Weathering

[Manus]

I\'m testing some ways to do weathering on my marine armour. Trying out the chipped/scratched paint - I\'m quite happy but not completely. I\'m at the point where I can see it\'s different from some of the really good examples you see here, but I can\'t tell what the big difference is - let a lone come up with a way to change it. The thing I see is to fat a white line under the chip/scratch on some (used wrong brush in the beginning). Hope you have some suggestions.

Second I have used some powders, wich I think does a really good job, just takes some more practice.

 

[rextalon]

You have gained wisdom. Add +1 to your painting score. [/rpg_irl]

 

[farseer oliver]

Wow... Nice for a 1st try. I can\'t even figure out how to make scratched and battle damage. My problem is that, what\'s colors beneath armor and also realistic scratched.

For e.g. Ultramarine blue armor has light grey color beneath it. What about Blood Angel, Dark Angel & Space Wolves? ???

 

[Thecadian]

well its basically a lighter verion of the main coulour. Ie if you have a dark green armour plate the highlight would be a lighter green.

The marine looks good. Some of the scratches look a little large however and could do ith making a little smaller. Also what powders did you use and how easy were they to do?Im interested in having a go with them but im not sure if there worth the effort.

James

 

[Manus]

I have the Andrea powders, and I say go for it. This it basically my first try and they seem to gather all the right places. And if you apply them in a place where you don\'t want them, you can wipe or blow them away.

The scrathes will be smaller.

Concerning the color under the paint, I think you can use a darker color than you \"base\" color or just black. It will give the same visual effect. If you have a look around the gallery you\'ll see \"everyone\" uses a black or dark brown (or combination) the biggest difference is the color with wich they underline.

 

[Dr. Tachyon]

Really nice work. In fact, I have a mini ready for some weathering practice and you\'ve just given me the kick up the bum I need to get to it.

One question on the powder front, though - are they similar to the Mig pigments? I know with the Mig ones you need to use turps/thinner for washes to fix it and varnish changes it\'s result, so are these similar?

Right, time to brush the dust off my Tamiya weathering kit (it says it isn\'t a make-up compact but somethimes I wonder) and get to it!

 

[painterboyroy]

I have now got some of the MIG powders and also the FAQ DVD No.1 on pigments.. and its awesome, even if shown how to do weathering on an armoured vehicle.. and they show at the end how to apply to tank crews etc.. fantastic..
keep at it, and th colour under the paint on SMA can be anything, after all its sci-fi...

 

[callhan]

For the undercoating, use your imagination, but something starkly different can be striking. The tank I\'m working on now was done by spraying a rust red coat over the primer. After letting this dry thoroughly, I used Windsor & Newton masking fluid to mask off the areas where I want the undercoat to be visible. I then sprayed the tank with my primary colors and then went back and removed all the masking fluid to reveal the undercoat. This works well for airbrushing, but can\'t guarantee you\'ll see the same results with a paintbrush, though I don\'t know why you shouldn\'t. After completing this stage, you can very carefully go back over exposed undercoat areas with a metallic paint at the edges to reveal those areas that have been scraped completely bare. Rust and grime can then be added as necessary.

Good first effort, by the way.