PAINT BY NUMBERS

 Been a bit of a slow week for me, but managed to do a step by step for painting white armour, this could be handy for any one with Imperial Star Wars or 40K space marines.

STEP 1 basecoat the model, I use GW Corax white as it's darker.

STEP 2 cover the model in GW Apothecary White Contrast.

STEP 3 I fill in all the areas that need black, between the armour plates and details, I also add blue to the cheek vents on the helmet, using blue wash.

STEP 4 I apply GW Corax white over the armour plates leaving some of the gray from the contrast showing, like between armour plates, and also areas where light wouldn't reach ( The point of light I use is above the head, so looking from above I can see which areas the light would see)

STEP 5 Using GW White scar, I add lights to the areas that the light would hit, using the same point I did in the previous step.

STEP 6 If you want a dirty armour like I do for my troopers on Tatooine, I use two parts GW Reikland Fleshade wash to one part Lamian Medium. You can dab this on apply with a brush to desired areas, or apply extra and wipe off the excess, I used all methods on this one. I also added some GW Dawnstone Grey to the two rectangles on the helmet ears at this point.

Hope you find this useful. For the next 9 days I will be away from the computer so won't be able to comment on anyone's posts until I get back, as the wife and I are going away and hoping to see the Northern Lights, which is something on our bucket list, so until next time stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave