LIGHT UP YOUR MINIATURES
An advanced step to priming miniatures is called Zenithal Priming. This technique utilizes the fact that paint is not completely opaque, to simulate light from the sun when it is at its zenith. After priming the whole miniature with Matt Black, simply spray Matt White only from above, with either a Colour Primer or using an airbrush.
This will leave the recesses and downwards facing areas black and our Warpaints™ or Speedpaint will look brighter when applied to the white areas compared to the black ones creating a natural base shading.
- Start by priming your miniatures Matt Black and let it dry completely. Remember to use Colour Primers outside.
- Then Matt White Colour Primer spraying only from above. This will leave the recesses and underside of the miniature black. You could also do this step with Warpaints Air through an airbrush.
- By painting the miniature with Speedpaint you maximize the effect of the Zenithal highlight and get instantly beautifully shaded miniatures.
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