Pre-shading models

[BlrwestSiR]

So I'm not normally someone who pre-shades a model when I'm building it. In fact, if I do anything of the sort, it's post shading for me.

That being said, I'm trying it out for the first time and wanted to see what you guys think. I've done the typical spray all the panel lines in black first step. But the next step is where I have questions.  Do I spray a light overall cost or do I fill in the panels one by one?

Here's the guinea pig, er test subject:

The part on the right has been pre-shades and then painted with the primary colour. The one on the left has only the primary colour. 



The next two pics show the upper hull. I've done the painting by filling in the panels one at a time. Which I guess is more typical of post shading. 

Oddly, it's not as stark in real life.

So what do you guys think?

Carl

[smitty44]

I do a little of both. First panel by panel, then a light coat over all to tie it all together.

[smitty44]

Compare to the real thing.

[BlrwestSiR]

Thanks Smitty! The idea of doing a light overall coat is good to know.

It looks like I'm not far off the real thing. 

Carl

[Sir Desmond Glazebrook]

I enjoy using a black base coat. For some reason I don't know, I have never pre-shaded.

[harv]

I like the pre shading, but follow up with a lot of weathering.......harv

[krow113]

I think of pre shading and post shading as the beginning of a series of treatments , to be followed by  ie: pigments , inks , wash' or all of the above.

[BlrwestSiR]

2 hours ago, harv said:

I like the pre shading, but follow up with a lot of weathering.......harv

Don't worry Harv, it's the Millennium Falcon. There's lots more weathering to do.

[DocRob]

5 hours ago, krow113 said:

I think of pre shading and post shading as the beginning of a series of treatments , to be followed by  ie: pigments , inks , wash' or all of the above.

That is what I think too. The question if filling single areas or doing a complete coating depends on the subject and state of condition to me. A heavy used falcon with lots of spare panels from the scrap yard, I would fill the panels individually, using slightly different shades of the base Colour.
Pre shading with different Colours sometimes enhances the richness of the then applied base Colour. 

[krow113]

LOL

Tell me about it , I 'm the guy who preshaded his Scammel in purple:

[DocRob]

2 hours ago, krow113 said:

Tell me about it , I 'm the guy who preshaded his Scammel in purple:

Sweet pre purpled thing , I have one in stash too, but this will fit into a fantasy-circus setting. No idea about weird pre shading right now.
The main thing about Colour pre shading to me is to find a matching Colour enhancing the planned paintjob, purple for blueish grey looks great and gives a little warm hue to the shadowy areas.

Cheers Rob

[Ryan]

I have always preshaded in (NATO) black, works a treat.

I feel the preshading helps washes too...meaning they help visually blend the wash into the shadow.

On tank kits I preshade in the rubber wheel color to help painting them later.

[BlrwestSiR]

Thanks for the advice guys. 

I'll try pre-shading some of the coloured panels in a suitable colour to complement the top coat. 

Carl

[krow113]

I did use a complimentary color for A Gotha underside shading;

Royal blue to be exact as I thought a black or dark brown may be too stark.

This is setting the stage for the final treatments to come too, no where near done.

[BlrwestSiR]

Here's a quick update. I managed to finish painting over the pre-shading on the upper and lower hull. 

I did some of my more typical post-shading on some panels to make them slightly lighter. So a bit more assembly before some more weathering. 

Carl

[Clunkmeister]

Personally, I’m not a huge fan of preshading aircraft. I can see it for other models, but for me on aircraft, I don’t see the reason.

[smitty44]

7 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

Personally, I’m not a huge fan of preshading aircraft. I can see it for other models, but for me on aircraft, I don’t see the reason.

Tone variations without having to constantly mess with the paint in your AB cup. 

[Ryan]

The above example is the right way to do it, well done.