Hey everyone, While everyone is talking about the new edition of Warhammer 40K coming out soon I would like to talk with you about a product that they came out with a little while ago that we have been experimenting with here in the studio, Games Workshop's Gemstone Technical paint. Games Workshop began introducing their Technical Paint line with offerings such as Ryza Rust and Typhus Corrosion which allow you to do rust effects very well at the 28 and 32mm scale. Unfortunately the technique that those technical paints use don't work quite as well at the 15, 10, and 6mm scales. The Gemstone paints though have the potential to work at a multitude of scales ad we are going to look at their application at 32 and 6mm today. |
Games Workshop recommends using their Stormhost Silver paint as the base for the gemstone paints then putting a layer of the Gemstone color over it. Usually to get good coverage you will need 2-3 layers, especially on larger pieces. Also you will notice that the gemstone paint has it's limitations. I have personally found that using P3 Quicksilver provides a pretty good basecolor for it, though it is tempting to experiment with some other metallic base colors. You can see how the Gemstone paint gives the Timber Wolf miniature for BattleTech very realistic cockpit windows.
I understand that the Gemstone paint was not designed with this kind of use in mind but it does work well in this application with several coats and the edges have an almost highlighted effect to them. While not intended it does help the model pop.
Overall I have to say that the Gemstone Paints are an excellent product that I would recommend to anyone. I hoe you enjoy the release of 8th edition and that you will consider Gamer's Pair O Dice for your painting needs for those new models.
Unit next time - CJ