I'd
already gone full verdigris on the roof top. There had been an original
plan to do it rusted steel but if I chickened out of weathering the
buttresses [obviously I didn't when you look closely] I'd have explored
the effect in the roof at least. Unfortunately, even with my Photoshop
mock-up and the reality in my hand I started to doubt this route even
more. It was probably what prompted me to build some new figures! The
roof is fully highlighted but I'll be putting some shadow washes on as
I've been observing some patina'd overhead power cables at some of the
train stations on my commute and black shading appears in some areas.
Ideally that should have captured by the Warplock Bronze base - at which
point we question why I did any of that but I'm a slave to the
process...
Ultimately
I just threw on the Hawk Turquoise. I came to the realisation I should
just not care. If it goes wrong so what? This may well look odd and
garish on the battlefield but often reality isn't always colour matched
and complimentary, sometimes things just do look out of place. Failing
that I could always repaint!
Having
thinned the paint down a lot I needed to paint one side of each of the
buttresses and leave it to dry properly before flipping to do the other
side or the paint would just bleed everywhere.
A bit of a faff but now I'm ready for the highlights which will be mainly drybrushed so it should be straightforward. Just need to crack on and do it.
Looking beautiful Dave, as always. The Verdigris effect isn't one I would choose, but that doesn't stop it looking fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYou're inspiring me to get on with my sandstone buildings!