have used black undercoats and they are definitely quicker (about 25%) but they do dull the base colours. I always remember Tony Barton’s comment that artists don’t prime a canvas in black!
ReplyDeleteI feel that washes are useful but you should expect to go back and highlight.
I’m told that my style is quite bright. I use:
1: a white undercoat,
2: block paint the colour
3: washes or diluted paint to line belts or creases- not overall but in specific spots
4: highlight the raised bits with a lighter colour of the base
5: varnish
This isn’t the full Foundry triad method but a very simplified approximation. You could also consider that.
I’ve found this book to be useful.
painting-wargaming-figures-book-javier-gomez-valero
Paint a couple of figures with different methods (including your current) and see what you like.
I used to do the full 'Kevin Dallimore' but now tend use an abbreviated version:
ReplyDeleteUndercoat in black (I've always used a roughly 50:50 black wash, it hides the nooks and crannies and is easier to paint over)
Paint in a darker base colour (the A in the Foundry paint range)
Paint with the B colour leaving the A only in creases, etc
Flesh I now do with the B colour then strong tone.
I've experimented a lot recently with contrast paints and washes and haven't liked any of the results.
I tend to follow the route you use, block, wash and varnish, works for me.
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