The Thin Beige Line
Two Lone Swordsmen
It’s time to bring this project to an end, not least because I’m having difficulty uploading any more content to it!
Before I do I have a couple of bits left to finish, namely the lightsabers. It has to be said that lightsabers look great on film, not so much on minis!
I’m going to attempt Object Source Lighting using the airbrush to create a glow effect. The first step is to cover the bases (along with any other areas I want to avoid getting overspray on), with cling film.
I started by carefully spraying Mephiston Red Air (thinned with a little water and Airbrush thinner), across the areas I imagined the glow from the lightsabers would hit. I then began adding white to the mix to lighten the highlight.
Though it was subtle, I was quite pleased with the effect. I decided it was time to stop before I made a mess of the model. I moved on to the lightsaber blades, covering the rest of the model with clingfilm.
This time I started with the white, which I left to fully dry before adding several thin washes of Red. Once I was finished with the airbrush I worked back over the highlights by hand using the air colours before using Nuln oil to reinforce the shadows. For the blades I used several thin washes of the Mephiston Red Air, heavily thinned with water and a little gloss varnish to enhance the glow effect.
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