How To Paint Fire/Flame Effects

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Written By Chris McEwan

Turn the heat up with this painting tutorial for painting fire effects!

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  • White 170gsm.
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Painting fire isn't like painting other models where you can Base, Shade, Layer, Highlight.

This video will show you how I paint fire effects using a technique I developed over the years, though I'm sure others found this technique long ago, but where are their videos about it? Exactly.

I use an Egyptian Brazier from Maxmini as my painting example, and all the paints I use are by TTCombat.

Within the video you'll find more examples of my flame effects on other models which give different styles of fire, and effect.

Below are the images I use in the video, including models and real world examples of fire and embers.

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