Gems

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="043005a0dvldtc.gif"> <div> <B>Gems</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rookie"><U><B>Rookie</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Moderate"><U><B>Moderate</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" ><B>Veteran</B></FONT><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Different Armies/Games"><U><B>Different Armies/Games</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miscellaneous"><U><B>Miscellaneous</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scenery"><U><B>Scenery</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=75 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Painting Guide</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gallery"><U><B>Gallery</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U><B>Painting Questions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Painting Service"><U><B>Painting Service</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="1e6003a2egerdp.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="494" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 125 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20444770.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="119" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="404"><div> <B>Stage 1</B></div> <div> To begin with your gem should be painted black as an undercoat. If you undercoated the model white simply paint the area black.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 125 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20644770.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="119" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="404"><div> <B>Stage2</B></div> <div> Begin adding the red by painting the lower half with watered down Scab Red. If you use the paint in the consistency of a wash you can give it a few more coats of scab red near the bottom to get the effect opposite.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 125 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20844770.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="119" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="404"><div> <B>Stage3</B></div> <div> Continue with this process by highlighting the lower area with Red Gore and then Blood Red. Getting progressively closer to the bottom of the gem.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 125 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20944770.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="119" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="404"><div> <B>Stage4</B></div> <div> As a final highlight right at the bottom of the gem paint a small amount of Fiery Orange.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 125 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20a44770.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="119" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="404"><div> <B>Stage5</B></div> <div> As a finishing touch, and to make it look as if it is shining, ad a very small dot of white paint in the top left corner (the darkest part of the gem).</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id193.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marble"><U><<Previous Section</U></A>  |  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" ><U>Next Section>></U></FONT>  |  <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Veteran"><U>Back to Veteran</U></A></div> <bR> <div> This not answer your painting needs? <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U>click here</U></A> to email us a <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U>question</U></A>, or <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Painting Guide"><U>here</U></A> to try another level of skill.</div> <bR> <div> Is there anything you would like to add or a section/technique you think should be added to the painting guide? why not send us an <A HREF="id335.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contributons"><U>email</U></A> about it. 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