Are your paints really thin enough? This week Kenny from Next Level Painting is helping with a glazing exercise. Don’t miss this one!
Kenny Usually does painting tutorials, but in order to paint you also need to practice! This week he tries helping us by adding a new tool to our arsenal. Glazing is hard to learn but easy to execute after you get it down-pat, a few practice runs and you’ll have it down for sure.
Are Your Paints Really Thin Enough?
For this exercise get a smooth pre-shade with whites and blacks to prep the model for all the glazing you are about to do.
When you are prepping your paint to glaze with, try to get it as thin as you are comfortable with. When you glaze, you can always add another layer, so keep this in mind when you begin your first coat.
For Kenny’s first color, he chose a nice bright red. However, you’ll notice because he made it so thin it’s not that saturated when he applies it. He actually goes over the red areas about three times!
You can even use glazes on the skin. The main difference here with skin tones is the first layer. You may not even see a difference immediately, however after the first, there will be some serious differences as the flesh tone starts to settle in. An important note is that the more layers you use the closer you are to just base coating with extra steps, be sure to take advantage of your pre-shade! Less is more!
The next color he tackles is blue. Just like the red, he keeps the saturation low by using fewer layers. The more layers you add the more saturated the color will become.
Using these ideas, he also glazes the hair and fire. Always remember you can make the areas as saturated as you want. The key is thin paints and being controlled with each layer you add.
With that, the exercise is finished!
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About the Author: Andrew Schrank
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About Andrew Schrank: Over the past 15 years, Andrew has played all the games, including tabletop and video games, and immersed himself in the associated lore. Andrew joined the Spikey Bits team in 2018 and covers the Warhammer hobby and tournament scene, along with the latest in tabletop miniatures, each week.
Aspiring diplomat, Lord of Fluff, and Master of Ice Hammer, He loves Star Wars, Chaos Undivided, and Gundam. During his free time, he hunts Platinum trophies on PS5 and reads international news. On weekends, Andrew plays commander and cEDH games, often with unique strategies that push the limits.
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