Free Hand (cloaks)

[LittleDave]

I bet there's a tutorial for this somewhere on the internet, unfortunately I wasn't able to find one where the links still worked. Was considering doing some free hand on my retinue cloaks and I have some questions on how to go about it.

- What's the best way to do shading/highlights?
- Do I paint my freehand in a lighter color, then use inks/washes to smooth out the transitions?

Maybe I'll just experiment, but any tips would be appreciated.

[kacpero]

check jen haley's article about freehand painting:
https://www.paintrix-miniatures.com/arti ... =11&page=1

[LittleDave]

This looks very helpful. Thanks.

[Corvus]

I'm not an experienced freehand painter at all, but my advice is to start off with a simple line and try to make this look good: so have some basic lining around around and shading/highlighting. Once you're satisfied about this, you can try out more complex patterns.

[Cyberpaddy66]

Check out Jen's face painting guide... very nice

[Neatpete]

Freehand is tough. The only time I've ever done it is just with black over a completely painted surface.

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[mahon]

the freehands are good. the whole painting is flat.