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Known throughout the galaxy for his ruthless cunning and impeccable military strategy, Grand Admiral Thrawn and the might of the Empire stand ready to stamp out any sign of resistance. His powerful new fleet features artistic depictions of the legendary chimaera, a fearsome, three-headed monstrous creature represented with spider legs, multiple stalked eyes, and two serpentine heads perched atop long barbed necks.

Love the Tie Cthulhu Incoming Advanced!

Whats your formula for those windows? How do you get the glowy red look?

Not even the Chiss have a use for the Tie Agressor?

I'm also waiting to hear about the red glow. These are stunning.

I think the "glow" you're seeing is from the contrast of the background in the image (black) and the unadulterated red from the bottle.

I get a similar effect on my ships this way:

1. Paint the cockpit glass red.
2. Add the black wash (Nuln Oil).
3. Go back and touch up the spots you want to look lighter/brighter with the red on a mostly dry brush--Not quite dry-brush but just shy of that.
4. Paint on gloss onto the cockpit glass.

Having a dark base color on the ship itself helps too. It makes the dark seem darker and the light seem brighter. It's an effect akin to "simultaneous contrast" where dull or near neutral colors will make saturated colors more intense.

On 7/26/2019 at 9:25 AM, Whalers on the moon said:

Not even the Chiss have a use for the Tie Agressor?

I'm also waiting to hear about the red glow. These are stunning.

On 7/25/2019 at 6:45 PM, Ghosthacked said:

Whats your formula for those windows? How do you get the glowy red look?

Hey! So here's my method:

1. Start with a base color of Khorne Red
2. Use a Carroburg Crimson wash in the recesses of the windows
3. Glaze the following colors in thin layers, working toward the brightest area in the order Khorne Red > Mephiston Red -> Evil Sunz Scarlet > Wild Rider Red
4. After you have finished the model and sealed it up using your preferred method (I use one coat of a shiny sealant and two coats of a matte sealant), apply 'Ardcoat in a thick layer atop all the windows. It is critical that you work quickly with the 'Ardcoat, is if it finishes drying before you have applied a smooth coat, you will have streaks and texture it what should be a glossy smooth surface. Adding water to the 'ardcoat can help with it's fluidity and keep it from drying too fast, but you don't want to add too much, maybe a 70/30 ration 'Ardcoat to water
   
   Force Majeure is correct that a lot of the pop comes from the simple use of contrast colors. Although red and blue aren't opposites on the color wheel, the red I've chosen has strong orange tones in the highlights, which is a direct compliment to blue. Yay color theory!