I know this is a pretty basic questi0n, but how do you guys get realistic looking upholstery in your builds? I’ve tried flat colours, but they don’t do the trick.
All help is greatly appreciated.[{(-_-)}]
It depends on a few things… how much effort I’m willing to put into it and if it’s leather/vinyl or fabric upholstery.
Quick:
Leather/vinyl - Semi-gloss enamel paint or I’ll dull down gloss enamel
Fabric/cloth - Flat enamel (sometimes I might buff it a little)
Take my time:
Leather/vinyl - actual scraps of vinyl with backing scrapped off
Fabric/cloth - actual scraps of fabric
(I use white glue or rubber cement as modeling glue soaks thru the fabric)
Great. Thank you so much. I am going to try both methods, especially to “take my time”.[bow]
Tissues and toilet paper work well for cloth seats. I do a very fluid mixture of water and white glue, tinted with the final color of the seats. Cut a piece of tissue oversized for what you want to cover, then lay it in place. Dip a brush in the glue mix and touch it to the tissue. The glue/water/tint will wick it’s way through the tissue, then you can us the damp brush to push the ‘fabric’ into the texture and shape of the seat (done very gentlt and carefully, as wet tissues tend to tear easily). Once it is dry, you can trim away the excess with a sharp #11 blade.
Once it is completly dry, you can paint or weather to your liking.