Painting the Black Legion even better

[alpine owl]

Hi, I have a question, I painted the legionaries from Chaos space marines. I want to develop more painting and there is a problem. When I look at painting tutorials for other “colored” figures, we have that we can use many techniques such as glaze, layering, etc. Is it somehow possible to meaningfully add highlights to mostly black figures not counting edge higlights? I can't find tutorials that show anything else

Hi, I have a question, I painted the legionaries from Chaos space marines. I want to develop more painting and there is a problem. When I look at painting tutorials for other “colored” figures, we have that we can use many techniques such as glaze, layering, etc. Is it somehow possible to meaningfully add highlights to mostly black figures not counting edge higlights? I can't find tutorials that show anything else

[tidal patio]

Don’t paint them black to start. Paint them a dark grey that way your shadows can be pure black. Then highlight how you would.

[tawny python]

I highlight them using dark reaper, GW uses that for edge highlights with thunder hawk blue and some other tones as well, I’ll find an image to show you what I do

[tired linden]

try approaching the models as if you're painting light value and volume instead of painting "black" and you'd be very surprised how much breathing room you have.

Here's are examples from Paledaemon, and Trovarion both painting black templar (more black power armor) that are both "black" while adding tremendous depth

[steep ocean]

look up black nmm guides! @alpine owl

[trail notch]

Seems like you have a lot of good options already, but I'll just add that Swinson covers the black armor of his Space Marines in one of his videos.