Wow…sweet StuG! Can’t wait to see your figs! [:D]
I really need to explore different drybrushing techniques…like how yours came out, but don’t think I’m doing it the same way. Any chance you can expand on how you do it? For instance, what colors you use? Where it’s applied? These seem like total n00b questions, but I can’t get my technique to work the same ways you do! [tup]
dupes,
Sorry for the late reply.
I never seem to do any two models the same way, but the process runs generaly along the same line.
2)Prime the model with the apropreate color primer, for German armor, oxide red, about two coats.
3)Add your paint scheme and let dry about 2 days.
4)With an airbrush, apply a wash of burnt umber oil paint and turpanoid (not mineral spirits, this stuf can attack some plastis and make it britle!), work it around with a brush for a while.
Before the wash dries add a pin wash of mars black and turpanoid (a little stronger than the burnt umber wash), if the model is so dry that you start getting rings around the pin washes, spray on a light misting of straight turpanoid. Let model dry overnight.
Next day lightly blend the washes with a wide very soft brush.
Using a scribe or an exacto knife, carefully scratch the paint. Don’t over do it, you can very the scratches from light (just through the washes to revile the true paint color) to deep (right through the paint and the primer).
After done scratching, take water color pencils and add in dark grey for exposed steel in deep scratches and brown and orange for rust streaks. Blend with a dampened brush.
top coat with Testors Dullcoat shot from an airbrush.
when dry drybrush lightly with a lightened color of the base camo color mixed up in artist oils.
Blend with wide soft brush.
finish the model with pastel chalk and add very light polished worn steel with silver colored pencil.
I hope this helps!
I will be adding pics with the figures some time this weekend.
I have an M-12 and an SU-100 on the bench now.
Perhaps I could post a step-by-step, as I paint one of them…
Tom
I like the effect I saw on this one… A step-by-step of your painting style would be very welcomed!
Yes! Sure does help! [:D]
I second the vote for a WIP next time you’re painting/weathering something. [tup]
WOW love your stug. I just found your thread and I love it. Like said before building inspired from a picture and trying to build like to it is cool. I too am building to a picture, I just hope it turns out in the same quality as yours.
One thing though. You might want to add some shinny steel spots to your drive sprocket, unless I am not seeing it clearly. Also I have used mineral spirits on my builds and not have had any problems like you described. I use gunze sangyo arcylics followed by oil washes with turpentine lastly pin washes with mineral spirits. That has yielded me to have layers and not blend it together into one big wash. Also I use mineral spirits to blend my pigments and give fantastic results. (See my Ferdinand build just completed)
But like all of us, we are different and each has their own techniques.
Keep up the great builds and I wish I had at least half of your stash. Maybe my wife dosn’t, but I do.