Back to Basics : How To Do Shadings On Gunpla : MG Narrative Gundam Ver.Ka

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[@TheSlamburger]

Using 1/144 decals on a 1/100 kit to make it look bigger is genius! I’m definitely going to use that, along with the shading techniques, on my future builds. Bravo!

[@mikenickerson3433]

Right, I never even gave that a thought

[@millar876]

You are the only person I’ve seen do shading this way, every other time I watched a tutorial the creator was adding dark areas to light primer. This didn’t work for me at all so I figured out the way you do it by myself. It’s nice to see someone with much more talent than me doing shading the same way as me

[@skyeguy7914]

I believe this technique is called “preshading.” My understanding is that it tends to work best for creating a darker, and more shadowy aesthetic. Some people swear by it, while others prefer to do shading and highlighting after.

[@d9_1056]

Pre shading and post shading is pretty much just preference. I prime, shade edges, highlight. Post shading scares me. It's less forgiving.

[@_jovian]

This method is much better, preshading is kind of lazy honestly IMO, I've seen plenty of builders who just do the same thick black line on every edge and panel line, every build and it just looks horrible on some colors, especially red. This method has more control, lets you explore pairing colors and blending them smoothly.

[@arcane3877]

Man I miss building so much, sort of live it vicariously through your channel Always love you videos man, the back to basics series is great!

[@GunDumbModels]

im sat here staring at my narrative, trying to decide if i wanna try this. not doubting the method, doubting my ability to successfully pull this off hahaha. thanks for the video tho, this puts me one step closer to either ruining my kit, or making it the best it's ever been!

[@FighterDoken]

MG kits are so easy to work on. They are truly the easiest of gunpla kits.

[@nilsirrah7672]

Perfect timing, my water curtain spray box is arriving tomorrow and I’m learning how to airbrush

[@AIeksBush]

Already got yours painted and assembled, and mine isn’t even here yet, incredible work as always!

[@EAGunpla]

Hopefully it will arrive to you soon and safely!! Enjoy the kit bro, it was a superb kit!

[@skyeguy7914]

I just got one delivered to me today. This video actually inspired me to finally get an airbrush. Up till now I’ve been painting the old school way.

[@johnchauvin874]

The fact that you understand color so well! I agree, just using black as the shader creates this harsh transition color that is very offputting in a lot of builds. You're using colors that work with the final color, instead of against it.

[@tristarsilver6052]

Dude, you are a wizard! It's incredibly beautiful.

[@triplea5470]

Still in awe is the job well done here, the thumbnail seriously didn’t do the finished product justice with the vibrant purple hue for shading

[@sazabeaststudio3889]

Oh my god! Finally! I have been waiting for another video from you.. and as expected worth the wait..

[@kidschmidtz]

Beautiful! You made it look like the Katoki box art with that purple shades.

[@tonyleo01]

The metallic part looks really nice! I might steal this technique!

[@billscarnage]

I never shade with black and usually use blue or grey. I like the idea of using purple. Black can be too heavy to blend out.

[@subhuman119]

I enjoy watching Gunpla built and painted to a high standard!

[@aran7802]

Amazing work! You have easily become one of my favourite Gunpla modellers

[@EAGunpla]

Thanks for your kind words!! I really appreciate it! 🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♂️

[@thebuildbear]

Glorious. Absolutely beautiful work!

[@FatherSonGunpla]

Amazing craftsmanship as always, my friend! Thank you for giving us this spectacular tutorial; I've been meaning to buckle down and learn how to do this technique.

[@skong3191]

congrats on 200k !

[@EAGunpla]

Thank you so much!!

[@ilhamadam8873]

I just knew that HG decal could works on MG . Thanks for the info !

[@thanhluan4342]

1:00 the cut just so damn clean 🤤

[@grandmasterchooda9385]

You scribing in the panel lines freehand is incredibly impressive

[@Jenkinsoup]

Saved this vid for future reference! Your finished build looks hella awesome!

[@MPBones11]

I just did the same thing...lol

[@Jenkinsoup]

@@MPBones11 One day brotha, we will have our own kick-ass builds!

[@purplemonster7689]

One of my fav modeller. As always worth the wait. Cant wait to have my own spray to learn it

[@toadiscoil]

You make it look so easy! But I doubt I could get to those results. It looks absolutely fantastic.

[@postrockful]

It's really beautiful. As your longtime subscriber, you get new inspiration for your new Gunfra.

[@myogetsu666]

thanks for the idea on using purple! i used black but they kinda look a bit off will redo some kits with purple

[@nghiauc9044]

beautiful shadinglove the video.

[@GunDumbModels]

would love to see a video on the other smaller parts and details you painted. i have narrative sitting in the box as im going to try and emulate your build here. but im scared im gonna mess up the details.

[@nicklim7802]

Always making these beautiful works look easy is a talent haha

[@testtest-mi6zx]

No coating before panel lining? I see some people recommend a clear coat before it.

[@zulleali1597]

hi kawan I notice u always use TPLA for panel lining did u have any problems with sudden brittleness of the plastic by chance?

[@TABRO284]

Great work. Looks so good in red.

[@長田剛-z7p]

紫でグラデーションするとはかっこいい❤参考にします🥹

[@LHJC292]

thank you for sharing your techniques. I learned so much!

[@HrabiaBarburka]

Wow, just wow! Do Providence MG in the future this kind of treatment as well please ❤

[@SimplyShrimp31]

Paint job is amazing! How do you avoid scraping off the paint when assembling back together?

[@rockblockstudio]

Unfortunately some of the psychoframe doesn’t have texture on both sides so you lose some detail painting it solid. I don’t know if it’s possible, but I would’ve tried flipping the shield psychoframe so the details are now on the top. Can’t do much about the back ankle parts, but at least they have a little bit of detail with the flat top

[@axegrin]

If you weren’t going to use purple, what other colors would you use as base coat for white top coat? Loved the video, thank you so much!

[@Keebmen]

amazing :) the mechanical surfacer acts as a primer for the inner frame?

[@soseji]

Color of the psycho frame is cool!! 👍

[@EAGunpla]

Thanks bro!!

[@Explodingstrawberry125]

bro stunning af

[@jfern0927]

So do you recommend to build first then take apart to paint or just paint before building? Or is there really no right or wrong way of doing it? Sorry for the questions, trying to get into airbrushing gundams.

[@limjcaaron]

Beautiful work! May I check what paint did you use for panel lining? I’m still using Gundam markers atm 😅

[@cheezehobby1271]

i do the same for my painted gunpla and resin. i love it. i re learn from wathing tis. thx so much

[@huuntahashen3150]

beautiful work as always! May I ask how do you mist coating on your airbrush, thanks in advance.

[@JSTMGN]

That's beautiful! 🤩

[@vengefulmosquito9196]

When you mean 'mist coat' do you mean putting on a gloss clear coat over each layer/step you take? Also how long do you wait to dry between each layer?

[@RadioactiveGoose]

That's amazing! Do you use multiple airbrushes both with different colors inside? Or do you keep switching the light grey and the purple in the same airbrush?

[@robyounce644]

Stunning work

[@Argonaut80]

Do you base coat before panel lining?

[@Jukeboxer11]

Can someone explain why he panel lined bare plastic before adding surfacer? Not only is that risky as it can break plastic but also it got completely covered by the purple basecoat didn't it?

[@TheDavidPoole]

Phenomenal work.

[@BRN_R-N]

Definitely my favorite modeling youtuber ♡ I'm also trying to customize my own gunpla :) P.S. Can you tell me the brand of your nipper? I want to buy it too

[@yaya747]

So we should panel line before and after paint?

[@RX-79Ez-8]

I'm waiting for the A-Packs Sled to go with this Ver.Ka, scale is going to be off the wall.

[@Jvier-lt4yw]

May I know when you do the highlights spray , what is the PSI do you use ?

[@charlespinetree]

I'm a little confused, you panel lined BEFORE you painted the kit - how was it not covered? Awesome vid! Thanks.

[@robotoyworld]

Yeah I’m really curious about that too. My experience is even a small amount of enamel directly on the plastic without some coating in between will corrode it and result in cracking?

[@AIeksBush]

⁠@@robotoyworldit only cracks plastic when it’s able to pool in between parts. If you panel line on the runner, when the parts are unassembled, or carefully when assembled you’re fine w/o a topcoat

[@firdausyaacob8037]

At minute 7:07, what do you mean by "clear purple" bro? How to make it?

[@Aaron85JH]

Ok real talk, do you ever scratch the paint off by accident when you are posing the kit afterwards? I’ve painted models, applied top coat (too much sometimes) and there’s always bound to be a little scratch here and there after posing.

[@K.Det9]

May i ask why purple? It looks good. I just want to know why. Is it because of the box art?

[@alanhe8192]

do you wear respirator when using mr mark setter?

[@ryanfilancia]

wow its like it casts shadows on itself

[@ChanMicah-k9d]

will u wear marks when u are painting

[@sirninjaraiden]

Whats the tool you used to line the gundam?

[@mberrios1875]

do you topcoat your kits before panel lining?

[@alasyiqraihanbinmuhamad613]

What AB dix u use for the shading. Is it the procon 0.2mm

[@teclatin]

Wow, it looks great. 2 questions: 1. Why panel line if you are going to paint over? and 2. Was that Acrylic paint or enamel? I started painting with acrylic and the paint just looks like crap.lol obviou noob here :)

[@FPchie]

do you use black or gray for panel lining?

[@goeshidayat1914]

welcome back broo

[@Mini_Studio99]

Looks stunning ❤️

[@RagPen01]

how do you keep your joints buttery smooth despite painting them over??? O.o

[@zlee001]

join gbwc this year?

[@albertherrera5718]

But why panel line before painting?

[@Zephyrs009]

To test how smooth the grooves are after the fact

[@tonyradford5577]

I feel panel lining before painting creates a shading effect

[@williamchristy257]

What purple do you use?

[@neronerz]

now this one is superb, and speaking of which, what other kits will you use in the next back to basics episode? i've been waiting for that for quite some time now, hahaha, i'm just asking out of curiosity though, but i still do wanna know what else will you be making in the future

[@sonic12329]

Love how it turned! Amazing video as usual! Question what do you use for your matte and gloss coat? And you do spray those at lighter psi?

[@EAGunpla]

I mix mr hobby gx100 and gx114, and spray them normally like i do for colours 😁

[@adrianliao8192]

What ratio do you use for the thinner?

[@Galih_Panda]

I prefer the shading painting method rather than solid painting method. It makes gunpla look more realistic. Unfortunately, it's rare now to see gunpla builders using this technique.

[@AsimPaints]

What method is this?

[@nirvash241]

good to see a new upload

[@mikenickerson3433]

The 1/144 look more to scale

[@zlee001]

what shade should i use for blue parts? eg exia.

[@cheezehobby1271]

btw, i have some question. i do the paint. with airbrush. but sometime a little bump with other part chipped the paint. wht should i do? is it because i prime it too thin? or the paint are too thin?

[@skyeguy7914]

It sounds like either the paint hasn’t cured fully, or too much force was applied. Make sure to wait at least 12 to 24 hours before reassembly, to guarantee that any deeper paint is fully cured and adhered. It could also be a lack of primer or surfacer. It helps to sand the part lightly with a relatively high grit. This will create a surface for the paints or primers to cling to. Many people prefer to do a “tacky coat” for their first coat for the same reason.

[@moikelvin5423]

Masuk Madworks museum 🎉

[@jayempreem]

Can you do Master Grade Perfect Zeong? That is underated kit of all time and Bigger than Perfect Grade.

[@HaiseewithaZ]

Hello EA, just wanted to ask what panel liner ink are you using? Since I've been recently hesitant to use my Tamiya Black due to it giving cracks on my last RG, kinda having PTSD with my recent MG's. Kinda tedious to clear coat every part and do a panel line after, then top coat for final. Really don't have the space + painting booth to do clear coat sesh and let it dry out. Trying to find alternative inks that aren't gonna eat the plastics out.

[@skyeguy7914]

I’ve had a similar issue with tamiya. I was using it on bare plastic when I did that though. I’ll bet a surfacer can help prevent that though.

[@lottodesu]

What number of the blade you use to sculpt out the panel line? 🥺

[@lottodesu]

OH 0.15 !!

[@vftw6086]

Oh wow, I didn't realise 1/144 decals would indeed look better on a 1/100 - thanks for the tip! Do u think 1/100 decals would be good on a 1/60?

[@paingain9057]

so beautiful!

[@kekssese]

Is there another way of doing this without airbrushing? Sadly I live in an apartment where I am not allowed to airbush

[@jojenarttv8850]

I use charcoal 😅 first is I apply matte top coat to the parts then let it dry, then I take a powdered charcoal then use a make up brush and apply it to the corners and parts where I want a dark shaded area. The lastly I apply another layer of top coat, it's up to you if you wanna use the flat or gloss coat. But yeah that's how I do mine.

[@kekssese]

@@jojenarttv8850 cool! thanks for the tip mate!

[@timothyimban6907]

DAMNNNNNN!!!!! keep up the good work!

[@EAGunpla]

Thank you soo muchhh!!! Will do my best! 💪🏻

[@hydep9658]

Noob here. What is the reason for scribing over the panel line? Thanks!

[@springcan]

Makes the lines deeper, letting the panel line liquid flow better

[@EAGunpla]

Thank you for the explaination my friend! 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@giovannistefani6990]

very nice effect, i will steal your trick with purple for my rg FA unicorn i guess :D

[@adhityaza8693]

Can you give me a tips what to do to prefent paint scratched?

[@EAGunpla]

Leave the paint cured couple of days before plawing with it. But paint scratches will happen if you move the kit too much after paint. Usually after paint and photoshoot session, i never play with the kit anymore. Put it in the shelf and display it

[@adhityaza8693]

@@EAGunpla all right, thank you so much for the tips 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘👍👍👍

[@Black-Cat9]

terbaiklah mantap 👍👍🔥🔥

[@ivansoh6957]

Nice 👍👍

[@blinkz8200]

That is awesome. i love it

[@gunplapocket8823]

Good Job Guy !!

[@Demiurge13]

lol didn't know this was gonna be a madworks ad

[@MekaRamen]

can you explain why do you panel line it before painting?

[@mordeshkaiser]

I believe that is to check how well the liner flows before painting everything up & finding out if it does cleanly or not. Just a precaution

[@MrSaturn7085]

I was wondering this, as well... I'm sure with the right mid- and top-coat the black will show through a bit, but seems like an odd order to do things.

[@MekaRamen]

@@MrSaturn7085 plus panel lining on bare plastic too; definitely weird given that it was painted on later, at least it’s weird workflow for me

[@MrSaturn7085]

@@MekaRamen when I'm not painting, panel lining on bare plastic has only really caused me cracking issues on 2 of well over 200-300 kits. Scribing does seem to increase risk by exposing the inner plastic. Not sure why it matters, but it definitely has in my experience with some test parts.

[@MekaRamen]

But poor people like me still wouldn’t want to take my chances on kits that’s hard to get, I cracked my Aerial and forever scarred. But I understand that he panel line before assembly, that should avoid pooling. Still, I hope to hear from OP as to why he panel line before any paint job.