Following our adventures with spray cans a couple of weeks ago, I decided to make the most of a quiet day of putting stock out along with some sunshine to give it all another crack!
Same paints: Chaos Black, White Scar, Leadbelcher
Here's today's set: a water-tower looking thing, another of the big corner pieces, and then two identical broken walls that I can use as direct comparison for different techniques.
First up is our Chaos Black Undercoat:
Next was the attempt at a much heavier zenithal with White Scar (leaving one of the walls just in black).
Here's the comparison of our two walls, pre-Leadbelcher:
And finally our Leadbelcher over the top.
To be honest? I think I actually prefer the Chaos Black/Leadbelcher without the heavy zenithal White Scar... but I also think I may have gone a bit too hard with the Leadbelcher. So... the jury's still out!
Heavier white Zenithal (and possibly too much Leadbelcher) on the left, first attempt on the right.
Here's all of the terrain at this same equivalent point...
I think as they are they look too different for use on the same battlefield without upsetting my sensibilities. Check back in next time as I try to moderate my Leadbelcher use; maybe a mid-point between the two sets will be acceptable.
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1 comment
Zenithal is a fruitless undercoat when applying metallic paint over it. Unless you are using a very diluted metallic you loose all of that zenithal highlights.
I would advice doing a straight leadbelcher base layer than a heavy black ink wash followed but a simple leadbelcher drybrush, it will give you a much stronger shadow depth and highlight contrast, it’s a very basic scheme but great for knocking out basic terrain at a beginner level.