Greetings. This is a question for those who practice the “chips by paint brush” technique. I’m interested in what you have found as the ideal paint brush. I have the proper paint I think (Vallejo German Camo Black), and the myriad of YouTube videos showing the technique. But I need the size of the brush and brand, and a confirmation that it is pointed. If you include the source, maybe I can view it myself on their web page. Again, this is painting chips by paint brush, on edges of armor to show wear from impact. Thank you for your help.
I sometimes use the tip of a sharp toothpick. I use those double ended round picks with the sharp ends. I shake a bottle of silver or aluminum paint, take the cap off and lay it down upside down on bench. Just enough paint sticks in top liner to put just the right amount of paint on pick. Much easier than trying to dip pick into bottle just the right depth.
For chipping effect I use different methods, Hairspray, salt, rubber cement, soft foam or sponge, Prismacolor pencils and brushes ranging from 18/0 and moving up in size depending on the effect. Brands to me don’t matter as I get them at HL with a 40% coupon but of good quality. The cheapy ones usually don’t work out too well.
I use brush chipping as my go to method, I’ve found that its less messy and that it works great. I’ve spelled it out in the Armor Forum, but here goes:
1-Paint a dark base paint or primer, let dry
2-Brush on AK Heavy Chipping with any type of brush to the area(s) you want chipping to occur, if you
don’t want to chip that spot later, no harm. Let dry overnight
3-Spray on your top coat and let dry.
4-Take a round brush and trim it down to about an 1/8 of an inch
5-Use clean water and start using this brush to add water to the area and keep rubbing. Theres some
variables here but at some point the top coat of paint will start wearing away showing the base coat to the areas you want the effect.
And thats it
Heres one that I used it on.
Terry
Buy a Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky brush. I personally prefer Prismacolor pencils for chipping.
Can you get Kolinsky hair brushes anymore? Seems they are all out of stock with no replacement date at all the major online art retail shops.
I see Series 7 Kolinsky brushes on Amazon.
Gotcha thanks.
I have found your advice helpful on a few things.I put “Series 7 Kolinsky Brush” into Amazon and it returnd various different sizes.Which one were you talking about ?
thanks Anthony