Unlock the secrets to painting non-metallic metal (NMM) with this comprehensive Custodian Guard NMM Metal PDF focused on achieving stunning armour effects for your Custodian Guard model. This tutorial breaks down the NMM technique, allowing you to create realistic metallic surfaces without using metallic paints.
What’s Covered in the Guide:
Introduction to NMM: Understand the fundamentals of the non-metallic metal technique, its benefits, and challenges. Learn how to control lighting and reflections to achieve a consistent and believable metallic effect.
Materials and Paints Needed:
Primers: Black Primer (Any)
Vallejo: English Uniform (GW XV-88), Heavy Goldbrown (GW Balor Brown), Ice Yellow (GW Dorn Yellow)
Games Workshop: Mournfang Brown, Rhinox Hide (optional), Doombull Brown (optional)
Other Essentials: White paint (Any), Black paint (Any)
Model Preparation: Learn how to properly prime your model, and when to assemble components to ensure easy access for painting. Tips for using putty to hold the model together during the painting process.
Base Coating: Start with a base coat of Doombull Brown applied with an airbrush (optional) to enrich the colours of the armour. Alternatively, stick with the black primer for a higher contrast effect.
Highlighting Techniques: Step-by-step instructions on how to layer and blend highlights using English Uniform, Heavy Goldbrown, and Ice Yellow. Emphasis on highlight placement, using lighting references, and understanding primary and secondary highlights.
Detailing and Refinement: Focus on refining the highlights and shadows with precise brush strokes. Learn how to add detailed reflections and nuanced colours to enhance the realism of your NMM.
Glazing for Smooth Transitions: Use glazes of Mournfang Brown and Rhinox Hide to enrich the colours, soften transitions, and blend highlights seamlessly. Techniques for avoiding dulling down the brightest areas and maintaining high contrast.
Final Touches: Tips for adding the final bright highlights with white paint, ensuring they are applied sparingly to maintain the metallic effect. Additional guidance on reviewing and adjusting the overall lighting and reflections to achieve a cohesive look.
Additional Features in the Custodian Guard NMM Metal PDF:
- High-quality images: The guide is filled with high-resolution images illustrating each step, providing clear visual references to help you achieve the best results.
- Professional tips: Benefit from my years of experience with insights and techniques to enhance your painting skills and improve your outcomes.
- Flexibility and adaptation: The tutorial is designed to be flexible, allowing you to adapt the techniques to different models and projects, ensuring you can achieve stunning NMM effects across your collection.
My Custodian Guard NMM tutorial is perfect for hobbyists seeking to master the non-metallic metal technique. With detailed instructions, professional tips, and high-quality visuals, you’ll learn to create realistic, eye-catching metallic effects on your models.
Paints used:
The gold I used for this was Game Color 151 – Heavy Goldbrown by Vallejo – you can order it here.
Other paints include:
Non brand paints include black primer (any is fine), and white and black paints.
Tools:
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