Airbrush Tutorial: Part 5 - Pre-Shading, Post-Shading, and Highlighting

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9 жыл бұрын

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@ryan072581 Жыл бұрын

you should add that with the highlight method, because most paints, even opaques, have a slightly transparent nature, by starting with a dark base coat, you will end up with an overall darker appearance of the main color. unless you lay it on super thick, the color of the base coat is going to alter the shade of the main

@robertmaybeth3434 6 жыл бұрын

Pre/post shading produces the smoothest, most seamless (visually) weathering effects of all. Also the most visually appealing, even on stuff that gets beat up IRL like armor.

@KenStarwind 9 жыл бұрын

Henry I'd honestly recommend you live stream a build, maybe not so much in its entirety but it'd be a great opportunity to interact with your views base and nobody else is doing any thing like that. Maybe one day a week for and hour or so live stream some of your work in progress. Cheers man!

@starscream25 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks you for this tutorial. Currently starting my airbrush adventure, and i watch you video all the time for reference. YOU ROCK !

@FrewtLupes 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to make this video! It's very clear and concise. Trial and error is the nature of gunpla but it's easier with a good starting point like this.

@oscarsoliz781 9 жыл бұрын

The highlighting technique is one of my favorite methods of painting my gunpla

@AyanoULTRA 9 жыл бұрын

I think your painted kits look amazing, so it's really cool that you've shown how you get them to look so good! : D

@nickmercado5583 9 жыл бұрын

I finally got the paint mixing down thanks to you. I started spraying part yesterday. This vids perfectly timed for my next kit. Thanks Henry you videos are some of the best.

@kashacustom6641 9 жыл бұрын

Nick Mercado Good to hear. Keep it up!

@nickmercado5583 9 жыл бұрын

Kasha Custom thank you.

@Gunplahrazzi 3 жыл бұрын

Man this one video opened up everything to me. I truly appreciate you

@Gunplahrazzi 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! You have no idea how much you leveled me I appreciate you Henry

@dr.jimeagleii4108 6 жыл бұрын

Ive gotta say, sir, im in love with the shading on your kits. Hope I can recreate correctly

@GA0907 5 жыл бұрын

Good tutorial, I use a mixture of all three, but thank you for separating each technique out.

@knoxminis1211 5 жыл бұрын

Subscribed. Just getting into airbrushing and this was exactly what I was looking for.

@matthewbliss3599 9 жыл бұрын

i usually pre shade my parts because i can control how much the shade comes through when i put my top color on but Ive always wanted to try highlighting. it intimidates me because if you do to much you cant go back but you make it look so easy. pratice makes perfect right :)

@SantoBartez 9 жыл бұрын

Good information, been enjoying the series -- thanks for sharing!

@danielteoh194 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! Cant wait to see more techniques! 👍🏻👏🏻

@prawitsantisukpotha2748 2 жыл бұрын

I start to learn how to use air brush and technic in 2021 and I will apply it to Mg sword impulse gundam, Thank you for making/sharing this video.

@Razyrazer Жыл бұрын

Easy tutorial to understand and follow how to do it. Thx sir.

@benjaminkeroles8337 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Henry! Love your videos going back and revisiting these tutorials have really helped me. Any chance you could share your recording setup? really curious to see how you have your camera and lights setup to film while painting and putting models together.

@AcurelyObtuse 9 жыл бұрын

While this is a series about airbrushing, it's still about painting and I've wanted to ask you this for some time. Have you considered or tried dry brushing your kits? I don't mean for weathering, but to help bring out the detail. Just a little bit of dry brush on the edges and show off those angles. I think that as good as your kits look after painting, they'd look all the better with a tiny bit of dry brush. This has been a most informative painting series that has answered many of my airbrushing questions. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing more videos like this and your up coming projects.

@Ravens_Craft_Cosplay 4 жыл бұрын

Well im not a kit person i 3d print fdm and resin my models but all ive done is post shading with my brush. A brush i just recently got and knew nothing about so i definitely have some new techniques to try. Post shading hasent gone tremendously well for me but dry brushing highlights has helped off set it hopfully one of these will fix that to take me to the next level.

@sayyidabdillah2283 3 жыл бұрын

This video was so useful for me. Thank you!

@zer0bre 9 жыл бұрын

A great video! Never tried the "highlighting" technique but it makes sense and cuts the paint time by a lot. I was going to say that it saves the paint but it doesn't really. What it saves up on the main paint it eats on the shading paint. In a way, the shading paint becomes the main paint and the main paint just a highlighting paint. :D Anyway, I'll give it a shot on an Exia, a kit with not that many big parts and see how it fares. Cheers!

@savstudio_ 5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for this tutorial, really hepful 🙂

@chrisdidler1877 9 жыл бұрын

A very helpful video, I just started airbrushing and I used some of these methods for my shading, its my second time using the airbrush the first time the kit turned out pretty smooth but couldn't tell I shaded it hardly at all and on the second kit, a mg nemo the shading turned out good,but the paint has a grainy look, I'm using createx paint and I thought I thinned it pretty good but I'm not sure what happen, it didn't do that the first time I used it. I was spraying at about 20 psi and I did spray farther away from the model than I did last time to try and blend it in more, I did the pre-shading were you spray the edges and corners and then spray the final color on top of that. Do you have any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong or what I should do differently? Any help would be great, and thanks for these airbrushing videos they're helping me out

@papijelly 4 жыл бұрын

Brother thank you for all the info in the series. I'm back to airbrushing and this made me fell like I just took a master class. I do have a few questions and I hope either you or anyone else with the knowledge can assist. I'd like to know the time you have to wait in between the coats before moving on. Primer ? 24-48 hrs Presade 24 hrs? Base coat 24 hr? Panel line and weather 10 hrs Too coat 24 hr? Hope you get what I mean. I will be using lacquer for one project and acrylic for the other.

@laurensschuitemaker5105 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video it was really helpfull !! do you have any tips voor white paint shading?

@angthaiha5113 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial!

@oggy8983 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid, helps a lot, TY.

@zeekyaw 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the guide! Time to try highlighting technique. Henry, why do you use Leveling Thinner instead of normal Thinner? any reason other than Leveling Thinner dries much slower?

@aljohnrhey 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful shading tips for beginners like me. May I know how much psi you're using for your airbrush? And in the pre-shading technique when you cut the video and skipped to the green color, how long did you wait for the black paint to dry before applying green? Thanks!

@bakaphoenix6 9 жыл бұрын

Do you plan do to a weathering tutorial in this series of videos as well?

@thetoroherd5568 4 жыл бұрын

This video helped a ton!!

@kashacustom6641 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@nathanwilens5611 9 жыл бұрын

Will you be doing a video on masking/painting small details different colors? Sinanju's sleeves/chest come to mind.

@TsorovanZero 9 жыл бұрын

Nathan Wilens Seconding this request. On another note, is it possible to combine preshading and highlighting to create more gradient shading? You'd have a darker area from the preshading, then the medium from the darker color coat, then the lightest with the main color coat highlighting. Would that work?

@RFAurora 9 жыл бұрын

Vegeta, I've watched all of the videos you posted on airbrushing, and don't remember if you stated a specific brand primer that you use. I tried using Alclad II's primer with microfiller today and found it clogging my airbrush after about 10 minutes of use even though I followed manufacturer's instructions.

@francisespejo4400 6 ай бұрын

Hey Henry! I'm a huge fan of your work. I am starting to get into airbrushing and this video helped a ton. I wanted to ask, between coats in all the methods above, how long do you wait between coats until you spray another one? Also how many coats do you normally aim for with this technique? Thanks!

@AIrvanFalahi 3 жыл бұрын

So awesome. Don’t know where to begin.

@mizutaisho 9 жыл бұрын

Have you found that results vary dramatically from one technique to another when working on similar parts?

@RazgrizXMG0079 9 жыл бұрын

For any of these, is primer absolutely needed? And for post shading, can you do it with bare, unpainted plastic?

@zackhemingway619 9 жыл бұрын

In your experience, is it a good idea to do shading/ highlights in conjunction worth metallic paint jobs?

@kenc1547 5 жыл бұрын

For highlighting, did you wait till the previous coat dry out first?

@gemlad6176 5 жыл бұрын

Question, if you buy a model kit, and like the original colors, can you add shading to the original plastic without a primer and repainting it? Sorry if I sound dumb, I'm a noob xD

@Podfly 9 жыл бұрын

i think im going to do some presading on my PG MK II. should i use black to preshade purple or should i just do highlighting?

@Gofrivia 7 жыл бұрын

hi henry i really enjoyed this video and hightlighting is now what i used in shading my kits. i just want to know how do you do highlighting with dark colors. do you still mix black for example in dark blue to base the part then use dark blue to highlight or do you use dark blue to base coat the part then add white to dark blue for the highlight? hope this is not a too late comment for this video since i think this is 2 or 3 years ago? thanks

@Gofrivia 7 жыл бұрын

vegeta8259 alright thanks a bunch!

@JackEffenBauer 8 жыл бұрын

Is there such a thing as reverse highlighting where the lighter blend is laid down first then you "highlight" with the darker blend?

@mikegonzalez9119 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks for the info

@Dillusionz 8 жыл бұрын

What is the psi and air brush settings you use for the highlighting.

@markovart6094 3 жыл бұрын

Any chance you could tell us what psi you are using during the pre shading? And about how far away from the piece the airbrush is? Thanks Henry!

@Ty-gq5my 6 жыл бұрын

Do you have to prime the part before pre shading? Or can you do this straight to the plastic?

@Mshake008 9 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial. I do have a question though. is there anyway to apply this technique to a sphere? I got the build fighters HG Hi-Mock, and his shoulders are spheres and I can't figure out how to make his shoulders blend with the rest of his paint job.

@Mshake008 9 жыл бұрын

OK cool. I'll give it a shot. Thx dude.

@Gunplahrazzi 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@toyography2553 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing :)

@neverfeelhell 5 жыл бұрын

Is u use same type of paint for each layer?

@SpexSpexington 3 жыл бұрын

If you were painting a part black, then what color of preshading should you use? Or can you not preshade with a black part? I want to preshade a kit, but Im using black on some parts and blue on others. Blue can just use black as preshade, but I'm clueless with the black parts.

@anbuzero367 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks . Liked and subscribed. Your videos have taught me the most in the best detail

@carlosaponte1331 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@el_dor4do 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Henry! I know that this comment might be late but I am searching for shading tutorial like this, I am gonna start painting my 2nd kit via hand brush cuz can't afford airbrush. What can you suggest/recommend if I am just using a hand-brushing technique to do shading? Hoping for your response. Tyia :D

@keithlivingston6973 3 жыл бұрын

For highlighting would a dark primer work?

@ronronyjerardo 7 жыл бұрын

What's the ideal PSI for preshading?

@Lachslamer56 9 жыл бұрын

When I use my airbrush it gives a grainy effect and paint doesn't always go where I want it to, sometimes a bit of paint or 2 would go on another bit

@sonson2815 4 жыл бұрын

U have weak airflow, psi is very low as a result..try switching to other compressor

@chikes4862 7 жыл бұрын

cuestion .i have a model and it is going to be black .but i would the details (engraved)to com out like the preshading you do with black.black is at this model not the way so i thaught to do the shading in gray .will this work or is there a other methode to do this .regards raf

@chikes4862 7 жыл бұрын

thanks i wil do that

@jesrelmanarang5371 8 жыл бұрын

Might be a stupid question but you probably don't have to panel line any more or as much, right?

@HatsuneM1ku01 9 жыл бұрын

We're do you get those clips you hold the parts with. I've looked everywhere and no one seems to have them

@Lachslamer56 8 жыл бұрын

Search up crocodile clips

@n0isyturtle 9 жыл бұрын

I just painted my first model and don't want to mess up the decals or smudge the panel lines. What's the proper order for applying panel liner, topcoat, and water slides after you paint?

@n0isyturtle 9 жыл бұрын

***** Will do, thanks!

@drakozero8 9 жыл бұрын

If you don't want to do a full body paint job on your kit can you still do some shading and wear marks effectively?

@drakozero8 9 жыл бұрын

***** what would u recommend in the case of post shading would those Tamiya powder things work well?

@zerocalvin 9 жыл бұрын

Angel Torres Gundam Real Touch Marker is the easiest way to do post shading... just paint on the area you want to shade, then wipe it off as much as you could. those tamiya powder things (i assume you are referring to tamiya weathering kit series) is only for dry brushing.

@Singlecartest 2 жыл бұрын

What size needle do you recommend for shading? .2? Or will a .3/.35 work?

@Johnnybomb1 Жыл бұрын

All three of those needle sizes will work fine. Having said that, I do prefer my 0.2mm airbrush for sharing on 1/144 kits and even some 1/100. Feel like it's a bit easier to get fine lines if I'm using pre-shading technique. Now if I'm doing highlighting... don't really notice all that much of a difference. Overall, I wouldn't worry about it too much, and just practice, practice, practice.

@jpkHouston 5 жыл бұрын

Money restraints are keeping me from getting an air brush. could a similar effect be achieved with spray paints?

@tylersmith9868 5 жыл бұрын

The initial cost of the airbrush seems like alot but believe me using spray cans wastes so much paint it's actually crazy. A Tamiya ts can is 100ml and doesn't go very far however when I decant it and put through airbrush 100ml lasts forever.

@MasterfulPaladin 9 жыл бұрын

Can you do preshading on a part that it gonna paint black? Or does that just not work? If you can please let me know how. Please & Thank You!

@MasterfulPaladin 9 жыл бұрын

***** Oh!! That makes perfect sense, thank you so very much.

@nluvwapril 7 жыл бұрын

is there a way to cheat shading method using dry brushing and spray cans?

@VideoCesar07 7 жыл бұрын

I don't know it's possible with spay cans unless you mask off the areas that you don't want to shade first and spray from further away. Shading with an airbrush is a lot easier because you can control the PSI and paint volume with a double action. Dry brushing is good for highlighting edges and raised areas but it may not be good for shading. I can imagine you might be able to do it if you thinned down your paint a lot and applied some very light coats, but again you may not get the control or results of an airbrush. If you don't have one an airbrush is not that expensive anymore. You can buy one for about $30 on Amazon that will do all but the smallest details a high end one can, especially if you're starting. The more expensive part would be a compressor, especially one with a tank since it would keep your PSI constant. You don't have to invest hundreds for a Badger, Iwata or Paasche to get started.

@survivalgames4949 7 жыл бұрын

packingraw invest in airbrush. Best Hong I ever bought

@fabiocircia 7 жыл бұрын

How many PSi you suggest for pre shading?

@thomaswagner6101 5 жыл бұрын

20psi

@papijelly 7 жыл бұрын

what is the brush you are using? is that an iwata hp-cs?

@papijelly 7 жыл бұрын

@narutoman876 9 жыл бұрын

would you drop your PSI when doing shading?

@narutoman876 9 жыл бұрын

***** What PSI do you normally spray at, 12-18?

@narutoman876 9 жыл бұрын

***** Thank you!

@badmajik 9 жыл бұрын

highlighting looks more like pre-shading but revers = revers-shading

@sclogse1 4 жыл бұрын

Post shading is like getting a divorce. Much more technique is required. A higher level of finesse.

@orlandothx 5 жыл бұрын

Great video!!! Preshading is the most ugly method... Ppl just does black lines and all their models look like a chest table.. The best way to go IMHO is black on 100% of the surface.. The lighter colors. Then post shading again, then pencils watercolors, oils etc etc.