Basic painting question

Branoic · 2011-05-31 16:23:28

Do people always base coat in the usual black or white? Are there particular reasons for doing this over choosing another colour? Specifically I'm thinking that if I were trying to paint a wood elf army, for example, I'd probably spray the block troops green as that'll be their predominant colour anyway. Any reason why not…

31-05-2011 04:23PM

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Do people always base coat in the usual black or white? Are there particular reasons for doing this over choosing another colour? Specifically I'm thinking that if I were trying to paint a wood elf army, for example, I'd probably spray the block troops green as that'll be their predominant colour anyway. Any reason why not to do this?

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Black has the advantage of helping with shading later. Semi-dry brushing will put the main color on the raised bits but leave the recesses dark.

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