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| Subject: | Pastel effect with paints! Possible, I dare say |  |
| Date: | Apr 17, 2004 |
| From: | Jussi Vehosalmi | |
Ok, I've read about an x number of texts on pastels, namely the powders, and learned that they're difficult to handle after applying, since the powders would wear off when touched and can't be varnished. So I created a recipe for a simple wash to imitate the effect powders have. Just take a drop of acrylic paint (Vallejo seems to give the best effect, tamiya works too) - start with a _little_ drop in a container - a glass airbrush paint container is a good example, and rince it with a lot of water so that it produces a color and appearance of muddy water. It is important to use only a drop of paint, so you won't just end up with well-thinned paint. The idea is to make the stuff that lies in pools and trenches after a rain, and when gotten on a vehicle dries to become yellowish or brownish gray dust. Best colors to use seem to be browns, sands, greys and olive drab, depending on the terrain the vehicle has crossed. The stuff also imitates regular dust well! It gives a vehicle a matt, worn look, and works extremely well on multicolor camos.
If you want thicker mud, use more paint, and vice versa. If you need to remove it, just use water and a cotton swab, and gently wash it off.
I don't know if you can make any sense out of this, since I've got quite a good fever coming, and probably you've done this already, but let me know if you think its worth trying or if it worked. I'd put photos, but don't have any available at the moment. Seems to work well. |
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