Some advice please for when your figure paining session all go´s wrong :)

[Iamafish]

Ok I was paining some scarecrows for my Witch and it all went tits up


I inked them with a ink I should not have used . 20 plus years old , it look Ok while wet but dried very , dark. Any idea how to salvages these or is it a strip and redo thing ? Any help would be greatly apreciated (please free free to take the piss as well)

[sundayhero]

Why would you strip paint ? Inking (or washing) is not a final step in painting Now it's time for highlights !

[Plynkes]

Don't think you need to strip them. They look fine, just unfinished. What you have seems to me a good place to start highlighting from. They'll look less dark in no time.

Maybe a bit more work than you were anticipating when you initially did the inking, but by no means a write-off.




Edit: Scooped by Sundayhero. Great minds think alike!

[dadlamassu]

Yes, I agree.  These only need some highlights and/or drybrushing and they will be fine.

[Slayer]

i think they look fine. Nice and dirty, how they should be omho

[Digitarii]

I agree with the others - start highlighting!

[Iamafish]

thanks guys ! I was ready to scrap them ..I will give it a go , I have always been a paint and dip guy, never donw highlights before. SO it off to YOUTUBE for some training )

[6milPhil]

Perhaps a light buff with a soft toothbrush first?

[Golgotha]

Large soft brush with very little paint is key to good dry brushing for the highlights. A matt varnish may also help.

[Philhelm]

If you decide to ultimately strip them, concentrated Simple Green works.  You need to let them soak and then go over them with a toothbrush.

[Vanvlak]

They actually look quite good!
I'd echo the above - highlights or a drybrush (I personally favour the latter) will lighten them. Just apply the drybrush very lightly - an overloaded drybrush can mess up a model, whilst a lightly applied one can be repeated to add to the effect.

[has.been]

For the ones you showed do the following:-

take a (not too) fine brush;

put a bit of paint (the original one for the section you want to high-light) onto the brush;

choose where the 'light' might hit the figure (e.g. sun is to the top right, so high-light for example the right side of head, shoulder etc.)and put a touch of paint there. This is even easier if the brush is almost dry of paint;

Then lighten the paint and put a smaller dot of paint in the same area;

I then, when I have done the high-lighting, dry-brush  dust or mud onto the base & lower part of the figure.

[Andym]

If it was me, I'd reapply the original base colours, but leave the shadows that you actually want, untouched. You can then highlight up from there. If you find your stages a bit too harsh (from shadow to top highlight) you can glaze an area. This just brings your dark and light colours a slight shade closer to the base coat. Whatever your base colour was, add water until its the consistancy of milk. Put some on your brush and wipe most of it off. When applied there shouldn't be enough on your your brush to cause 'pooling' of your mixture in the miniature.

[Daniel36]

They look great to me. That said, if you want them lighter, just re-apply your base colour as a drybrushed highlight.

Good luck!

[nullBolt]

Considering they're (undead?) monstrosities, I quite like the dark and gritty look you've got going on.