I’ve come across the use of this technique in a couple of mag articles but the author has not explained how it is done or what materials are used. I gather its main aim is to help blend camo in with the base colour. It seems to be similar to a wash but is applied over the whole vehicle, but am not fully sure.
If anyone can fully explain its use and application it would be much appreciated
Thanks
Jamie
A filter is a color “lens” that goes over a camera lens to alter the light usually the color. Some filters are “pink” to correct for flourescent lights and some are blue to correct for indoor incandescent lights.
A filter for painting has the same effect. Applied it is like a wash, basically very thin paint. It is applied such that the base coat shows through but the filter alters the color and blends in the base coat where there are different contrasting colors underneath to provide a smooth transition.
It’s kinda hard to explain, but picture having colored transparent cellophane and putting it over things you want to view. That acts like a filter and think about paint being applied to have this effect. The paint must be very thin so it doesn’t cover the color underneath it.
OK Thanks for that hungfar.
It seems like something I’ll have to experiment with. Blending the colours in a camo pattern makes for a better effect in my opinion, so its a technique worth following up.
I guess my only concern would be wether the thinned paint would leave brush marks as its to be applied overe larger areas as opposed to crevices and such as with a wash.
Any thoughts?