Of course, this typically happens when you are painting objects like crystal balls and gemstones. You already know that transparent surfaces on miniatures will have the glare of lighting highlights on the opposite side showcasing the light source. Remember, when painting transparent surfaces, you are going to see through or see the back of everything you put down through it, so use paint lightly. When painting glass and other transparent surfaces on miniatures, you want to lay down a bit of varnish first to give your paints something to stick to, and you want to use transparent paints like inks, washes, or clear paints (Citadel gemstone paints, Tamiya Clear, or Reaper Clear paints).
How Does Painting Miniature Glass and Transparent Surfaces Work? You don’t want an unrealistic see-through effect, as this might be the case when you neglect the scene of your model. You only really want to detail them, not “paint” them like other parts of the mini.Īlso, consider the terrain before painting glass or transparent surfaces on miniatures. The trick to making this work is to ensure that you don’t fully paint the glasses. But, when you get it right, the result is that the glass or transparent surfaces become as clear as liquid that it feels like you can see the deepest part of the glass. Now, creating this effect can be really tricky. It means that when painting transparent surfaces and glasses, you don’t just focus on painting how the light bounces but on how the light keeps going through the glass object. However, unlike metals that bounces light even to the point that you have to consider painting primary and secondary light source on the miniature’s surface, glasses refract light internally. Like how real glasses act, miniature glasses, and transparent surfaces don’t only reflect light but also refract it. But, their translucent property is what makes painting these elements tricky. Glass and transparent surfaces are often made with clear materials, making them highly translucent.įor this reason, you may feel that painting them will be an easy task, especially as their translucent frame means they only reflect light weakly unlike when you create textures like snow, ice, glow, and water effect on miniatures. Painting Miniature Glass and Transparent Surfaces If you want to paint miniature glass and transparent surfaces, this article provides you with the right techniques to paint glass and translucent surfaces on miniatures. With fire, it's sounds backwards, but you want to start with yellow, then go to orange, then red, then all the way up to a very dark, almost black at the tips.Do you have some minis that came with clear resin magic elements and would like to give them some color but want them to stay pretty transparent?įrom elements like crystals to crystal balls and glass vials, painting them with normal miniature paints will cover up their transparent appearance, making them lose the carefully designed magical effect they can add to your models. My fire elemental wasn't translucent, so I did him quite a bit differently. What I did with my elementals from the Temple of Elemental Evil board game was clear coat, wash, then a light drybrush of white with just a touch of blue for the air and water elementals. Again, it can take some finagling, but I believe in you! It can take a couple tries to get the consistency right, but if you mix paint and water (I usually start at 50/50 and add water from there), and then add a drop of dish soap (to break the surface tension), you can get a pretty nice wash with just about any color. If they don't have the colors you like, you can always make your own. Hey, I'm happy to help! I like using Army Painter washes. If you need to message the modteam or discuss something about the subreddit, please message us through modmail here. Please do not send direct messages or chat requests to moderators. Mark nude minis and extreme gore as NSFW.įour Elements: Water, Earth, Fire, Air painting contestĬlick here for the contest WIP/feedback megathread here
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