cn3wton
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Post by cn3wton on Jul 5, 2016 18:10:14 GMT
Has anyone ever used/tried it?
I'm guessing the benefit of a black primer is easily giving the model depth etc etc. But I'm wondering if white primer might be more suited to how I paint since (or am I being dumb trying to use my 2d painting skills for minis?)
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Post by DnDPaladin on Jul 5, 2016 18:33:21 GMT
Black base coat is usually for you not to have to do the shadows as it is being done right away. but it also makes the colors much darker.
white base coat, usually makes colors much more vibrant and much more colorfull. you also need a wash at the end to add shadows back.
grey is usually what people uses on minis just to make sure the colors aren't cartoonish nor too dark.
but in all cases it just depends on what you need or want to accomplish. there is no better then other methods. you just have to know what you want and try to do it with it.
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sotf
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Post by sotf on Jul 5, 2016 19:21:02 GMT
I tend to vary between black, white, and gray primer depending upon what I'm painting.
It's also workable to use all of the above together for a pre-shading thing. Cover with the darkest you want, then use the lighter to work your way up, then use a lighter touch in painting and you can get a lot more...or if you're good at it, you can just use glazes for a lot of areas.
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Jul 5, 2016 19:29:31 GMT
Howdy,
I found this to be interesting...
Kev!
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cn3wton
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Post by cn3wton on Jul 6, 2016 0:27:37 GMT
Thanks guys!
I use spray primer if that makes a difference. It definitely is tough to get into all the areas with it.
I tried out some white and black.
I think the ones I plan on working on longer will be white, while I find black is much easier and faster to get to a acceptable finish.
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Post by sgtslag on Jul 6, 2016 17:42:25 GMT
My preference is white Gesso. Slower, but it shrinks to form a second skin surface, and it takes paint really well. I also apply The Dip, as a wash technique, followed by a matte clear coat. Works well for me. Strong seal coat, which I really like. Cheers!
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Post by craftyninja on Jul 13, 2016 16:05:19 GMT
I have always used grey primer,but fell in love with Tamiya Surface Primer: White. Its a tad expensive but can be obtained at Hobby Lobby for under 7 bucks with coupon. The can is small but I have been able to coat 30 miniatures with 1 can.
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Post by gnomezrule on Jul 13, 2016 21:35:54 GMT
I have tried both. The definitely have uses for both. The method I like best at this point was to prime black but then dry brush in white along a diagonal essentially laying a highlight in the very beginning. So areas that catch the highlight are basically areas that would be hit by standard lighting.
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