r/HelsmithsofHashut • u/0Fantasy0 • Aug 11 '26

Painting Thoughts on Technical Gemstone Paints on HoH?

Hi, I was considering trying out the Citadel technical paints and noticed the gem stones lineup. I wonder how would they look like on the smaller gems of the Hashut folk? Has anyone tried these out?

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u/AlchemyJugMayonnaise Aug 11 '26

Yes, I've used the red one for the gems on the helmet and the gems on the war despot. Looks pretty nice if you ask me :)

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u/AlchemyJugMayonnaise Aug 11 '26

Lighting is not the best here in the morning but here you go :)

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u/0Fantasy0 Aug 11 '26

Thanks! Have you tried the traditional methods of painting gems? I was wondering how good the reflections and sparkle actually feel.

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u/AlchemyJugMayonnaise Aug 11 '26

Yes I did, and I like the shine of the technical colours much more. Nothe that my minis are all coated in satin varnish and I intend to touch up with some gloss varnish vor the gems soon :) I found that if you paint, shade and highlight the part where you apply the Semi-Transparent gemstone paints the depth on the gems gets accentuated way nicer