Are your paints really thin enough? This week Kenny from Next Level Painting is showing us how to glaze paint for miniatures- check it out!
Kenny is no stranger to all things painting, as he cranks out streams and videos to help other hobbyists learn to paint better. Kenny Usually does painting tutorials, but to paint, you also need to practice! This week he helps us by adding a new tool to our arsenal, glazing! 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.
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How to Glaze Paint For Miniatures: Next Level Painting Tutorial
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 goes over the red areas about three times!
Glazing on Skin
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 More Layers, the Better
The next color he tackles is blue. Like the red, he keeps the saturation low 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!
Be sure to check out the video below for all the details!
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