Stitch's How-to List of Colours - 40K Terra

experiment 626 · 02-09-2007

okay, to prevent a massive amount of "how do i paint colour x", i figured i'd start up this little index/how-to guide on how myself and others paint various colours!
hopefully this can be stickied so it won't get lost.

anyways, here's some of my methods for harder colours;

Yellow:

method 1; bright yellow
a) over a white undercoat, wash the area with watered down blazing orange
b) apply a layer of golden yellow to all the raised areas
c) highlight wre applicable with sunburst yellow
d) highlight the most extream areas with a 50/50 mix of sunburst yellow & bleached bone

method 2; battle worn/darker yellow
a) over a black undercoat, paint an even layer of snakebite leather. apply thinner, multiple coats to ensure even coverage and avoid streaks...
b) basecoat with a 60/40 mix of golden yellow & flesh ink
c) highlight with golden yellow
d) extream highlight with sunburst yellow

method 3; dirty off-yellow (aka 'mustard yellow')
a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s graveyard earth
b) paint the area/s an with an even coat of 60/40 graveyard earth/bubonic brown mix
c) highlight with a mix of 40/60 graveyard earth/bubonic brown
d) highlight strait bubonic brown
e) extream highlight with 40/60 bubonic brown/desert yellow mix

Red:

method 1; bright red
a) over a black undercoat, apply an even layer of red gore. use multiple thin coats to ensure an even coverage.
b) apply blood red to all the raised areas of the model
c) highlight the edges with a 50/50 blood red/blazing orange mix
d) apply a wash of magenta ink to blend to the colours

method 2; darker red
a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s with scorched brown
b) apply an even layer of scab red over the brown, again using muliple thin coats to avoid any streaking
c) highlight all the raised area/s with red gore
d) apply an extream highlight to the edges with blood red
e) wash all the red area/s with a 60/40 mix of magenta ink & chestnut ink to blend everything together.

care of Hairyyahoo:
i have a technique for a really deep red that fades away to black which i'd like to share with you all. it'll really add something to minis like khorne zerkers and ad.mech related pieces such as tech priests.
a) start with an even black undercoat. is you prime your minis with a blace spray add a thin coat of chaos black as the spray can be a bit chalky.
b) apply the first highlight with red gore or scab red mixed with a tiny ammount of chaos black to the top half of the area, feather or blend this in with the black.
c) your chosen red is the next highlight, slightly thinned and feathered or blended again. apply this to half the area the last highlight covers.
d) final highlight is red mixed with a small ammount of dwarf flesh once more feathered or blended applied to at most half the area the last highlight covers. don't worry if the overall effect looks a little pink at this stage, we'll sort that right out.
e) mix up a 60/40 ish wash of red ink and brown ink, not too thin, and apply this to the whole area including the black bits. this'll bring it all together and add richness and body to the colour.

White:

method 1; 'basic' white
a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s codex grey
b) paint all the raised areas with fortress grey
c) highlight with a 40/60 mix of fortress gray & skull white
d) 2nd highlight with strait skull white

method 2; 'ghostly/holy' white
a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s shadow grey
b) apply space wolves grey to all the raised areas
c) highlight with a 50/50 mix of space wolves grey & skull white
d) 2nd highlight with skull white

method 3; 'ancient' or dirty white
a) over a white undercoat, wash the area/s with a 60/40 mix of chestnut ink & watered down golden yellow
b) paint the raised areas with a 50/50 mix of destert yellow & bleached bone
c) highlight bleached bone
d) 2nd highlight with a 50/50 mix of bleached bone & skull white
e) extream highlight on all the edges with skull white

Bone/Parchment

method 1; 'yellowed'/aged parchment
a) over a white undercoat, wash the area/s with a 50/50 mix of flesh ink & watered down golden yellow
b) apply desert yellow to the raised areas
c) highlight with a 50/50 mix of desert yellow & bleached bone
d) final highlight with bleached bone

method 2;
a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s snakebite leather
b) apply a 60/40 mix of snakebite leather & desert yellow
c) highlight with a 40/40/20 mix of snakebite leather/desert yellow & bleached bone
d) 2nd highlight with a 20/20/60 mix of snakebite leather/desert yellow & bleached bone
e) final highlight with bleached bone

Gold

method 1; shiny/polished gold
a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s scorched brown
b) apply an even layer of shining gold. (2-3 coats should do it!)
c) highlight burnished gold
d) lightly highlight the uppermost area/s chainmail
e) highlight the very edges of the model with mythril silver
optional: apply a light wash of flesh ink to blend everything together a bit.

method 2; battered/worn gold
a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s scorched brown
b) apply an even layer of shining gold.
c) apply a wash of 50/50 watered down chaos black & chestnut ink
d) highlight with shining gold

more to follow!
please feel free to add your own methods for painting odd/annoying/tricky colours too.

cheers!

hairyyahoo · 02-09-2007

superlative article stitch, i like it.
+rep

Cagarner · 02-09-2007

Yea, this is good stuff. Maybe we could organise a more permanent fixture for this. If you can, try and post some other ones.

+Rep for your work!

r4wr89 · 02-09-2007

hey great :] unfortunately i still have class today so i won't be able to read this until tonight, but i trust the ol' stitch, i'm sure it'll be a great resource for us! :]
-ant

Dan296 · 02-09-2007

games workshop is coming out with a new type of paint in two-three weeks. these are for painting over black primer. the guy i talked to was taking pre-orders for a big pack of all of the paints. there are twelve of them, and he said they had 3 times the pigment the normal paints do. they range from red to white. he showed an example of one, white. it was one coat of white on black and it looked fine! i think these will hurt some peoples methods of painting, but they are good for people like me who are too lazy to put in the time to make it look awsome. like stitches stuff apparently =D

hairyyahoo · 02-10-2007

i have a technique for a really deep red that fades away to black which i'd like to share with you all. it'll really add something to minis like khorne zerkers and ad.mech related pieces such as tech priests.

a) start with an even black undercoat. is you prime your minis with a blace spray add a thin coat of chaos black as the spray can be a bit chalky.
b) apply the first highlight with red gore or scab red mixed with a tiny ammount of chaos black to the top half of the area, feather or blend this in with the black.
c) your chosen red is the next highlight, slightly thinned and feathered or blended again. apply this to half the area the last highlight covers.
d) final highlight is red mixed with a small ammount of dwarf flesh once more feathered or blended applied to at most half the area the last highlight covers. don't worry if the overall effect looks a little pink at this stage, we'll sort that right out.
e) mix up a 60/40 ish wash of red ink and brown ink, not too thin, and apply this to the whole area including the black bits. this'll bring it all together and add richness and body to the colour.

Inquisitor Kasimir · 02-13-2007

Perhaps one of the mods could "sticky " this .
It is certainly well thought out.
Nice work Stitch..
Kas.

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experiment 626 Filthy, Dirty Radical Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lost in a blizzard, somewhere near toronto! Posts: 3,050 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 34 Thanked 275 Times in 203 Posts	Stitch's How-to List of Colours okay, to prevent a massive amount of "how do i paint colour x", i figured i'd start up this little index/how-to guide on how myself and others paint various colours! hopefully this can be stickied so it won't get lost. anyways, here's some of my methods for harder colours; Yellow: method 1; bright yellow a) over a white undercoat, wash the area with watered down blazing orange b) apply a layer of golden yellow to all the raised areas c) highlight wre applicable with sunburst yellow d) highlight the most extream areas with a 50/50 mix of sunburst yellow & bleached bone method 2; battle worn/darker yellow a) over a black undercoat, paint an even layer of snakebite leather. apply thinner, multiple coats to ensure even coverage and avoid streaks... b) basecoat with a 60/40 mix of golden yellow & flesh ink c) highlight with golden yellow d) extream highlight with sunburst yellow method 3; dirty off-yellow (aka 'mustard yellow') a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s graveyard earth b) paint the area/s an with an even coat of 60/40 graveyard earth/bubonic brown mix c) highlight with a mix of 40/60 graveyard earth/bubonic brown d) highlight strait bubonic brown e) extream highlight with 40/60 bubonic brown/desert yellow mix Red: method 1; bright red a) over a black undercoat, apply an even layer of red gore. use multiple thin coats to ensure an even coverage. b) apply blood red to all the raised areas of the model c) highlight the edges with a 50/50 blood red/blazing orange mix d) apply a wash of magenta ink to blend to the colours method 2; darker red a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s with scorched brown b) apply an even layer of scab red over the brown, again using muliple thin coats to avoid any streaking c) highlight all the raised area/s with red gore d) apply an extream highlight to the edges with blood red e) wash all the red area/s with a 60/40 mix of magenta ink & chestnut ink to blend everything together. care of Hairyyahoo: i have a technique for a really deep red that fades away to black which i'd like to share with you all. it'll really add something to minis like khorne zerkers and ad.mech related pieces such as tech priests. a) start with an even black undercoat. is you prime your minis with a blace spray add a thin coat of chaos black as the spray can be a bit chalky. b) apply the first highlight with red gore or scab red mixed with a tiny ammount of chaos black to the top half of the area, feather or blend this in with the black. c) your chosen red is the next highlight, slightly thinned and feathered or blended again. apply this to half the area the last highlight covers. d) final highlight is red mixed with a small ammount of dwarf flesh once more feathered or blended applied to at most half the area the last highlight covers. don't worry if the overall effect looks a little pink at this stage, we'll sort that right out. e) mix up a 60/40 ish wash of red ink and brown ink, not too thin, and apply this to the whole area including the black bits. this'll bring it all together and add richness and body to the colour. White: method 1; 'basic' white a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s codex grey b) paint all the raised areas with fortress grey c) highlight with a 40/60 mix of fortress gray & skull white d) 2nd highlight with strait skull white method 2; 'ghostly/holy' white a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s shadow grey b) apply space wolves grey to all the raised areas c) highlight with a 50/50 mix of space wolves grey & skull white d) 2nd highlight with skull white method 3; 'ancient' or dirty white a) over a white undercoat, wash the area/s with a 60/40 mix of chestnut ink & watered down golden yellow b) paint the raised areas with a 50/50 mix of destert yellow & bleached bone c) highlight bleached bone d) 2nd highlight with a 50/50 mix of bleached bone & skull white e) extream highlight on all the edges with skull white Bone/Parchment method 1; 'yellowed'/aged parchment a) over a white undercoat, wash the area/s with a 50/50 mix of flesh ink & watered down golden yellow b) apply desert yellow to the raised areas c) highlight with a 50/50 mix of desert yellow & bleached bone d) final highlight with bleached bone method 2; a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s snakebite leather b) apply a 60/40 mix of snakebite leather & desert yellow c) highlight with a 40/40/20 mix of snakebite leather/desert yellow & bleached bone d) 2nd highlight with a 20/20/60 mix of snakebite leather/desert yellow & bleached bone e) final highlight with bleached bone Gold method 1; shiny/polished gold a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s scorched brown b) apply an even layer of shining gold. (2-3 coats should do it!) c) highlight burnished gold d) lightly highlight the uppermost area/s chainmail e) highlight the very edges of the model with mythril silver optional: apply a light wash of flesh ink to blend everything together a bit. method 2; battered/worn gold a) over a black undercoat, basecoat the area/s scorched brown b) apply an even layer of shining gold. c) apply a wash of 50/50 watered down chaos black & chestnut ink d) highlight with shining gold more to follow! please feel free to add your own methods for painting odd/annoying/tricky colours too. cheers! __________________ "Who are you to question my methods?! A 'Puritan' is simply a coward who hides behind a veil of pretended faith and denounces his loyal brother as a traitor out of simple jealousy!" - Inquisitor Odion Last edited by experiment 626; 02-15-2007 at 04:09 PM.

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Cagarner The Omnissiah Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,431 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 46 Thanked 50 Times in 22 Posts	Yea, this is good stuff. Maybe we could organise a more permanent fixture for this. If you can, try and post some other ones. +Rep for your work! __________________

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Dan296 The Dark Apostle Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,691 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 14 Thanked 67 Times in 36 Posts	games workshop is coming out with a new type of paint in two-three weeks. these are for painting over black primer. the guy i talked to was taking pre-orders for a big pack of all of the paints. there are twelve of them, and he said they had 3 times the pigment the normal paints do. they range from red to white. he showed an example of one, white. it was one coat of white on black and it looked fine! i think these will hurt some peoples methods of painting, but they are good for people like me who are too lazy to put in the time to make it look awsome. like stitches stuff apparently =D

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Inquisitor Kasimir Primer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Neva IV Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Perhaps one of the mods could "sticky " this . It is certainly well thought out. Nice work Stitch.. Kas.