Painting Jewels

SidTheSloth · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:37 pm

Hi all

Over all the painting posts ive seen i've seen many jewels on models and they look really cool. This is one painting techniqethat I am yet to learn and i would be really interested in learning it. Could someone tell/show me how to do it, preferably with pics?

thanks
SidTheSloth

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:40 pm

I'm going to post a tutorial on my website with pictures as soon as I get time Sid - in the meantime check this out http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1 ... -gemstones

theOneRider · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:36 am

All I do is "base" the jewel in silver, then coat it in one of Testors' colored metallic paints. They've got a wide range that can make a beautiful jewel appearance.
Unless NMM is what you're looking for, of course.

Shieldmaiden · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:06 am

I, um, well. I use a real stone!

For my Mines of Moria Gandalf I snipped a hole in his staff at the top and plonked a tiny stone on top - the kind you find when you go sifting for precious stones.

I'm imagining though that you're painting flatter ones, like on shields... which I can't say I have any advice for, sorry. But the precious stones are useful for Basing Dwarves as well!

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Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:08 am

Really cool Shieldmaiden - Looks wicked!!!!! Never in a million years would I have thought of doing that :yay:

Shieldmaiden · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:35 am

Hehe. I remember painting my MoM Fellowship, and I had a small jar of precious stones sat on my painting table from a holiday, and I was saving them in case I found some use for them. And then I was like O_O and it dawned on me!

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:37 am

Where could I get some from I'm thinkin Smaugs base :twisted:

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