Read on for details of how I painted it.
The crystal itself is based with Moot Green. Make sure that this layer is nice and smooth. After it's dry, get a green wash (any will do but I use Army Painter) and paint a triangle on each facet like shown below. You will repeat this step over and over, each time making a smaller triangle, until you get a nice fade occurring. This is a lot easier than it sounds, it just takes a lot of time.
After that is complete, the edges are highlighted with Moot Green to bring the color back in. This is the hardest part of the process, so relax and go slowly. You want the paint to be a tad watery to help the brush run smoothly over the edges, otherwise the dry paint will clump and drag. Do this again with a 50/50 mix of Moot Green and white, but this time only towards the points of the crystal. Finally, with pure white, dab a dot on each point of the crystal to really make this pop.
For added shiny-ness I added a gloss varnish. This is optional. |
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