How to Airbrush Metallics | Painting a Necron 40k Model

In this video, I show you how I airbrush metallic paints on my miniatures. The McFarlane Necron Flayed One is a HUGE miniature and perfect example of why airbrushing is useful.

You can thin any regular hobby acrylic metallic paint for airbrushing, e.g., Citadel Leadbelcher. I almost always use water and I aim for a consistency of skim milk. Of course, for more realistic metal surface effects, I also use a variety of washes, shades, and weathering techniques. Here, I use a series of black inks and rust-colored paints sprayed through an airbrush to do this. You can use a regular brush, too, for any of the methods I show in the video.

As a bonus, I also go through my basic workflow for painting object source lighting (OSL) to paint the glowing eye effect.

I hope you enjoy this! Leave a comment and let me know what you think?

Here are the Supplies and Paints I Used:
McFarlane Necron Flayed One Toy Figure: https://amzn.to/3QdW5Pb
Citadel Leadbelcher Metallic Paint: https://amzn.to/47dLcUG
Citadel Washes: https://amzn.to/45FDxwY and https://amzn.to/46FEk2r
Vallejo Surface Primer (my favorite): https://amzn.to/3jv03V0
Badger Patriot 105 Airbrush: https://amzn.to/3QhNxqr
Air Compressor: https://amzn.to/3skhBK6
Water Squirt Bottle: https://amzn.to/45QnH2D
Airbrush Spray booth: https://amzn.to/47b2b9Q
Inexpensive Hair Dryer: https://amzn.to/3U5lufq
Favorite Paint Brushes: https://tangibleday.com/best-alternat...
Green Stuff World Dipping Ink: https://amzn.to/3QBmuI8
Vallejo Game Color Dry Rust Paint: https://amzn.to/3FCL2KM

Other Accessories for Filming/Photography:
Lume Cube Mobile Creator Kit 2.0: https://shrsl.com/48ilb
Redgrass R9 Desk Lamp: https://www.redgrasscreative.com/?ref=40
Neatfi XL Task Lamp: https://amzn.to/3Q4LAxM

Check out the blog for other useful tutorials and tips:
My Badger Patriot 105 Airbrush: https://tangibleday.com/badger-patrio...
Favorite 7 Metallic Paints for Miniatures (and Why): https://tangibleday.com/5-best-metall...
Complete Airbrush Guide: https://tangibleday.com/complete-guid...
Favorite 7 washes for painting miniatures: https://tangibleday.com/top-7-best-wa...


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