could someone tell me how you go about useing and buying pestel chalk sets for weathering?thanks!!!
A.J.[}:)]
You can buy pastel chalks at some hobby shops & most art supply stores. Just be sure you don’t get the oil based. You use them by grinding up some of the chalk using sandpaper & then apply to the model with a brush. Thay must be sealed with a top coat for permanancy.
Regards, Rick
[#ditto] However it should be noted that the pastel dust will only stick to a Matt finish. If you really rub it in, it becomes difficult to remove. This may be a good or bad thing depending on the effect your after.
There’s also a tendency to get a rather blurry effect if you scrub away at it too madly, so take it easy & step back plenty of times to check you’re not overdoing it!
You can also scrape a fresh blade over the sticks to create the powder, and use an empty soda bottle cap as a tub to keep the powder in while you’re using it.
I’ve used a Q-tip to put it on. But try it on a old model first.
Do you just have to put it on the model, or do you need to make a wash?
If so, how do I make such a wash?
Regards,
Jürgen
PS: I’ve already tried it, but with me, it takes a long time to see some effect…
I just bought two packets of pastel chalk that are awesome for military modelers, b/c one is a white-grey-black box and the other is a red-umber-brown box. Any mix of these could create rust, gun blast, etc…many different weathering possibilities. The name of the company is Loew/Cornell. I’m working on a hasegawa 1/48 spitfire IXc now and was focusing on the cockpit this morning. I used one of the dark brown sticks and shaved a pile of powder off with an eleven blade. To create a worn look over the base coat of flat grey on the interior, I wet my brush with some micro-sol in a bottle cap and then dipped the tip in the corner of the powder pile. I then lightly applied this over the paint and it gave a nice worn look. Then I applied the powder without the micro-sol before the original coat was totally dry. That provided some sticking power for the granules of chalk. I think it turned out pretty well. I would post some progress pix but unfortunately my camera is grossly incapable of providing any detail or magnification. I’ve got to fix that. Any suggestions for ways in which you all capture the detail of your work on digital media would be great.
btw - if you want a finer effect, you can use a paintbrush to apply the chalk, which is always applied DRY.
You’re right about it taking some time to build up the effect, BUT it does give you plenty of control over the end result.
Look at the Iraqi MIG-21 I did above. I used pastels for this.
Look closely at the rudder on the stabilizer as well as the flaps. Before I used my pastels, the aircraft was sprayed with future to give is smooth, gloss finish. However, I forgot to spray the rudder and flaps. Those parts became permentaly stained by the pastels.
The point is, from now on, I will be spraying with a gloss coat before using pastels. Live and learn I guess.