Painting White hair help/discussion

[ScottRadom]

I am thinking of painting some white hair on a mini I am doing for a buddy. I've never painted white hair before (I'm talking white-white, not old timer grey/white here) and wondering if anyone has some tips or experiences they'd like to share. TY!

[mahon]

the crucial tip when painting white remains:
paint white as off-white or ivory/pale grey. reserve real white for highlights on white.
your eyes will adjust and treat the colors as white and white as highlighted white.

there's no more important trick than that.
for black use just the opposite...

[Corvus]

I agree with mahon, use an off-white as the basecoat. Vallejo Model Color Platinum or Ivory should work great.