PAINTING BLACK POWER ARMOUR
Rick Smith takes a look at working with that most opaque of colours, black, as well as exploring some of the different ways you can paint black power armour.
Highlighting black is probably one of the most problematic painting challenges a model painter can face (next to working with white), especially when he is new to the hobby. Too little highlighting and the model doesn't "pop" on the tabletop and generally gives it a bland, lifeless appearance. Too much highlighting — or, more appropriately, too much "real estate" taken up by the highlighting — creates a finish that becomes overly grey and loses the rich black that you were after for the model in the first place.
How do you overcome these pitfalls? Well, practice, for one. However, careful planning also plays a hefty role in the finished product. We'll show you a handful of techniques, from the tried-and-true 'Eavy Metal style of painting black armour to a few other methods you may want to try out on your own.
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