Painting Jewels on Miniatures

Here is a quick guide to painting jewels, lasers and cockpits on miniature figures.
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Theory:

Use a 0 brush. If you go smaller, the paint can dry out. 0 can be made into a very fine point if you take care.

When dealing with a very small area I find that it is really important that you mix your paint with water in a separate pallet (I use the plastic from an old blister to mix). Don’t worry if your first coat of colour looks a bit washy, go over it again. If you put the paint on thick it will clog and will ruin the look of such a small area.

Remember blend lighter shades toward the bottom and leave the dark area at the top. You could spend a lot of time thinking about the way light shines off glass or thicker jewels, but the best bet is to remember dark areas at the top.

The results will not always look “realistic” - but I think it looks interesting, which is OK for me.

Process:

1) Paint the area black.
2) Pick a colour, Red (NB: highlight yellow with red), Green or Blue works best for jewels, cockpits, laser optics and lights. But go with anything if you like.
3) Paint three quarters of the area either a very dark shade of your chosen color or a mix of the base color with black. If you are really careful and have a steady hand you should leave a tiny strip of black at the bottom of the area.
4) Remember leave the top quarter of the area black.
5) Now take the base color neat and paint the bottom half of the area.
6) Mix the base color with white and paint the bottom left quarter of the area.
7) Now you need a very steady hand. Mix more white into the base shade and paint a very tiny strip of this color in the very bottom left corner of the area.
8) The final touch is a single tiny white dot placed where the base shade meets the black toward the top of the area.

To view using this method in action have a look at the jewel cockpit video, available for free download here: Video guide to painting jewels and cockpits.

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