Painting wood - contrast only method

Supported by (Turn Off)

Project Entry by holly

August 15, 2020

A lot of the GW WarCry and Azyrite ruins have sections of wooden flooring. I wanted a way to paint these that looked good, but was fast.

Here’s my method:

After finishing all the stonework, apply 1 coat of GW Wraithbone onto the wooden parts. It’s lovely warm cream and great for wood/organic.
Once dry, one coat of GW Snakebite Leather all over. Keep it even and don’t let it pool too heavily.
Once dry, a drybrush of GW Wraithbone against the grain to re-highlight all the texture.
Finish with another coat of GW Snakebite Leather.

That’s enough to get a really good warm wood that brings out all the texture and looks nice and natural.

I’ve then pushed it a bit further using GW Black Templar contrast:

Apply a thin layer of Contrast Medium near the inner corner, brushed out towards the edge
While wet, a small amount of Black Templar in the very inner corner
Working quickly, smooth the black into the still wet medium to create a seamless transition into the brown wood.

Once other details and leaves are also added, it creates the effect of a really lived-in wood.