Smoke paint ...

[mouse]

hi all,

I tried a search on smoke and/or paint and i get many search results (cos of the username Smokey!! lol )

So the obvious (and of course lazy) option is to enquiry again.

What\'s the smoke (Eg. Tamiya) paint used for?

 

[GunjiNoKanrei]

I use Vallejo Smoke to weather metallics or NMM areas. It is great for rust effects or oil streaks and the like. Smoke is great for shading metall(ic) parts, too.
I have also heard about Vallejo Smoke beeing used for NMM gold but I have yet to try this.
Smoke is very versatile. It is very translucent and can be colored easily by using inks or drops of different colors.

I\'m sure there are many more uses, because the usual answer one gets when asking this question is that you can use Smoke \"for everything\" (whatever that means... ).

 

[Agatheron]

I use Vallejo\'s Smoke mixed with black, combined with a few drops of water. When brushed over metallic areas (gunmetal grey or GW\'s Boltgun metal), it creates an amazing worn metal look. I have not tried this over NMM areas, but I am curious to try it.

 

[ejsaunders]

As above, its used primarily, along with the other glazes that companies like AV (Vallejo) make to influence the final colour of the area. For example, using the woodgrain glaze from Vallejo on a piece of beige/white painted miniature would give it a colour and \'look\' that is characteristic of wood. Using the red glaze or orange or such over the top of metal gives you a rusty appearance. So to answer your question its a translucent colourant intended to weather areas, be they clothing or metal or whatever - in effect, its similar to the antiquing colours used by furniture repairers or restorers to give the piece a particular look and feel.

 

[smokey]

whoops....

Sorry mouse.:flip::bouncy:lol

I\'ve got a pot of that stuff, but I\'ve never really used it on anything that didn\'t get stripped in the end.

Smokey