Long before contrast paints came out, I tried a series of washes over a bright base coat. I got the same kind of washed-out watercolor effect. It's a great technique to have in your arsenal, since it is quick but once you start, you're commited to the technique on that part of the mini.
Same for me with mi dark Eldars 20 years ago. I just base coated brighter , dry brushed almost neon highlights and then I used washes to get darker tones and do smooth transitions green to blue. The results is dark but with vividly and saturated colours. Reality shocked now that I'm starting to paint again about this contrast paint revolution. I hate what I see about contrast 1 I don't se any revolution . 2 everything looks pastel faded and flat. 3 people tries to paint vehicle panel's with then and makes no sense. Last , seems like most RU-vidrs considered washes and inks like a dirty method... They clearly have no idea how to use them.
Damn...Not one person knew that this figure is taken from Simon Bisley? Not Boris Vallejo. Not frank Frazetta. I guess this proves who a real artist is. NOTE: If you do another one? I would like to see you do it just as Simon Bisley did it. But this was a good job as well.
I love that even with your years of experience you still experiment with ideas like this. I have accumulated a lot of washes that don't get used very often and this is a great use for those weird washes
That's a cool effect. The purple and blue shades make it look like he constantly takes a battering. There's even a yellowish colour there on some highlights that looks like an old bruise.
Hi, a nice trick for this technic is to mix your washes 6 part paint to 1 retarder, then before it dries highlight with 2 glaze medium to 1 brightest highlight paint( skin, metal,leather,etc).
THis has been one of my favorite styles of painting for a long time. It's great to see your take on it, Doc. Can't wait to see what else you come up with
Try using the "Slapchop"-Method. It's made for just painting with washes or inks. 1. Base model with black primer 2. Drybrush agressively with grey paint 3. Drybrush softly with white paint 4. Color the model just with washes or inks The results are astonishing and the method is incredibly fast.
I think that all the painters I ever saw ignore the crappy first stage of the paintjobs. Would be nice to see a video where you show the difference between each layer as you do them. Maybe even as a short? If it already exists, please ignore. Is just that I myself struggle with skin, achieving results like your 0:20 mark results. Maybe I'm just applying too few layers?
Whew, if you consider this a bad paint job I wonder what his bar is for a good paint job. I think you’re just trying to get a rise out of people by being contrary.
@@anealpilot6957, cmon dude, give me a break. Doctor Faust paints at a WAAAYYYY higher level than that. This video was an experiment, not a regular painting technique, and not all experiments are successful. Dont stir up drama that isnt there.
