Weathering white

robsoma · Post by **robsoma** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:27 pm

Hi all, quick question. I'm shortly to begin painting my necro team, part of the colour scheme is white which i want to look worn and aged. Question is how would you guys go about getting this effect?

I'm not sure if a deathwing aproach is best working up from a light brown or if a standard grey to white followed by a sepia glaze would work?

spubbbba · Post by **spubbbba** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:03 pm

If you want them to be in a dirty white then a very light drybrushing can work.

Start with a light grey or brown and work your way up to pure white, though it works best on cloth and less well on flat armour.

outcast · Post by **outcast** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:13 pm

Well, I accidentally got a dirty white effect when I washed my whole figure in Nuln Oil shade. The figure had pure white shoulder pads and trouser. I really liked the "grubbiness" of it so I left it.

... But then again, I haven't even finished painting my first team yet so probably best not to listen to me

robsoma · Post by **robsoma** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:52 pm

Hey all input is most welcome

lawquoter · Post by **lawquoter** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:42 am

For white, I blend other colors all the way "up" (in my mind) to white. For a warmer/creamier white, I'll start with a brown black mix and go all the way to a bleach bone/skull white mix (to use the old citadel paint terms) and finish with a slight highlight of white.

For colder white, I substitute black and greys for lighter shades of brown. If you go straight to white too early, it will look flat and have no depth or contour.

Shteve0 · Post by **Shteve0** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:11 am

I'm in the "white, then nuln oil" camp. Her's a pic of that (before I tidied it up):

RogueThirteen · Post by **RogueThirteen** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:28 am

I do white and then Devlan Mud, but same general idea.

DixonCider · Post by **DixonCider** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:18 pm

RogueThirteen wrote:I do white and then Devlan Mud, but same general idea.

I tried that and ended up with drips and pooling... I should brush off the excess. durr at me

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:23 pm

codex grey up to white for a "clean" white, brown through cream to white for a "warm" white.. you can also start from blue for a "cold" white (like on elves for instance)..

I'm currently painting white robes on my thralls.. mostly shaded up from grey but with brown staining along the bottom of the robes and the underarms..

robsoma · Post by **robsoma** » Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:33 pm

Cheers for the help guys. Think grey to white with a brown wash is the answer. will give it a shot on a test mini.

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