[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-/guides/edge-highlighting":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":103,"date":104,"description":105,"extension":106,"heroImage":107,"intro":108,"lastUpdated":104,"meta":109,"navigation":110,"path":111,"related":112,"seo":115,"shopSearch":116,"stem":117,"tags":116,"__hash__":118},"guides/guides/edge-highlighting.md","How to Edge Highlight Miniatures",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":95},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,54,58,61,65,86],[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.",[14,55,57],{"id":56},"choosing-the-colour","Choosing the colour",[10,59,60],{},"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.",[14,62,64],{"id":63},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[66,67,68,74,80],"ul",{},[29,69,70,73],{},[32,71,72],{},"Less length, more control."," Short, confident strokes beat one long wobbly line.",[29,75,76,79],{},[32,77,78],{},"Keep it on the edge."," Highlight that creeps onto the flat panel looks like a scratch.",[29,81,82,85],{},[32,83,84],{},"Two thin coats of highlight"," beats one thick, visible line.",[87,88,92],"affiliate-shop",{"label":89,"search":90,"tid":91},"Brushes for edge highlighting","miniature detail brush","edge-highlighting",[10,93,94],{},"A fine, well-pointed brush makes edge highlighting far easier.",{"title":96,"searchDepth":97,"depth":97,"links":98},"",2,[99,100,101,102],{"id":16,"depth":97,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":97,"text":24},{"id":56,"depth":97,"text":57},{"id":63,"depth":97,"text":64},"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,"/guides/edge-highlighting",[113,114],"drybrushing","washes-and-shades",{"title":5,"description":105},null,"guides/edge-highlighting","zPX4Z_ycBprHstqU9g9eMNrV-Fv8WQHzO6PEYVHi6Q0"]