Daz's Daily #20 - Energy / Spirit Weapons
It’s time to look at painting Energy/Spirit weapons!
Taking into account that a lot of painters don't have access to Airbrushes, this Daz’s Daily focuses on using the mighty brush.
What you’ll need:
P3 Paints - Meridius Blue
P3 Paints - Exile Blue
P3 Paints - Morrow White
Artist Opus Brushes (sizes 1 and 000)
Here's the paints I used for comparisons - white, turquoise and dark blue.
Meridius Blue is applied in two thin layers to achieve a smooth solid finish.
a touch of white is added for the first highlight - around 1/5 in ratio. This was watered down around 10/1 and focused on the centre of the blade and sharp edges.
A touch more white was added - around 2/5 in ratio.
A touch more white, around 3/5 in ratio. You can really see the volumes of the blade at this stage.
The final highlight for this stage has a touch more white to bring us in at around about 4/5 in ratio.
Two thin glazes of Exile Blue were applied to the shadowed areas to add contrast.
The whole blade was edge highlighted in pure White and small light flecks were placed on corners and across flat empty areas to add visual interest.
The whole blade was glazed with a very thin glaze (10/1 water to paint) Meridius Blue to tie our highlights and shades together.
And we're done!
What has Daz been painting today?
Well, that would be Weylyn Spirit Walkers!
You can order your own Weylyn Spirit Walkers directly from us here or from your FLGS.