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Reply To: Help with Painting Black

February 1, 2022 at 10:01 am #1713500

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I have 3 ways I do it depending on the purpose.

1.) Black dry brushed up with dark grey for a standard black look. slightly worn. Then washed down with a black wash – tend to prefer enamel wash, but Nuln Oil or AP Dark wash if thats all I have. Sometimes I will used a NATO black/charcoal black base for a more matt finish on things like weapons.

2.) Black dry brushed up with GW Dark Reaper and then Thunderhawk blue. Washed down a bit if necessary. I use this for material surfaces or webbing. Or if I want a more night/covert armour finish.

3.) The monochrome approach. For a particular style or just for speed painting. Black base, zenithal NATO black, heavy white drybrish, heavy black wash, selective white drybrush on top surfaces, light black wash.