[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-/guides/edge-highlighting":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":108,"date":109,"description":110,"extension":111,"heroImage":112,"intro":113,"lastUpdated":109,"marketEditions":114,"meta":115,"navigation":114,"noShopFooter":116,"path":117,"related":118,"seo":121,"shopSearch":122,"stem":123,"tags":122,"__hash__":124},"guides/guides/edge-highlighting.md","How to Edge Highlight Miniatures",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":100},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,54,58,62,65,69,90],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Edge highlighting is the single most impactful technique for hard-edged, armoured miniatures. It defines the form by catching the raised edges in a lighter colour, the way real light would, and it is what separates a flat basecoat from a model that reads as sculpted armour.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"what-it-is","What it is",[10,19,20],{},"You drag a lighter version of the base colour along the topmost edges of the armour - the corners, ridges and panel lips that would catch the light. Done well, it makes every plate distinct and the whole model crisper.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"how-to-do-it","How to do it",[26,27,28,36,42,48],"ol",{},[29,30,31,35],"li",{},[32,33,34],"strong",{},"Thin your paint"," to a smooth, slightly milky consistency so the line flows.",[29,37,38,41],{},[32,39,40],{},"Load a fine brush"," lightly and wipe the excess - you want a controlled point.",[29,43,44,47],{},[32,45,46],{},"Use the side of the brush, not the tip."," Lay the brush almost flat and drag it along the edge so the bristle's belly leaves a clean line on the raised lip.",[29,49,50,53],{},[32,51,52],{},"Two levels."," Do a first highlight along all the edges, then a brighter, finer second highlight only on the sharpest corners.",[55,56],"accessory-products",{"ids":57},"citadel-small-layer-brush,citadel-artificer-layer-xs,army-painter-wargamer-detail,artis-opus-series-s-1",[14,59,61],{"id":60},"choosing-the-colour","Choosing the colour",[10,63,64],{},"The scheme generator gives you a ready-made highlight tone for any base colour, but as a rule: lighten the base and desaturate it slightly. Going too bright or too saturated makes highlights look chalky.",[14,66,68],{"id":67},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[70,71,72,78,84],"ul",{},[29,73,74,77],{},[32,75,76],{},"Less length, more control."," Short, confident strokes beat one long wobbly line.",[29,79,80,83],{},[32,81,82],{},"Keep it on the edge."," Highlight that creeps onto the flat panel looks like a scratch.",[29,85,86,89],{},[32,87,88],{},"Two thin coats of highlight"," beats one thick, visible line.",[91,92,97],"affiliate-shop",{"gear":93,"label":94,"search":95,"tid":96},"winsor-newton-series-7","Brushes for edge highlighting","miniature detail brush","edge-highlighting",[10,98,99],{},"A fine, well-pointed brush makes edge highlighting far easier.",{"title":101,"searchDepth":102,"depth":102,"links":103},"",2,[104,105,106,107],{"id":16,"depth":102,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":102,"text":24},{"id":60,"depth":102,"text":61},{"id":67,"depth":102,"text":68},"Techniques","2026-06-28","A guide to edge highlighting - the technique that makes hard-armoured miniatures like Space Marines pop, with brush control tips and how to choose your highlight colour.","md","/images/guides/edge-highlighting.webp","The technique that makes armoured miniatures pop",true,{},false,"/guides/edge-highlighting",[119,120],"drybrushing","washes-and-shades",{"title":5,"description":110},null,"guides/edge-highlighting","q28WuakkzgSxdfJNOA1QDbgF7rtDMCHFYpWVtcl0Fm0"]