Weathering Yellow?

[Deadite]

Ok, I couldn\'t seem to find an article on it, so I figured I\'d just ask.
How do you weather Yellow?

It\'s for my Urban-fighting Imperial Fists space marines (yea, I know \"GW, ugh\").

I could look towards common construction vehicles and yellow cars, but I don\'t want my marines to look like rust buckets, just dirty from trudging through crumbled city blocks.
I\'ve tried a mixture of greys and browns and nothing really seems \"right\".

Also, any tips on how Cyril does his chipped helmets and such would be very much appreciated, I can never seem to get it right.

 

[Legacy Account]

There is an article on Cyril\'s marines. Go to the CMON main page, then click on the \'Articles\' link on the right...

Try painting black/dark brown patches and lines. Highlight the lower edge and shade the top bit of the damage.

You can weather armour using ground up pastels or MIG Powders. Just brush them on with a nice soft brush and fix with Dullcote.

 

[tidoco2222]

Gotta agree with Spacemunkie here MIG products are fantastic, I haven,t used them on minis too lazy I guess but I have used them extensively on WWII armour and they work a treat.

 

[Deadite]

I read all of cyril\'s articles (or at least I think I have... to which one do you refer?), the only article I could find where he mentions the chipped paint technique is in his \"Glowing Eyes\" article. In which there is no step-by-step pics of this process and a confusing note;
\"the micro-painting work starts: with dark flesh and black, scratches are drawn on painting, mainly on the edges, then underlined with white, to create an effect of \"trompe l\'oeil\". At this time, you may want to make small spots of dark flesh pure and bestial brown in the recesses and zones of shade. \"
I don\'t know about you, but that makes little to no sense to me.
To be honest, it almost looks easier if you start the chipping with the white \"primer\" and then add in the rusted metal underneath. Trying to line-highlight something so small as a scratch is just mind-boggling.

As for MIG powders... never heard of them. Are they available in the US? My google search didn\'t reveal anything helpful.
Otherwise... ground pastels you say? hmmm.... I have some of those.... How do you work with those?

 

[Ritual]

I think cyril\'s explanation is quite clear. I tried it myself once, and it works out nicely. It takes some brush control and a steady hand though.

Just paint the chipped areas in a brown colour (or whatever colour you wish for). Then highlight the edges of the armour surrounding the chip. Scratches are made by drawing dark lines and highlight underneath.

 

[freakinacage]

to get a slightly old, dirty yellow, i paint a rought under coat of a light grey (eg ?elf grey) and then paint the yellow over the top. this makes it look a bit patchy and the grey dulls it down a bit. you can still put a thin wash of brown over it if you want to dull it down some more.

 

[Avelorn]

Kaple has an even more clear article on scratches.. I don\'t think it\'s published here.

his tutorial

As for the yellow I\'m thinking on the way you apply the weather effect. You can for example stipple on dirty patches with browns or blacks. The method is like drybrushing but just touching the mini lightly. Works good if using a brush with rather thick bristles. You can model on some wear and tear also.. easy with plastics. One GW article here

A very good article in french.. and it\'s metal scratches on a YELLOW surface Simuler une peinture écaillée

 

[tagron]

Take a look at these links, there are no instructions but it may give you some ideas

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/bombard.htm
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/shadow.htm

 

[Deadite]

tagron - thanks, that\'s great for vehicles. Unfortunatley I\'m looking for general weathering on regular marines. Thanks though.

Avelorn - Thanks for the articles!!
Kaple has a great article for chipping, very easy to follow along. Now... if only it was more printer friendly... . The french article also looks very promising and I like the photo. Now, if only I could read french lol


I think if I\'m going to \"weather\" my marines, I\'ll just have to experiment with some pastels or something to get a dirty look to it. Thanks all for the help. If anyone has any more ideas, please share!