Here it is before i try a white wash, never used a white wash before. Give all opinions, some help on how to use a white wash
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One option would be to apply chipping fluid, paint with a white wash acrylic and then scrub the finish to show wear. Another option might be to apply layers of thin white oil paint to create the white wash while showing the underlying colour.
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Wow that’s a lot of information, i never done anything like this before. This is all new to me, kida of scared to try it
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Understood. I have chipping fluid on my bench but have yet to try it myself. I have been working with oils as part of my weathering process and have become comfortable with them. But a learning curve for sure. Another option would be to finish the camouflage and then airbrush light layers (that is, highly a diluted mixture) of white over the base coat to build up a winter white wash. You could vary the density to give the white wash a patchy quality typical of weathered whitewash.
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Was wondering if it good be airbrushed, i read somewhere to seal it with a gloss coat first. I hope that i didn’t make a mistake. I have heard a lot of people use oil paints, would not know were to start with oil paint
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I did a white washed quad 20 and used oil paints to wash - like a spring where the white wash was melting off. Not sure how it would translate to the full vehicle. Your kit overall looks great as do the figures.
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Thank you, i think that i’m going to just use white paint and use my brown, black highlight liquid
An application in conjunction with chipping fluid seems to be the gold standard for achieving a realistic whitewashed look, since it’s not a particularly durable product and often applied hurriedly in the field with a mop and bucket.
I don’t have the skill points to unlock that particular talent just yet so I empathise. Here’s a simpler approach where they’ve used a sponge to stipple a white / off-white paint onto the model. It looks reasonably effective and might be more within your (read: our) comfort zone:
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Once I apply decals I seal the decals and finish with a gloss coat. I then usually apply an oil wash of raw umber over the entire vehicle. Once that is dry I will apply a raw umber or burnt umber pin wash to raised details. The gloss coat helps the washes flow over the base coat and around details. After that is dry I apply a flat coat to protect the washes against damage from the next stages of weathering. I am not sure it matters if you apply gloss or flat if you are then applying an acrylic white wash over an acrylic base coat. I hope I have not confused you or stressed you out. Hopefully somebody with more experience than me can offer some advice.
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I did seal it with gloss coat first. I tried Vallejo white wash, it did nothing. That’s when i decided to jusst grab white paint. Thank you for the information
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