Whats best,dry brushing over flat or gloss???

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Hi guys.

I was just wondering what’s best.
Dry brushing over flat or gloss?

I have always dry brushed over flat.
what will happen if I try this on a gloss finish?

Just wondering???

thanks [;)]

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If you dry brush over gloss, the extremely small quantity of paint on your bristles will have nothing to “grab” onto. It will be extremely difficult (IMHO).

Enjoy your modeling…

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[#ditto]

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The best way to dry brush flat over gloss is to get a medium to fine grit paper and sand lightly those areas that you what to dry brush.The sand paper will rough up the paint surface enought to hold the paint that you are dry brushing.Or if you want,go to wal-mart and by some stuff called liqiud sand.Shake well and pour a little on a jar lid and mix your paint that you will use for dry brushing.This will cause the paint to adhear to the surface of a gloss coat.If you can’t find it at wal-mart then go to a paint center,they will have it.In the future you might what to do all your models in flat and buy a gloss lacqour to spray it,that is if you want that gloss finish.Digger

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Well,I was thinking about dry brushing after I laid down the wash.
Then I would spray on the flat coat.

I was just looking at new ways of doing things.

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Everyone has their own way of doing things, but here’s my order of finishing any armor build:

  1. Basecoat(s)
  2. Future (over all)
  3. Decals
  4. Future (just over decals)
  5. Wash
  6. Dull Cote
  7. Dry Brush
  8. Dull Cote (not necessary, but I like it)
  9. Detail Painting (including chips, tools, etc.)
  10. Dull Cote (again, not necessary)
  11. Weathering (with pastels)

I am a die-hard believer in sealing my builds after every step to protect the underlying work. If anything, I’ll usually add steps to this basic outline. For example, if I were going to add a dusting of a dirt color to the lower sections of my build, that would become Step 11, I would add another Dull Cote application for Step 12, then do the Weathering with pastels as Step 13.

Enjoy your modeling…

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I tend to get to get too many streaks on gloss surfaces; matt surfaces seem to give me more control.

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I always dry brush over flat. Works for me, but I always use oils and mineral spirit washes, the flat coat helps seal them and prevents any smearing. My two cents.

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I always thought dry-brushing as a ‘weathering’ technique, and generally I tend to perform it after a wash, later on in the build process. That said, I’d say from my experience, that I would not even try to dry-brush over a gloss coat, as the paint will not have much to adhere to.

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Good advice guys, thanks… I have tried to drybrush over future and was wondering why I get such disasterous results.
Ryan