Get ready to paint some glowing runes on your miniatures. Lots of weapons and creatures in the Warhammer universe need glowing runes. Learn how to paint them here!
Next Level Painting is doing it again with some secret Eldar painting techniques. The focus will be on painting glowing runes, so get ready to add some shiny Xenos flash to your models. This tutorial will run down some simple glowing runes effects that you can use on your miniatures.
A good way to start is to fill in the runic lines with an ivory or off white color. Keep it loose and moist to keep it in pre-shade mode. To get the glow effect, start with some D&D Green Flame paint. Get it nice and thin to start the glazing process on the runes.
After building up a few thin coats, grab some D&D Feywild Emerald paint to trace the border of the runes with a green glaze. Build up a nice perimeter to give the effect of the glowing rune. This will turn the focus to the center of the rune, where the glow originates.
Grab the initial dark green and get some of it on your paintbrush. This will serve as another glaze to bring the glow together. Dry off the excess moisture and glaze your rune. Next, grab your highlight green mix to further glaze your rune to create a subtle transition of color.
And there you have it; glowing runes! Your airbrush is a valuable tool in your hobby tool kit, but painting on glazes with your brush can achieve similar results to get your glowing runes to the Next Level.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
