How to Paint Lava | 4 Different Light Up Dioramas

[@Ben_Fett]

Man, those look fantastic!

[@KathyMillatt]

Thank you Ben

[@cerisekappes580]

They look incredible!!!! Love the results ❤😊❤

[@KathyMillatt]

Thank you!! 😊

[@cerisekappes580]

@@KathyMillatt you are welcome 🤗

[@ronm6585]

Thank you. 😊

[@KathyMillatt]

You’re welcome 😊

[@juanmadecadiz74]

Te quedo genial. Enhorabuena.

[@KathyMillatt]

Thank you!

[@DiggerEvans]

fantastic effects kathy, The way you arrived at the solution was great cellophane was a genius idea my friend.

[@KathyMillatt]

Thank you! I got there eventually!

[@PolLight3000]

Hi Kathy, these are four amazing looking lava scenery pieces!😍 Um, there are (accidentally) some dark spots in the lava ponds or some glowing spots on the cooled down areas? That's what you can see on real lava, so I'm totally fine with those happy accidents.🤩 Well, white LEDs can be quite difficult to work with, especially when you want them to shine in a different colour! I built a white and red light bar for an American H0 ambulance back in 2003. At that time there were no warm white LEDs, only cool white ones. I divided each side of the light bar into a white and a red half with the corresponding LEDs, powered by an alternating flasher on each side. When the red LED was on, the whole side glowed red. But if the white one was on, only the white half would light up, the red half would remain completely dark! So: a cool white LED behind red doesn't work at all.🙄 But behind yellow, a cool white works perfectly, resulting in a wonderfully bright yellow.😯 Cool white also doesn't work very well behind green, not even behind blue - although a white LED is essentially a blue LED in a translucent yellow housing.👨🏻‍🏫🤓 With your yellow lava diorama, the pond should also have glowed yellow. The fact that it still glowed more white is due to the LEDs shining too brightly. These LED strips are always operated at their maximum values, which is why they usually get quite warm (which finally also dissolves the adhesive on the strips). By the way, instead of using the transparent foil, you could have painted the LEDs with transparent paint, preferably with an airbrush, because colors generally don't stick well to LEDs. (And if need be: a bath of acetone will remove any kind of colour and dirt from LEDs, even superglue, without damaging the LEDs!😁) Modern white daylight LEDs can be put behind red, but they're never really ideal in this case - this is my personal opinion...😉😇 I'm now looking forward to your next lava project with RGB LEDs I'm pretty sure it will be great!🤩 Cheers (and sorry for this long, detailed "novel"🙇🏻‍♂️) - Ralf🖖🏻🍀👋🏻

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks Ralf and some great points there.

[@PolLight3000]

@@KathyMillatt You're welcome.🤝🏻🍀

[@goforitpainting]

Professional 👍

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks 👍

[@seelenschlucht]

In a miniatur painting video, someone said that yellow acrylic paint is very transparent. Even on white he needed some layers until the yellow really showed.

[@KathyMillatt]

I can believe that. Yellow is the worst.

[@-AT-WALKER]

Some red acrylics also. A quick test is to draw lines on thick stock using a soft pencil then run your intended colours over the lines

[@stephan4ever64]

it looks so real

[@KathyMillatt]

Thank you!

[@lukerazor1]

The cellaphane was a great idea!

[@KathyMillatt]

So relieved I found it.

[@woodlanderstudios]

The lava looks real!!!! well done!👍👏

[@KathyMillatt]

Thank you so much.

[@ScaleMarkModels]

Great result, they look really great.❤

[@KathyMillatt]

Thank you! 😊

[@brianmicky7596]

Hi (mistress) Kathy, nothing but admiration, Looks fantastic, All the best Brian 😍😊

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks so much

[@andyshaw5378]

Great video Kathy I was thinking to myself use filters to change the colour of the under light, and low and behold you did. Awesome effects.

[@KathyMillatt]

Great minds think alike!

[@-AT-WALKER]

Hey model makers I'm looking for a decent airbrush / kit - any recommendations? Are the new electric things worth a shot or go with a traditional compressor? Buy the airbrush separate or buy in a kit? It's for 3D prints of various sizes, looking for something that'll last rather than a 'one and done' cheap kit Looking to you, the community that knows, as I've zero trust in amazon reviews these days and amazon seems to recommend the cheap tat that breaks for some reason 🤔 Thanks in advance if you read this👍

[@KathyMillatt]

Hi. I can only tell you what I use which is an Iwata Eclipse CS with an Iwata compressor. I’ve been very happy with it. My biggest improvement came when I started spraying lacquers. You need proper extraction and masks but my nozzle never clogs now.

[@tzkelley]

Maybe paint the tiles while they’re on a light box?

[@KathyMillatt]

It’s a great idea and I did do that a little once I’d built the bases.

[@stephencameron4032]

Hi Kathy, the effects are brilliant,I have another idea, back in the days before everyone had central heating, my Mum and Dad, having got rid of the coal fire (it kept setting the chimney on fire, different story, not important), got an a "three bar electric fire with real coal effect",(state of the art-1970), how this worked was under the plastic fake fire was 2 red light bulbs with an aluminium spinner above each one and this created a flickery effect, and I wonder could something like this enhance the effect, what do you think?, I'm not even sure if they still make these things any more, anyway as always, thanks for sharing, take care, all the best from Scotland, Stephen.

[@KathyMillatt]

We had one of those! I’m sure you could make it work but thankfully, LED lights are simpler than relying on heat from the bulbs to rotate the disc.

[@ChrisPage68]

Lava-ly jubbly! 🌋 🤣

[@KathyMillatt]

🤣😂🤣

[@troughtonchard]

Great stuff Kathy. I often use sweet wrappers to cover smaller lights with colour, especially internal lighting on vehicles (great for engines). Going to try and do some lava on my dragonslayer kit.

[@KathyMillatt]

That's a great idea! Dragonslayer sounds amazing.

[@galatician8063]

Cellophane to the rescue! It also makes an interesting terrain texture with a blowtorch, but why bother with that when you can 3D print Lava ?!? Your lava tiles might make an awesome Shatterpoint board too!

[@KathyMillatt]

They were designed with Shatterpoint in mind as well as Legion.

[@jimver2145]

Amazing work! I subbed!

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks for the sub!

[@vezhopkins714]

cooooool or should I say hot ! :D

[@KathyMillatt]

Hot!

[@-AT-WALKER]

the joys of painting eh, full of happy and bloomin' annoying accidents!! Layer lines are a sod for wicking paint, for me it's always been whilst painting eyes on projects and like your lava, it's the washes towards the end and layer lines in tight detail gaps. Thanks for including your mistakes, good for others to see👍👍

[@KathyMillatt]

I feel like the mistakes are more informative than the final result! I’ve had similar problems with layer lines on the surface but the hidden ones are normally not seen.

[@-AT-WALKER]

@@KathyMillatt Fully agree, watching a professional make and correct their hiccups teaches others that mistakes are part of the process, how to work through them and remain calm when SHTF Blue Peter could learn a lot from your channel

[@samuelbeckett4632]

It's over Anakin, I have the high ground

[@-AT-WALKER]

I HATE YOU jk nice one for posting it first haha

[@KathyMillatt]

I may have an Ani Obi Lava fight planned… but someone had to say it. 😂

[@trentconner3019]

💞 'Promosm'

[@sunderark]

I lava these. *leaves

[@KathyMillatt]

🤣😂🤣

[@robinsmartcc2688]

I think you inspired yourself upon the eruption of La Palma Kathy! We ve had enough of it! Why not come over and see it for yourself. @Canosdefuego. Love Robin

[@KathyMillatt]

I’d love to see a real volcano but not to live near one!

[@robinsmartcc2688]

@@KathyMillatt there are weekly flights to La Palma from Gatwick and Manchester. See you soon!