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Post by knoffles on Jan 25, 2020 7:33:26 GMT
Hi gents, I’m still battling through 40 odd dwarf miners and wondered if anyone could give me any tips on painting the candles. Mainly the wax part. thekeep I know you did a load recently so I’d love to know your technique or colours used. Cheers |
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Post by thekeep on Jan 25, 2020 12:27:53 GMT
Hi gents, I’m still battling through 40 odd dwarf miners and wondered if anyone could give me any tips on painting the candles. Mainly the wax part. thekeep I know you did a load recently so I’d love to know your technique or colours used. Cheers Hey there! I used Vallejo khaki, then a quick wash with contrast yellow to make a beeswax candle look. I then painted the flame tips in Vallejo yellow, and used contrast red halfway up the flame to the top. Last part was a tad bit of watered down Vallejo black on the flame tip. Hope that helps! I can post a close up of some of my candles if you’d like. Best of luck with your candles!!! |
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Post by vulcan on Jan 25, 2020 23:38:42 GMT
I started with a khakhi basecoat as well, then highlighted with bone and then off-white. Finished with a thinned-down brown for more of a tallow candle look instead of beeswax, but a yellowish-brown would work too.
The important thing to remember is that the hottest - and therefore brightest - part of the candle flame is the inside, and it fades to red as you move out. I got a good, clean white base for the flame, then (using the old GW paints of the time) layered in Bad Moon Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Golden Yellow, Blazing Orange, Fiery Orange, and finally Blood Angels red. If you've got really steady hands and a good detail brush, painting the wick in black adds that extra little bit, perhaps with a dot of Fiery Orange at the tip.
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Post by mottdon on Jan 26, 2020 3:30:43 GMT
Lol! Knoffels, I know you. Just paint it with Baneblade Brown, and drybrush on a coat of Wraithbone. Yellow base for the flame (a bright one is good) then highlight it with orange. Takes like 2 minutes. Done.
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Post by azknight on Jan 26, 2020 23:31:36 GMT
I haven't crossed that bridge myself. Good luck. Plenty of good advice above.
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Post by knoffles on Jan 30, 2020 20:21:58 GMT
Lol! Knoffels, I know you. Just paint it with Baneblade Brown, and drybrush on a coat of Wraithbone. Yellow base for the flame (a bright one is good) then highlight it with orange. Takes like 2 minutes. Done. lol guilty. I definitely messed it up, as washed a yellow on the flame, it of course went over the usbati bone base and the whole lot is now yellow tinged 🤦♂️. Salvaged (ish) with a bright yellow flame, red cap and a bit of black |
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Post by mottdon on Jan 31, 2020 0:51:17 GMT
Well, sounds fine to me.
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Post by gregr on Feb 1, 2020 14:56:11 GMT
For the wax I used Vallejo Arena Sand (I think, or Iraqi Sand - whichever is lighter!) Then washed with strong tone and highlight in some off white
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