Hi there…i’m almost finished building the Tamiya KV2 for a client…thing is, he wants it painted EXACTLY like( or close to) the following pic he sent me…
…he wants it airbrushed ONLY…NO PASTELS/OILS, MIG, etc…[oops]
Any ideas on how i can get that “extreme look” in the pic??? [banghead]
thanks in advance…i’ll post FINISHED PICS as soon as i’m ready
!http://img116.exs.cx/img116/6469/g5cgrin.gifFirst off, does your client understand what he’s asking you to do? People that aren’t “into” modeling usually have no idea of what is required. You can’t airbrush the mud texture and small scratches that I see using just an airbrush. I know I couldn’t do it that way. Most likely you can airbrush the other (shading/streaking/blotchy) features if you are very skilled with the airbrush and good with applying multi shades of paint. Good luck to you.
!http://www.comicguide.net/images/smilies/tatschel.gifYou should try to explain to him what is involved and why; that way you can say “I told you so” and possibly avoid losing them as a future customer. You need the right tools to do any job. I can’t see why he would want to “tie your hands” if the result you displayed was exactly as pictured.
I don’t believe I could pull it off with the restrictions he has imposed. To me, that would be like asking for a !http://th340.photobucket.com/albums/o339/sevenzuil/Emoticons/th_emoticons-1248.gif*chiseled* statue just using a hammer… no chisel.
Personally I have no patience for BS.I’d politely tell him to STFU and let you get to work,or do it himself.
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I really don’t see what the fuss is. The finished that I see so much of today overuses pigments to the point that much of the finished product appears very one-dimensional. The pic you are to use as a “model” is not particularly muddy at all. A mist of a dust color on the chassis with (I assume that you’re allowed to use a paintbrush) carefully applied earth tones would be simple to do. I rarely, if ever use pigments (I will use oil pastels) and I can easily get a better result that way. Again, that pic looks more like dust than mud. Considering that the person who commissioned the build placed those restrictions on you, they should understand the pros and cons to the finishes. Have you explained that to them?
The only thing you could do strictly with an airbrush is some color shading. By that I mean, where you spray on a dark coat of green. Then spray a lighter coat of green on panels and stuff, that way the edges have a darker green and the build isn’t that monotone. However this is usually the first step of many in weathering to get a realistic build. Just doing color shading won’t cut it…but it certainly is a start.
well, if you want to listen to him you can do it this way. Base coat of silver, over the entire kit. Over that black on the edges. Then give the green coat. Make scratches and dings with light swipes of very high grade sand paper. for darkening of edges just before the paint is fully dry, give it alittle rub on edges and such so it wears off and shows the black underneath (or just dont spray as thick there)
for the mud, just spray from far away on a fire spray with the mud color to get it blotchy and splattered, layer it with diffrent colors.
there is all of that
OR
Say screw it, do it your way, and if he doesnt like it, oh well
little bit of funny. he sends you a tamiya kit and wants it painted like the trumpeter box art
thanks for taking time to answer [tup]…i’ll see what i can do at this late stage. But i’ll have pics up when i get to it haha…
