You might notice there’s a lot of thinned layer paints in there. You’ll definitely use that Nuln/Agrax/Lahmian mix more later though. The two washes shade the metals and provide some natural color variation, and you could just use really thinned Druchii Violet instead of mixing something bespoke. Highlight Stormhost Silver on the most raised edges and rivets.Extremely thinned Temple Guard Blue around rivets and deepest recesses. Extremely thinned Sotek Green around rivets and deeper recesses.All over wash 2:2:1 mix of Lahmian Medium, Druchii Violet, water.All over wash 1:1:1 mix of Lahmian Medium Nuln Oil, Agrax Earthshade.Base Balthasar Gold (2 thin coats, this stuff clumps).I’ll drop the pertinent bits here though: I’m lifting this largely from my own HTPE article on my “Greekcast” Stormcast army, so if you want to read more about how I did the capes and so on you can check it out here. In short Dirty Down Verdigris Effect is fantastic and I highly recommend it, but it works best when you understand and accommodate its limitations. Fortunately the paint itself is pretty resilient and I wouldn’t expect much of an issue in terms of wear. It can be very thick and will obscure detail (the same is true of the rust effect, as seen above), and more importantly the effect is completely obliterated after you apply a gloss varnish. The other thing to know is that this product is not a normal paint. You don’t have to wipe your brush down after you’ve dunked it in IPA, as that’s one of the solvents in the bottle.ĭirty Down Verdigris and Rush Effects as painted (L) and after gloss varnish (R). A small plastic cup (I use yogurt containers) with some IPA in it is a good wash cup, and you will be washing your brushes frequently to avoid clumping. While the bottle says “water soluble paint” this statement is optimistic at best I’ve had much more success using 100% isopropyl alcohol to clean my brushes. It’s also a good idea to use some ventilation and if you have a habit of licking your brushes then take special care not to do so. The paint is a combination of some really nasty solvents, so you will want to be quick because otherwise the pot and brush will start to dry out. In some cases this might actually be a bit too vibrant, so you can muddle the effect by applying a coating of sepia acrylic wash as shown above. You apply the verdigris effect where you want it, and when it dries it becomes this intensely vibrant oxidized copper effect. They’re incredibly toxic and a pain in the ass to work with.ĭirty Down Verdigris Effect as painted (L) and coated with Seraphim Sepia (R).I have experimented with all three of them and have come to the following conclusions: Primaris Kevin – Dirty Down Verdigris Effectĭirty Down sells a series of paints that can produce three effects rust, verdigris, and moss. Step eight: Citadel Runefang Steel as a spot highlight over the highest points of the previous Pure Copper layer. Mostly on upward facing angles and sharp edges. Step seven: Scale 75 Pure Copper as a highlight on armor. Contrast Wyldwood would work well for the same step. In step three I use a burnt umber ink mix, which is Daler-Rowney Burnt Umber ink mixed 1:1 with matte medium and a drop of flow improver. My method is a slightly abbreviated (and using paints I have on hand!) version of Darren Latham’s he used in the Lord of Blights Masterclass video. However instead of the familiar reddish-browns and oranges of rusted iron, copper and bronze form a bluish green oxidation known as ‘patina’ or ‘verdigris’. When exposed to water and oxygen copper and bronze will oxidase, much like iron. Thousands of years later it was discovered that combining copper and tin would create a much harder, durable metal alloy known as bronze. It was an excellent raw material for making weapons, tools, and jewelry due to its malleability and also that it was ready to use in its raw, unprocessed form. Today we’re looking at how to paint weathered bronze and copper.Īround 8000 BCE humans began using copper mined from the earth. In our How to Paint Everything series we look at how to paint well, everything, with different methods and approaches from different artists.
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