hi there, was wondering about getting a good wood grain effect for rifle butts&stocks using acrylics,preferably ww2 german weapons in 1:35th.I usually paint yellow base then red brown in thin layers,I finish with a coat of ‘Future’ and drybrush a little to soften.,any better techniques?
Sorry, can’t help with the wood grain itself.
To be honest I actually doubt that it would be really visible in that scale.
IMO, too often a modeler tries to reproduce things that would not be visible in scale.
I don’t use acrylics myself but I usually start with a dark base color and then using a fine tip brush I streak on 2 good colors for grain contrast then lightly stroke the wood grain with a fairly stout brush dipped in thinner blotted a little . It softens the grain. I think it does make a difference when doing natural or finished wood parts of military equipment, gives it a more real feeling!!
I have a pretty good solution, just paint it Tamiya Dark Yellow, and use Citadell “Flesh Wash”, and then it look like wood, with the wooden effect.
id say to put down a light brown somewhere around burnt sienna and then drybrush a darker brown over it…cuz i seriously doubt that you would be able to see the yellow of the grain… i only use acryllics! better clean up and u can buy huge bottles for pennies…(not literally)
If you paint with the “Flesh Wash”, you can actually see the yallow grain in the wood. Just remember to paint with dark yellow first [:p]
Regards,
-Kai-