Highlighting
There are many different techniques of highlighting, in this chapter we deal with the
one called "drybrushing".
The highlighting is the opposite of the shading, with the shading we have tried to
simulate the shades of the hollows, with the highlighting we have to point out the light
that bright the upper borders of the hollows.
This technique consists to deposit a bit of a lighter color on the miniature
borders.
You have to:
- mix a lighter version of the color that you want to highlight adding white or a suitable
color (e.g. you have to highlight the red with the yellow to keep the
brightness, if you
use the white the red lose its brightness and become pink).
- select an old brush or a cheap one. This technique is a killer for the brushes and
it's
better to use an adequate one.
- soak the tip of the brush in the color and pass it on a tissue to clean
it, in this way
the most part of the color will remain on the tissue and just some particles of color will
stay on the brush.
- pass the brush across the miniature folds to point out, in this way some color will stay
on the upper part of the folds giving them a brighter look.
It's possible to repeat the highlighting with gradually lighter colors to obtain a
lighter shade on the upper part of the fold.
Lining
The lining is a technique to point out the different parts of the miniature drawing a
thin line of black or brown between the junction line of two colors.
It's necessary to have a steady hand or you can ruin all your work until
now.
It's simple to explain, you have to find and separate with a line the junction points
between the different parts of the armor, the armor and the tunic, the belt and so on.
To obtain thin lines you need a thin brush and you have to dilute the color at the
right point. The color must have the same thickness of the milk, if you dilute it too much
it pour, and if it's too solid it form a drop on the brush tip and you have a thick line.
Pay attention, every error in this step will be impossible to correct!
