Why Glaze Miniatures?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As mentioned above, a glaze will alter a color. So, why not just paint it the way you want it to begin with?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s a bit tricky to answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The great part of a glaze is that it’s a very translucent paint, meaning you can see the previous layer through it. So, you can make subtle changes to something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It may be the color you’re glazing over just needs a slight shift in tone. Instead of repainting it entirely to try and get that tone, try a glaze instead. It’s quicker and easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A good example is when I’ve painted red. There have been times where once I was done with the red I found it a bit too dull. To remedy that, I applied a red glaze over it and give it more saturation, to brighten it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The beauty in doing that with a glaze is that I don’t have to repaint everything. There’s no need to base coat again, add layers, and highlights. I simply apply a bright red glaze over everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The added bonus of a glaze is that it also helps with blending. In the example above with the red, the red glaze I applied helped blend those layers and highlights together as well. Another reason glazing is great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Examples of Glazing Miniatures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Being able to subtly shift the color of something with a glaze is not to be underestimated as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s say you’re painting some zombies and you want some interesting skin tones. We’ve all seen various zombies in movies, TV, comics, etc. You’ll notice that the skin tones on zombies tends to lean towards colors like green, purple, greys, etc. All colors that give the impression of something dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To accomplish that you could paint the skin on the zombie some really light color, a very pallid look. You could then apply a thin glaze to give the skin to shift the skin tone a bit towards green, purple, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s some examples of just that. These are Zombies from my Undead Blood Bowl team.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\nTo accomplish those skin tones I did just what I mentioned above. I did add a step where I washed the skin. So, I painted it a very light color, washed it to give it shading, and then applied a glaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another example is some terrain I worked on for Warhammer Underworlds. I primed all the terrain white and then painted it using washes and glazes. The washes gave shading and depth, and the glazes gave it color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s a very simple way to paint that’s fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Notice those interesting tones in the flooring? That’s from playing with different glazes. I mean, everything is glazed, but I think the flooring more shows the interesting tones you can get with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, here’s a more bold example where I painted a power sword with glazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Basically, I layered glazes over a white base coat to create what you see. I do have a tutorial on how I painted the power sword<\/a> if you want more info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The glazes most miniature painters will find are from Citadel. They offer a range of glazes that cover the primary colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhere Do You Buy Glazes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n