Hey all,

I wanted opinions on effective colors to wash the panel lines on very dark schemes such as overall GSB or Gloss Black. I have heard of people using greys, aluminum, or even yellow once. I am looking for a way to make them noticible but not necessarily pop out like neon, I would like more detail to the eye than a big dark blue or black silhouette. Something to subtly compliment panel shading.

I was thinking of going with a lightened shade of the base like mixing white and GSB 50/50, or even using intermediate blue. Opinions or personal tastes from your experiences?

I still swear by a pencil. Get yourself a technical pencil with, say, a 0.3mm lead, in 3B grade or darker, and you can work wonders. It's also much more controllable than a wash and it can be erased easily if you make a mistake. The other nice feature is that the lines are darker than, say, a medium grey wash, but they gleam a little and will show up when the light catches them right.