[Prodigalson]

I'm a pretty good painter I think. I have hard highlighting down with no problems at all, and inks and what not. However I often see pictures of models and can't see the lines when the painter changes colors on a shading at all.

Specifcially, let's say a cloak that goes from darker to lightest on the edges. I know how I would do this effect, but if you look closely, you can see the hard lines in the various shades as I highlight up. How do I make it so these lines are invisible?

Specific articles would be appreciated, or if you know how specifically, can you explain it to me. I thought you had to work in wet paints, but every time I have tried todo this I have just made a mess out of it.

Thank you for any assistance.

[Shaso Wanax]

GW paints are acrilics. You can buy "retarding media" from local craft stores that slows the drying process. This way you can blend 2 or 3 colors before they dry. This is the only method i know of to actually blend colors directly.

Wanax

[Prodigalson]

Thank you Wanax. I went back up to the FAQ's and found a pretty decent link to how it's done. It sppears they sudgest two different styles, the first is the pure wet blending idea of drawing to lines of paint and then mixing them up for an even color in the center.

I think the reason that my lines have been so clean is becuase I'm not waterminy my paints down enough, I use a bit of water, but the article seems to advise a much more watered approach.

[BloodiedFangs]

yep, for a really smooth blend when layering, you need extremely thin paint, even thinner if you're using vallejo's. and it helps if you glaze it afterwards, as that can really kill that slight unevenness between layers