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| Subject: | Re: Paint chipping help |  |
| Date: | Feb 24, 2004 |
| From: | Rick Cooper | |
Andrew,
No in progress pictures to share, I am at work and away from my photo files at the present, but a few tricks that I can pass on that helped me. Like you I saw the models done by others with the chipped paint and wanted to give it a try. I also ended up with blobs of what clearly looked like paint thrown on, not quite what I was hoping for. My problem was that I was not able to achieve that random, very fine look to my chipping. The solution was posted on the web at one or the other good armor modeling sites (probably here, but I am not certain). Get yourself one of those kitchen sponges that have yellow on one side and the abrasive pad in green on the other. Rip the yellow off and toss it, you only want the green. Here you can take two avenues, both have worked for me. The first, and easiest, is to take a 1 inch square section of the green pad and lightly dip it into your dark metal color, or primer depending on how deep you wanted your chip to be (looks best if you add a few that are only primer deep, and a few that dig into the paint only slightly). Blot the paint out of the green pad just as if you were going to dry brush with it (this may take a practice shot or two before you get the hang of how little paint you need on the pad), then lightly hit the pad where you want the chips to be on your vehicle.
The other way to achieve the desired effect is to use some Artists latex mask material, I use Grumbachers only because that is what I use for watercolor painting as well but I would guess that any would work. Paint the vehicle in its base metal or primer, whichever you desire. Blot a bit of the mask on just as above and allow to dry. After it is dry you can paint your vehicle with its final color. After it drys remove the masking material, I use a toothpick and a pencil eraser, and it will allow the metal or primer coat to show through in small, extremely random, chips.
Like all techniques these will work best with a little practice and a few test shots before you start blotting on a masterpiece. Hope this helps.
Rick Cooper |
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