Painting black

[Wesley Pauwels]

Hi there,

I just got a short question...

Whats the best basecoat to paint black?

I realise that I got to keep the black for the deepest shadows... But what's a good mix for the basecoat? I've heard that Black + Old Rose would do.
What would you say guys?

Cheers,
Wesley

 

[Joe Hudson]

Are you painting in oils or acrylics?

Joe

 

[Wesley Pauwels]

acrylics... Sorry for not mentioning that!

 

[Jim Patrick]

There are lots of colors you can add to black to get a nice mid tone suitable for the basecoat. You can mix in flesh, brown, sand(ish color), even some blues if you want to get a cool shade of black. The sky's the limit.....litteraly! Plus your Rose color will do as well. Experiment with them and see what you get that you like. Keep us updated.

Jim Patrick

 

[garyjd]

I would think a very dark gray, using black for the darkest shadows. I seen great results using a small amount of flesh mixed with black for the highlights.~Gary