panel lines

[hueb_s]

Originally Posted by Vric

You are right. It's not 100% realistic, but you can get a good look out of a gundam marker (this is my point)

The Gundam Markers (Fine Line) are absolutely the best I got for this job... I have a grey marker for lighter colors and a black marker for darker colors. On this red I have used the grey marker with great results.

[mickbench]

Was in town today - didn't get what I wanted but did walk past a games workshop. Brought some black ink. Added a drop or two of water to a drop of ink, and painted the panel lines. Any that went over the panel line, I just wiped off. It dried, I used a SMALL amount of arcylic thinner with a q-tip to wipe it off.

Job done..!! Although, it didn't make a DARK black line, more like a shadow line, but it did it. Gundam Markers are more sharp, and darker. I kinda like the line the ink I brought gave me, wasn't over powered. Looked OK.

[Fkouch]

Originally Posted by Vric

You are right. It's not 100% realistic, but you can get a good look out of a gundam marker (this is my point)

He never said you couldn't. All he said was don't use black, he didn't say don't use a black Gundam marker

IMHO black panel lines make the models look like toys.

Cheers

Farrokh

[GerardDM]

I have been really LOOKING at cars I pass on the highway, and no matter what the color or the sunshine index, all the panel lines seem to be pretty dark, basically black. I suppose a really dark grey cut with some body color would be the best.

[RallyRaider]

Most realistic method I've found for panel lines is not to paint them at all. Rather scribe them down deep, so you get more shadows in the gap. No need for paint/marker/ink/whatever. Not recommended for everybody however, as it takes much practice and time to get it right. Without due care it's an easy way to screw things up.

[ImolaEK]

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

Most realistic method I've found for panel lines is not to paint them at all. Rather scribe them down deep, so you get more shadows in the gap. No need for paint/marker/ink/whatever. Not recommended for everybody however, as it takes much practice and time to get it right. Without due care it's an easy way to screw things up.

Soo True, I have to get some materials to scribe them I normally paint them with Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black Acrylic. BUT, I think its best to scribe them down so that, as Phil mentioned, the shadows fill in the panel lines

[Alvindj]

what if u mis-qued and over drew the pigma micron marker.. what can be used to erase it off huh ?