![]() ALWAYS paint starting in the MIDDLE first, then work your way out - this helps you determine how wide your airbrush's spray is. This is where experience and practice really pays off. While painting your lighter color, you want to be as precise as possible, and really pay attention to how 'natural' the gradient is between colors. Remember, if there isn't enough of a difference between the two colors, your hard work of preshading will go unnoticed. Then test your new shade and see how it compares. A great way to test if your shade is too light or not light enough - paint a large square on a white piece of paper using your darker color. If you need to add white to it, mix accordingly. If it is it's own color, just thin it and go. The more precise I am, the easier it is for me on the next part. I've heard on a few youtube videos say that you can be lazy on this part, but I have found this on the contrary. You can fix your mistakes later depending on how you chose your colors, but sometimes the shading can show through your next layer of lighter paint. Take care choosing which lines you want to shade - not all edges should be shaded (some are part of a larger piece), and only highlighting panel lines can look great too. Just follow along the edges and/or seam lines. The trick here is less is more - but you want to be sure that the color is filled in the middle of your spray so that no primer showing. If you have it as it's own color, just thin it and paint! If you are adding colors to darken the shade, make sure you use caution - don't over or under do it! If it's too dark, your shadows will be more harsh than you expect, and too light, you won't be able to see your hard work! Your chosen color (then fill in with your color with white added)Ī pic of your piece before it is shaded - make sure you prime! It's just easier. Your chosen color plus gray/black ( then fill in with your normal color) A compatible darker shade of your chosen color You can pre-shade using quite a few coloring methods: I'm going to show you the latter way, and you can surmise how to do it the first way. Paint the seams/edges with a wide spray with the darker color, then fill in with a lighter color. Paint the whole piece in a darker shade, then fill in with a lighter shade. Then, there are two ways you can go about pre-shading. Alligator clips and foam to hold the clips (recommended)įirst, make sure your piece is primed. Gloves (recommended as you'll get paint on your fingers) The term itself is precisely what you will be doing here - shading before you actually paint in the real color you want the piece/model to be. Preshading is a relatively simple concept that can yield amazing results with enough patience and practice with an airbrush. ![]()
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