guppy
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Post by guppy on May 18, 2017 7:20:59 GMT
I've stopped crafting for my self, but my son still enjoys it so I help him out with painting techniques when we will let me. This is supposed to be "a demonic underworld fire swamp" ( words you dont quite expect from a 6year old oO ) eating the floor after a wizards experiment gone wrong. All in all I think it turned out great, but the swamp water it self could be more "glowy" - I suspect the problem is that he started off with too dark a base colour, but does any one have any ideas about how at this point he can make it seem more like there are lights coming from the deep? We've tried brighter washes in select spots but it doesn't quite do the trick so I promised Id ask "the internet" - that's you lot It will get a coat of glossy varnish to make it look more like water and less like moss once the glow situation is dealt with
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Post by stelmaria on May 18, 2017 11:23:28 GMT
I think your suspicion is correct: when you want to achieve a glowing effect, you need to start with a light colored base coat. White or yellow would work here, I think. If he's not happy with the brightness level he has, I suspect that the best option is to go over the green with a new base coat and try again.
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sotf
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Post by sotf on May 18, 2017 16:04:45 GMT
If you want more of a "glow" look to it, you might need to go with some neon colors rather than the normal ones.
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Edragon
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Post by Edragon on May 18, 2017 19:38:06 GMT
I'd add yellows and some areas of whites as stelmaria suggested. Also, it doesn't hurt to pull or use reference from various sources. A good place to look is W.o.W and use the Fel Pits as a starting point.
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guppy
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Post by guppy on May 19, 2017 5:54:41 GMT
Thanks for the feedback - I think I'll try and paint a few others to see if I can nail the effect. My son upon hearing that he would have to repaint part of the tile decided that it was done "It's because the wizzard is winning it doesn't glow so much" <3 but maybe if I show him how it could look I'll want to repaint
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Post by Draklith on May 19, 2017 14:50:51 GMT
How's about neon green glow in the dark paint
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guppy
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Post by guppy on May 22, 2017 5:59:01 GMT
How's about neon green glow in the dark paint Feels a bit like cheating
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