A selection of guides detailing the colours I use for various coloured glass. These recipes can be applied to many differences materials and tweaked slightly to fit your style.
Green Lens/Gem
- Basecoat with Caliban Green .
- Paint the lower left or right portion with a layer of Warpstone Glow , leaving enough room for reducing its size 2 or 3 more times.
- Paint a smaller area with Moot Green .
- Add some Ice Yellow to your Moot Green and paint an even smaller patch, working further into your chosen side.
- If you have enough room, paint an even smaller patch with pure Ice Yellow .
- On larger lenses, consider painting a small Abaddon Black patch on the exact opposite side, leaving a swathe of Caliban Green exposed.
- Finally, add a dot of white on the same side as the black, mirroring your brightest green/yellow highlight.
Blue Glass
- Basecoat with Kantor Blue .
- Mix some Russ Grey into your Kantor Blue and paint the lower left or right portion, leaving enough room for reducing its size 2 or 3 more times.
- Paint a smaller area with pure Russ Grey .
- Add some Dead White (or any other pure white) to your Russ Grey in a 1:2 ratio and paint an even smaller patch, working further into your chosen side.
- If you have enough room, paint an even smaller patch with pure Russ Grey and Dead White mixed 2:1.
- On larger glass windows, consider mixing some Abaddon Black into your Kantor Blue and painting a patch on the exact opposite side, leaving a swath of pure Kantor Blue exposed.
- Finally, add a dot of white on the same side as the black, mirroring your brightest light blue highlight. Keep this tucked close to the edge, to prevent it looking too much like a gem.
If needs be, thin some of your Abaddon Black and Kantor Blue mix and carefully recess shade a thin line around the outside of the glass. This is to ensure is contrasts nicely with any surrounding metal.
Red Lens/Gem
- Basecoat with Khorne Red .
- Paint the lower left or right portion with a layer of Evil Sunz Scarlet , leaving enough room for reducing its size 2 or 3 more times.
- Paint a smaller area with Wild Rider Red .
- Add some Lugganath Orange to your Wild Rider Red and paint an even smaller patch, working further into your chosen side.
- If you have enough room, paint an even smaller patch with pure Lugganath Orange .
- On larger lenses, consider painting a small patch of Khorne Red and Abaddon Black mix on the exact opposite side. Make sure you leave a swathe of pure Khorne Red exposed.
- Finally, add a dot of white on the same side as the red-black, mirroring your brightest orange highlight.
Blue Lens/Gem
- Basecoat with Stegadon Scale Green .
- Paint the lower left or right portion with a layer of Sotek Green , leaving enough room for reducing its size 2 or 3 more times.
- Paint a smaller area with Temple Guard Blue .
- Use some Baharroth Blue to paint an even smaller patch, working further into your chosen side.
- Add some White to your Baharroth Blue and paint very small patch, if you have room.
- Finally, add a dot of white on the same side as the remaining Stegadon Scale Green , mirroring your brightest blue highlight.
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