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Title: Examples of painting "negative" painting (light base, dark highlights)?
Post by: Watery Graves on 07 September 2011, 04:52:05 AM

I have a ghost figure I'd like to paint as if it were lit from within, and I thought it might work to reverse the normal method of highlighting--brightest in the deepest crevices, darker as you go out, darkest at the tips and edges. I'm having a little trouble picturing just how this would look, though--before I start, can anyone point me to photos of miniatures done this way? I've searched around but had no luck.

Title: Re: Examples of painting "negative" painting (light base, dark highlights)?
Post by: Red Orc on 07 September 2011, 09:49:11 AM

Games Workshops' Balrogs - because they're fire-demons, they're glowing near their core and dark at the 'edges'. This should take you to the page - http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080185

I have seen this done for ghosts or spirits too but have no way of google-fu-ing the pictures I'm afraid, can't even remember where I saw them. Heresy-online possibly.

Title: Re: Examples of painting "negative" painting (light base, dark highlights)?
Post by: FramFramson on 07 September 2011, 04:50:43 PM

I paint glowing coals in this way, but I'm not sure how it will work for ghosts.

Maybe look up some sample ghosts on CMON or somewhere similar?

Title: Re: Examples of painting "negative" painting (light base, dark highlights)?
Post by: Watery Graves on 08 September 2011, 07:53:14 AM

Thanks! The balrog is helpful.

I did hunt through the CMON and dakkadakka galleries, but didn't find anything done that way. I have a vague memory of seeing (or maybe just seeing a post about) this kind of thing, but I can't seem to find any actual pictures.

I guess I'll just give it a go and see how it looks. Thanks again!`

Title: Re: Examples of painting "negative" painting (light base, dark highlights)?
Post by: Henrix on 08 September 2011, 03:13:37 PM

This (http://www.coolminiornot.com/97099?browseid=123430) is perhaps a little in the vein you are looking for.

I was really looking for a picture of a Confrontation banshee painted somewhat similarly, though not as glowing, but I cannot find it, so the gargoyle above will have to do.

Title: Re: Examples of painting "negative" painting (light base, dark highlights)?
Post by: FramFramson on 08 September 2011, 07:35:43 PM

Privateer Press's in-house guys have a couple examples that might help too.

Feral Geist (http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/minions/solos/feralgeist)
Skarath (http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/minions/solos/dahlia-hallyr-skarath) (I think this is supposed to be a phantom worm or something? Maybe he's just "glowy")
Ravagore (http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/legion-of-everblight/warbeasts/ravagore) and/or Stingers (http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/legion-of-everblight/warbeasts/stinger) (partials)
Kovaas (http://privateerpress.com/hordes/gallery/skorne/warlocks/supreme-aptimus-zaal-kovaas)
Skarlock (http://privateerpress.com/warmachine/gallery/cryx/solos/skarlock)
Malice (http://privateerpress.com/warmachine/gallery/cryx/warjacks/malice) (partial)