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The painting forum is for the discussion of techniques on the painting, decalling and weathering phases of AFV modelling and the tools and materials used.
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 Subject:  Re: What happened to dry brushing?List thread.  
  
 Date:  Jan 23, 2006
 From:  Roy Chow 
Adding onto Glenn's post. I think that with digital photography of our own models, modellers have been able to really look closely at how to better simulate actual 1/1 scale vehicles.

Note the use of dusting (pastels and pigments) and paint wear (although easily overdone).

If you look at period photos or color photos of existing vehicles, you'll see that most exposed edges are actually DARKER than their counterparts. This is due to dust being rubbed off, hand oils, etc. Look at any WW2 era photo of an M7 Priest for instance. You see where the crew's handling of the upper edge armor has made it darker. A frosty drybrush onto that surface doesn't mimic the real thing any more.

Even the looking into metal wear: the silver edge on worn parts has given way to a subtle metallic dull brown or dark brown completely. This better mimics the quick oxidation of exposed metal in most cases. Look at construction equipment. You don't see any silvery edges on those (except for maybe tread faces or dozer blades). You see nicked paint -- and dark brown oxidized metal beneath. Again, this is an area that has quickly gained in cachet value due to Mr. Takahishi of Armour Modelling. However it's easily overdone.

Paul Owen has a good article on this site called "Weathering Heresies" Very good observations at a time a few years ago when everyone was still just doing the wash/drybrush formula for finishing.

http://www.track-link.net/articles/13

OVer on missinglynx, Mig Jiminez has four good articles too:
http://www.missing-lynx.com/rareworld.htm

Have a read and judge for yourself. Enjoy.
RC
 
Thread Listing 
  What happened to dry brushing? - Jason Shelby - Jan 23, 2006
. . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 23, 2006
. . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Roy Chow - Jan 23, 2006
. . . . . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Mark Austen - Mar 4, 2006
. . . Shouldn't be "dead" - Kip Rudge - Jan 23, 2006
. . . . . . Agree with Kip... - David Bridges - Jan 23, 2006
. . . . . . Re: Shouldn't be "dead" - mike Tittel - Jan 23, 2006
. . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Mike Green - Jan 23, 2006
. . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Sami Rask - Jan 23, 2006
. . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Howard Freeman - Jan 23, 2006
. . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Bruce Williams - Jan 23, 2006
. . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Austin Lipps - Jan 23, 2006
. . . . . . Neither outdated or dead, just 'abused' - Nemanja Pavlovic - Jan 23, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: Neither outdated or dead, just 'abused' - Jeff Ashfield - Jan 23, 2006
. . . THIS IS WHY I QUIT dry brushing....nuff said! - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 23, 2006
. . . . . . Just out of fashion - Alexey Fominykh - Jan 23, 2006
. . . . . . Lots of dry brushing in that one - Jari Lievonen - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: Lots of dry brushing in that one - Jason Shelby - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Filters - Jari Lievonen - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . Re: THIS IS WHY I QUIT dry brushing....nuff said! - Mike Tittel - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . . . . No...... The tiger looks Great!....... - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: No...... The tiger looks Great!....... - mike Tittel - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . Just look closely.... - Kip Rudge - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Kip.... - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Shep Paine - David Nickels - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Kip.... - Kip Rudge - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Kip.... - Bruce Williams - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I do judge frequently - Kip Rudge - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: I do judge frequently - Roy Chow - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judging at contests - Roy Chow - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Kip.... - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 24, 2006
. . . . . . Re: THIS IS WHY I QUIT dry brushing....nuff said! - Mike Land - Jan 26, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Mike Land..... - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 26, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn... - Mike Land - Jan 26, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Glenn... - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 26, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn reply #2 - Mike Land - Jan 30, 2006
. . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Mike Siggins - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . I llke all this.... - Glenn Bartolotti - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Erik Forsgren - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: What happened to dry brushing? - Mike Siggins - Jan 26, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . ahhh yes, can't beat that ole school technique - ralph persico - Feb 10, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: ahhh yes, can't beat that ole school technique [IMG] - Erik Forsgren - Feb 11, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: ahhh yes, can't beat that ole school technique - ralph persico - Feb 15, 2006
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