Finally, for a shiny black, we will not be strictly following zenithal lighting rules. At the start of the video Jaume demonstrates the paint mixes he will use to paint the highlight and shadow layers. There-fore modulating the basecoat seems unnecessary to me. Using a zenithal highlight technique I s pray w hit e from 33 º angle from the top on the model. Gold: Gold areas were based in the same Rust/Tinbitz color as step 1. 4. Thin layer of brown. On rebel troopers, well the zenithal is going to be more of a guide since all of that will get painted over with some many different colors. One of the videos I'd watched on painting over zenithal highlights (from Vince Venturelli's excellent "Hobby Cheating" video series) mentioned that it doesn't work well for skin, so you're better off putting down two light coats of flesh tone over the highlight: It's even possible to do it with spray paint can and brush, but it take a bit of skill to get the glaze right (it's super good training thought) Red paint is translucent so we usually prime white to get good coverage in 2 thing coats. For British gas cans, I use exactly the same process as the vehicles themselves, only in miniature: base coat, stipple, highlight. Priming ensures better adhesion of paint to the surface and increases the paint's durability. I primed the troggoth black, then worked up to a light highlight with the warmer, cream colored primer. If need be, you might be able to thin out your white and do a very thin zenithal highlight after … 3. In this first article I will cover how you can zenithal highlight blue miniatures. Highlight with Flashgit Yellow. Vallejo Spray Cans for zenithal highlight (tests!) Bare in mind that in the case where we want a shiny black, the small areas of bright highlights are critical. My Reivers will have their vengance, in this life or the next! The whole mini is basically four colors. The other is that using sprays mimics how light works - when you spray the white from the top (or top left or whatever angle you choose for your light source), the sprayed paint travels in a straight line the same way light does. Zenithal priming miniatures, also called pre-shading, is a method of adding shadow and highlight to a model before painting it. Stage 3 – white zenithal highlight. That meant less surface area was getting the highlight to ensure at least some of the gray would still be showing. You want this thin enough so the zenithal highlight’s varying brightness shows through. This tutorial will go over how to paint both lighter and darker human flesh-tones. If you paint miniatures, hobby kits, gunpla, or other models, it’s a small price to pay for a better painting experience all year round. Up next was the idea of zenithal highlighting or imagining a strong light directly above the model that highlights just the upper most surfaces. Dry Brushing Tips. ... the model was primed in a zenithal method, meaning I started with a black primer, then used a white primer from downward angles to create shadows from an artificial "sun." Once dried, a lighter color like gray or white is added from the top, or zenith. The bright white paint makes the paint pop off the rest of the model. He mixes these onscreen. Colors that would have taken an hour to paint by hand and get smooth, take minutes. As you can see in the picture above looking down at it it will be almost white. 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