How to Paint Black on Miniatures, Fast, Simple Tips (Cloth, Cloaks, and Armor)

Are you wondering how to paint black on miniatures? How do you highlight black on cloth, cloaks, and armor? In this video, I show you how I paint a compelling, realistic black color on miniatures without special contrast paints, mediums, or other fancy techniques. I’m able to achieve great looking results on miniatures of any type and size by following two simple rules: 1. Don’t use pure black paint. 2. Follow the 50% visible rule to ensure your surface stays “looking black“. Here, I show you how I create a custom off-black color (Payne’s Gray) using paints you may already have in your collection. I also show you the technique for how I highlight and shade a black basecoat on the cloth of this Warhammer 40k Space Marine Eliminator (a sniper model). The method I show you here also applies for any black painted surface on your miniatures or models. Given that you may want to paint black at some point, if you’re not already doing so already, I hop