From the amazing Ark of Rackham fame: The colors I use for NMM Gold are Green Ochre 914 for the dark zones, Light Yellow 949 for the light zones and White 951 for the brightness.
BTW - the colors he is referring to are Vallejo Model color.
Ever looked at marble tile and thought a base that looked like that would be great? Only to be stopped by the amount of work that it would take?
Perhaps it will take less work than you think....
There are 100s of cheap vinyl tiles on the market and many home supply stores do sell individual tiles. I have even found them in dollar stores.
You’ll need:
A 1’ square vinyl tile with adhesive backing.
A base, square bases will be the easiest to cut the tile for.
A marker or pen.
A Blade; razor, X-acto, box cutter etc.
A straight edge to guide the blade for a proper cut.
A small drill bit for insert holes
A painted mini to look good on the base.
It's on the Vallejo website and is a good basic painting tutorial that emphasises the importance of watering down your paints as well as other classic fundamentals. I highly recommend this.
***To get to the tutorial, you need to select your preferred language (English flag), select "Model Color" option), go to the bottom of the page and select the "introduction" link. A little awkward I know but it really is an excellent tutorial.
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Herremann the Wise
PS: Mods, does this excellent thread deserve being stickied or what?
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***To get to the tutorial, you need to select your preferred language (English flag), select "Model Color" option), go to the bottom of the page and select the "introduction" link. A little awkward I know but it really is an excellent tutorial.
Actually, just right clicking on the link and "copy shortcut" worked for me
Great link - thanks guys! You know I had seen that article in a book a few years ago, but had no idea it was on the web. Very cool! Especially as I use a lot of Vallejo product
Just added a couple of links from Jakob Rune Nielsen's excellent site. JRN is a multiple golden demon winner and he does really cool stuff. I added his step-by-step Chaos Warrior and his metallics tutorial. For what its worth his metallics tutorial is very close to what I do these days.
It's a wee bit complicated, but there is a nice tutorial on painting lighting (light sourcing) effects over at IronHalo.
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