Shadow Colors and Undershot Shading

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Published 2023-10-19
Learning about shadow colors with Dana Howl! In addition to testing sweet color combos, we are looking into the "Undershot Shading" technique of squirting shadows from below. This has also been called nadiral shading or anti-zenithal shading. Learning about shadow colors is useful whether you have an airbrush or not!

Dana Howl's video turned out so dang gooooooddd!!!! :-)
   • Undershot Shading? Testing every shad...  

I first saw the term "undershot shading" in a live chat, and I'm sad to say that I don't remember who said it... but I like it! You know who you are, thank you very much for the poetic and descriptive term :-)

Sam Lenz using "Anti-Zenithal" shading
   • What is the Anti-Zenithal? - Painting...  
   • Sam Lenz Artwork: Stormcast Army Libe...  

Rodge Rules "Nadiral Shading"
   • How to Paint Minis with Nadiral Shadi...  

Next Level Painting adding shadows with an airbrush
   • An Order That Would Surprise You  

James Wappel has lots of great advice (like purple and green on gold)
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All Comments (21)
  • @DanaHowl
    Thanks so much for coming to visit, and making these videos with me Brent!!! It was a ton of fun, let's do it again sometime!!! 😊😊😊
  • @torymiddlebrooks
    I imagine Brent yelling "I'm on vacation" every time Dana asked him to take a turn on the airbrush
  • @TheArmyPainter
    Such a cool video! We agree that “Undershot Shading” is a super simple way to add interest to your minis and Speedpaint is a great tool to use!
  • @smashbother5684
    Oh my god, 2 of my favorite minipainting YouTubers in one video. The world is not ready.
  • The first YouTuber I’ve seen who goes through each variable for the cause and effect of how paint’s interact with each other. This is my learning style too and no other YouTuber could teach me as well as you have
  • @ItsDrMcQuack
    Oh damn, I did NOT expect this collab! Feels like being given a spontaneous gift. Yay!
  • @ionminiatures
    A lot of painters I notice do underpainting at the time they do the zenithal. So it’s first instead of after the fact to get really good results. I don’t have an air brush for stuff like this, though it can be done with a rattle can too. Fantastic video as always. So informative.
  • @TommyDye
    Two of my favorite and most chill mini painters working together! Nice!
  • @connorjensen9699
    Back in the day Privateer Press helped put this sort of thing on the map. Almost no other painting guides actually recommended painting on the shadows. PP worked from mid-tones out, while everyone else just recommended to build up consecutive highlights. Seeing that in one of their books way back really opened up my painting.
  • So fun to see Goob and Dana together! Also at 2:49 the look on Dana’s face when you start unpacking all your stuff on her clean desk is PRICELESS. I laughed so hard I had to rewind and watch it a couple of times.
  • @SweenyMarc
    I don't know if it's cool name dropping other channels here, but I hope it's okay to say GRG Miniatures has been putting out great videos exploring this style of coloured under painting for a long while. Totally changed how I think about base coats, shadows and highlights.
  • One of the first humans other than Brent on the channel and its Dana Howl... you spoil us Brent , hope you have a nice day! (Edit for spelling)
  • @eastoforion
    brent is going crazy with the collabs lately and they have all been amazing!