painting high elves robes

[lonestarv1]

anyone have any tips on painting white? im trying to find the traid but im comiing up with a loss

[MagickalMemories]

I like to start with Space Wolves Gray (or equivalent) as a base. This created shadows in the low areas. I follow with a thinned mix of SWG & white to the raised areas, slowly adding slightly more white as I get higher until I'm using thinned down pure white at the highest peaks.

That's the basic version, but it gives you the idea.


Eric

[HarlequinZero]

My quick and easy high elf robe technique is to shade down. Start with flat white and then paint a line of thinned down Space Wolves Grey in the folds. Then, you need a steady hand for this, draw a fine line of shadow grey in the most recessed area of the fold. That's a tabletop quality technique. For display quality I'd paint the whole thing Space Wolves Grey like MM said, but then I'd wash it with highly thinned down Shadow Grey. Then I'd bring it back up with successive coats of thinned Space Wolves Grey and then white.

[lonestarv1]

these are great guys ill try both

[Norseman]

Easiest way.

Spray paint with flat white spray paint.

Paint whole model with badad black.

Drybrush white.

Paint details and flesh

[dreamsinsleep]

Might wanna try a little highly thinned down gryphone sepia on the edges of the robes for weathering effects on em. Just a though.