Going through the magazine, I often come across models done with excellent, soft shading that gives great depth and looks really impressive. I’ve tried to replicate this effect with oils, acrylics or enamels, but it doesn’t come out right. I’ve tried washes over bare paint or over gloss or clear coat.
–To anyone who is having success with this technique, could you tell me how you are achieving that effect? Specifically, which materials you are using and in what order etc.?
PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE if you think this happened with the first try of that guy you are way out. First tries are meant to be failures…
Try this as a place to start…
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html
gozzizul,
First, let me welcome you to the forum! Glad to have you aboard!
Swanny has some good ideas, and some great pics to show how to apply a sludge wash; there are also a lot of good ideas already on this forum. I would encourage you to do a search using “wash” as a keyword. I would also recommend doing a search for “drybrushing”, “pastels”, and “chalks”. Washes by themselves help provide depth, but additional drybrushing helps provide a weathered look that really brings the model “alive”. Pastel chalks help with additional shading, such as exhaust stains, blast effect at the end of gun tubes, and rust on mufflers, tail pipes, and other bare metal exposed surfaces.
Gip Winecoff
Thanks to everyone who replied. The info. is useful and appreciated.
-Manuel Gozzi
HEY, I would also recommend that you check the July 2003 issue of FSM. A guy did a great job on a M1 Abrans for Iraq. You may not be doing that particular model but the article is all about washing and drybrushing and is a great start for the beginning washer/drybrusher. Hope this helps.
Randy
Hope I am not too late:
Please check these links:
http://www.dvsm.org/TonysWeatheringModelswithWashes.htm
http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/other/awpaint/awpaint.htm
Hope these help.