I need help with inks!

[ReaverRider]

when painting your modle undercoat it chaos black(spray paint for a good effect), than paint it dark flesh let it dry. than coat of tan flesh then let it dry. efl flesh than let it dry after high light sunken areas of the skin in dwaft flesh. sucken areas mean areas like in between fingers, like inside your elbows, arm pits etc. I dont use inks because inks really ruin models. Ink uses are mainy darken an area or pick out crease. If you use inks water them down and slowly add layers on.

[Sithlet]

Inks do not really ruin models. If applied correctly, they can help to add a lot of depth and shading to a model. If applied incorrectly, they can ruin a lot of detailed work.

Apply them to an area before you do the highlighting and detailing -- basically paint the deepest areas of a model first and work your way up.

[slorak]

Originally Posted by Sithlet

Inks do not really ruin models. If applied correctly, they can help to add a lot of depth and shading to a model. If applied incorrectly, they can ruin a lot of detailed work.

Apply them to an area before you do the highlighting and detailing -- basically paint the deepest areas of a model first and work your way up.

I agree. Inks can be used to produce wonderful effects. What ruins models is inexperience or lack of understanding of the process. This is usually remedied from practice, practice, practice!

Cheers,

-Mike

[follower64]

Inks can be used to produce wonderful effects. What ruins models is inexperience or lack of understanding of the process.

Ive really just started using inks, so both of those apply to me.

one cool ink effect i did get is when i was doing the armor of one of my scouts. i painted it with a goblin green and then used some dark green ink, not watered down. it gave it a glossy, armor-ish look

[slorak]

I use inks quite a bit for shading. I find that if you start with a midrange color and then use an ink you can change the base color a bit and still get the darker shadows in the recesses. One thing I have been using lately (in the last year or so) is Tamiya Clear paints to glaze metals. I have created some really interesting worn looks to metals using Tamiya clear orange and yellow paints.

I personally don't like the glossy look to figures and hit them with a coat or two of testors dullcote when they have been sealed. This takes away the shine and leaves it dead flat. This is a personal taste and if you like the glossy look that is great.

I would just keep experimenting - if you are putting on a less diluted ink wash I would do it in the first couple of stages of paint before any major detail. Other inking should be done at a more watered down level to help tint areas rather than obscure details.

Cheers,

-Mike