Ever have problems with painting large areas of gold trim, like on knights and titan? This may be the tutorial for YOU!
Currently I’m working on a painting up a pair of Forge World Knight Titans for commissions, and literally the most time consuming part of the work seemed to be basecoating and detailing the gold trim.
It seems like no matter how much time you save airbrushing, there is still mundane detail work that demands the bulk of your brush time.
However I still feel like there is a huge time savings conferred to the project by using the airbrush to basecoat and shade the model in the first place, so it feels like a good trade off.
For instance it gave me a ton more time to detail out and weather the model itself.
Which I may not have had time to do using conventional brush painting techniques to paint the whole model.
Here you can see the weather detail I included in my tutorial below that really seems to add another level of depth to the model itself.
Let me help you with your painting game, discover the techniques I’m talking about in my latest painting tutorial below!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
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.
