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For painting black you would actually highlight to a lighter color leaving only the pure black for the shadows

If you wanted to do washes, that would mean staring with a color that is dark but not black, then you could do black washes

Personally I prefer highlighting up from black. Looks like you started to do that already with some of the edges

So starting with a black base coat, basically mix either some brown, blue, or grey into your black so you have something that is very dark without being black, then go and paint over all but the deep recesses with that color

That is the process I used for the Alien Queen and Alien below

I primed Black. Then used Army Painter Sith Robes (which is more like greyish black with a hint of brown seen here in the third row down in this color sample
I painted all but the deepest recesses that were to remain shadow like

[ATTACH=full]95070[/ATTACH]

I mixed in a bit of grey and brown to that and did some of the higher parts

then I also did a drybrush with white/grey/brown mix of oils since it was easy to blend which basically hit things like the edges of the plating etc...

[ATTACH=full]95069[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=full]95071[/ATTACH]

And here I did a similar thing but stuck with all acrylics and shifted it more grey and blue than brown for a different tone

start from black, add more blue and white as highlights increase

at normal viewing distance something like this

[ATTACH=full]95073[/ATTACH]

zoomed way in to show the exaggerated contrast you can see it is actually mostly a blue black with highlights with only pure black being in the undercuts and creases

If you go to light in your highlighting you can then do a straight black wash to tone it down a bit

[ATTACH=full]95074[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=full]95072[/ATTACH]

Hopefully that helps?

<blockquote data-quote="blakeh1" data-source="post: 214175" data-attributes="member: 10905">For painting black you would actually highlight to a lighter color leaving only the pure black for the shadowsIf you wanted to do washes, that would mean staring with a color that is dark but not black, then you could do black washesPersonally I prefer highlighting up from black. Looks like you started to do that already with some of the edgesSo starting with a black base coat, basically mix either some brown, blue, or grey into your black so you have something that is very dark without being black, then go and paint over all but the deep recesses with that colorThat is the process I used for the Alien Queen and Alien belowI primed Black. Then used Army Painter Sith Robes (which is more like greyish black with a hint of brown seen here in the third row down in this color sampleI painted all but the deepest recesses that were to remain shadow like[ATTACH=full]95070[/ATTACH]I mixed in a bit of grey and brown to that and did some of the higher partsthen I also did a drybrush with white/grey/brown mix of oils since it was easy to blend which basically hit things like the edges of the plating etc...[ATTACH=full]95069[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]95071[/ATTACH]And here I did a similar thing but stuck with all acrylics and shifted it more grey and blue than brown for a different tonestart from black, add more blue and white as highlights increaseat normal viewing distance something like this[ATTACH=full]95073[/ATTACH]zoomed way in to show the exaggerated contrast you can see it is actually mostly a blue black with highlights&nbsp; with only pure black being in the undercuts and creasesIf you go to light in your highlighting you can then do a straight black wash to tone it down a bit[ATTACH=full]95074[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]95072[/ATTACH]Hopefully that helps?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blakeh1, post: 214175, member: 10905"] For painting black you would actually highlight to a lighter color leaving only the pure black for the shadows If you wanted to do washes, that would mean staring with a color that is dark but not black, then you could do black washes Personally I prefer highlighting up from black. Looks like you started to do that already with some of the edges So starting with a black base coat, basically mix either some brown, blue, or grey into your black so you have something that is very dark without being black, then go and paint over all but the deep recesses with that color That is the process I used for the Alien Queen and Alien below I primed Black. Then used Army Painter Sith Robes (which is more like greyish black with a hint of brown seen here in the third row down in this color sample I painted all but the deepest recesses that were to remain shadow like [ATTACH type="full" alt="1668036271884.png"]95070[/ATTACH] I mixed in a bit of grey and brown to that and did some of the higher parts then I also did a drybrush with white/grey/brown mix of oils since it was easy to blend which basically hit things like the edges of the plating etc... [ATTACH type="full" alt="P8302157.JPG"]95069[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="P5162128.JPG"]95071[/ATTACH] And here I did a similar thing but stuck with all acrylics and shifted it more grey and blue than brown for a different tone start from black, add more blue and white as highlights increase at normal viewing distance something like this [ATTACH type="full" alt="1668037164309.png"]95073[/ATTACH] zoomed way in to show the exaggerated contrast you can see it is actually mostly a blue black with highlights with only pure black being in the undercuts and creases If you go to light in your highlighting you can then do a straight black wash to tone it down a bit [ATTACH type="full" alt="1668037241837.png"]95074[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_6301 (2).JPG"]95072[/ATTACH] Hopefully that helps? [/QUOTE]

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