Ask ’Eavy Metal: White Beards

THE SHORT VERSION

Keith answers a reader asking about the White Dwarf’s large beard. A pale grey foundation receives dark washes before the midtone returns to the raised hair. White highlights can be built gradually or applied more directly. Care near the face avoids an artificial heavy outline at the beard’s edge.

AT THE PAINTING DESK

Paints in this article

Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Astronomican Grey↗Badab Black↗Devlan Mud↗Skull White↗

All explicitly named paints and finishes are indexed under their historical source names. See the original for mixtures and application order.

Back to the original

Find this article in White Dwarf 353, p. 96.

This is an original summary. Refer to your magazine for the complete article, rules, images and painting steps.