Let's Get Good at Edge Highlighting Miniatures | Edge Highlight Tutorial 

Yes, I can absolutely second that. There is a reason you can see those glasses peaking in the picture in most of my videos 😀

Thank you 😊 Great to hear that you found it useful!

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Thank you 😊 Comments like this really help with the motivation to keep creating videos. I am super happy to hear that you found it useful!

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The shading/black lining video is definitely planned :D For now, I am working on a zenithal priming/highlighting guide.

This is mostly personal preference, to be honest. Some people like to have every single one of their marines look identical and like shown on the GW painting guides. In that case, it can be easier to use the specific paints and just stick to them. But if you are using the GW method, what really matters is the midtone/basecoat, and if there is some slight variation in the highlight colors due to mixing, it will not really be noticeable. If you paint with volumetric highlights, the highlight colors will change the mini much more, but in that case, you will probably care more about the paintjob than having 30 identical marines :D I guess the question is, are you painting only for putting an army on the table, or are you interested in the painting itself. If the latter is true, then it is worth using mixes. If the former, then it is easier to stick with the one paint for every color approach.

Welcome on board :) I quite like Vallejo, I would say it is slightly better than Citadel ( depends on the color ), but it is overall not as good as AK interactive. I only have the old formula though, I haven't tried the new Vallejo model colors. They might be on par with AK now.

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It is from Infinity, a skirmish game published by corvus belli. If you go through my previous videos, I have quite a few of their range painted up there. I especially like their TAGs, big robots like the one you liked in this video.

@@ph3lansminiatures Thanks man, will be checking those out sometime soon!

I am not 100% sure what you mean. I think I would need to see an example. In general, if you apply a was on a surface like a cape, it will darken the deepest areas and leave the raised parts slightly brighter. This effect creates more like a volumetric highlight rather than an edge highlight. So, an additional edge highlight should still make things look better in most cases.

@@ph3lansminiatures thank you for the reply. I don't know if I'm relaying it properly, or using the right terms. I watched another video on highlighting cloth and they said you can highlight curves, but it's better to do a "stippling" effect? Like blotting of lighter colors on the raised parts of the cloth like robes etc. Does that make sense? That might be what I was looking for

@seanaguayo yep, that is what I meant by the volumetric highlight. You basically highlight the raised parts of the cloth and leave the deeper parts darker ( although if you want it to look really good, you should actually highlight the deepest parts as well if they are exposed to light ) You can use stipling, but you can simply layer or glaze in lighter colors as well on the raised parts. On top of this, you can also edge highlight the edge of the cloth as well, for example, the side and bottom of a cloak. The problem with cloths and capes is that thru need to be somewhat smooth to look good, so they can be tricky when you start out, but they are a good way to practice blending. So, keep at it and it will look good eventually 😀

@@ph3lansminiatures awesome thanks! Very much appreciated!

No, for edge highlighting that shouldn't be necessary as long as you brace your hand correctly :) Putting the little dot of white on the pupil of a 32mm figure, that's when I hold my breath still :D