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"greys are the only paints I need!"

I wasn't here for some time but I return with a new dose of WiP's

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I have a question- why are the primer-coated parts on many of your models grainy looking? I have to assume that it's on purpose, but why? Does it help you see the contrasts between surfaces? At least, that's what it appears to do. And how do you achieve it?

My miniatures have grainy look because I use two primers. This whole proces is to bring out details on mini. It helps me sometimes to see hidden details. How to do this ? Prime your mini with black first, wait until paint become dry. Than spray white on black in short series.

Interesting. I've recently started using white primer with a really really thin dark grey wash. It works well, but it takes a while to dry. Your method would probably save a step, since I usually leave the primer to dry overnight anyway. I'll have to give your technique a try. Thanks!

I must say I've been using 2 undercoats for a quite a long time too - works well for me

You know what Bro you got natural gift for paintin' all that elven stuff -love those shinin' armors.

great armour...you'll become the specialist of shining NMM armour

very smooth and light/shadows well apllied

interesting grey:blue:green color on emperor's champion
the face of the elf has only one tonalitie who made it flat
try to use a blue greenish + flesh glaze in some part of the face to break this mono-tonalitie

Thanks illusionrip for your tip. You can be sure that I'll aply what you wrote on my minis

Below are colors I used.

Paints I used were Vallejo Model Color and GW.

B - Base
H - Highlight
S - Shade

Emperor's Champion

Armor
B: Grey Green
H1: B + Blugrey Pale to almost pure BP
H2: H1 + White to almost pure W
S: H1 + Black (glaze)

Gems

B: Turquoise
H1: B + Andrea Blue
H2: H1 +White

Tabard

B: Dark Sea Grey
H1: B+Deck Tan
H2: H1+White

High Elf Hero

Armor
B: Grey Green
H1: B + Light Grey to almost pure LG
H2: H1 + White to almost pure W
S: H1 + Black (glaze)

Golden parts

B: Snake Bite Leather (GW) + Black
H1: B + White to almost pure W

Face

B: Red Leather
H1: B+Dwarf Flesh (GW)
H2: H1+(mix of Elf flesh [GW] + Space Wolves Grey [GW])
H3: H2 + Space Wolves Grey (GW)
S1: Liche purple in deepest areas (glaze) [GW]
S2: Regal Blue in deepest areas (glaze) [GW]

Materials
B: Stone Grey
H1: B+Deck Tan
H2: H1 + White

Internal part of cloak

B: Liche purple (GW)+Black
H1: B+andrea blue
H2: H1+Azure

External part of cloak

B: Dark Sea Blue+Black Red
H1: B+Dark Blue Grey

I hope it was helpful.

After many years spent in oblivion, consumed by the "collect miniatures without painting" and "do everything else but do not paint miniatures" gods I decided to show up and post two of my wips. Maybe this way I will get more power to paint . Prepare your stones, tomatoes and other handy things and hit following minis of course leaving some comments

Empire warrior priest

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and Leman Russ tank

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As for the priest I found that I have a small problem with painting hammers, precisely with the zenithal light distibution. Any ideas how light should be distributed on them?