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 Subject:  [Chapter] Chapter 18 - Dry BrushingList thread.  
  
 Date:  Sep 3, 2005
 From:  James Wechsler 
Chapter 18 - Dry Brushing

With the camouflage complete, it was time to do some dry brushing. I didn’t see much point in dry brushing the sand colored areas since there are not many colors much lighter than the sand. I did dry brush the green areas with a medium tan color.

I used a wide, flat brush and made sure to drag it over all of the surface. Doing this has the effect of brushing the flat parts of the model as well as the raised areas. I know it sounds a little odd but the result is to give the paint a bit of a worn out look. For this model, I especially wanted to get the green to ‘wash’ into the sand. The photos I’ve seen show that the tanks in North Africa got pretty dusty. I don’t want to cover my model in dust since that tends to wipe out much of the contrast. Instead, I used this technique to simulate the dust build up which is most visible on the darker, green areas. Later, I will follow this up with some local dusting to complete the effect.

Although I didn’t use traditional dry brushing on the sand areas of the model, I decided to try out a new technique (at least for me) to simulate wear and tear. Since most of the wear and tear on the Shermans in the desert was from the gritty sand and people walking on the vehicle, I got to thinking that I might be able to actually dry brush this effect.

I used Testors Model Master Burnt Umber and a very dry brush. I stroked it lightly over the raised areas where boots would likely rub the sand against the paint. I focused heavily on the areas around the hatches, the fuel caps, and the flat top surfaces of the hull and turret. Trust me when I say, ‘less is more’. I made it a point to have a very subtle amount of this since I was quite concerned that I’d end up with far too much wear.

I was pleased with the results and found the process to be pretty simple and easy to control.

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Thread Listing 
  [BLOG] Sherman III Early in North Africa - James Wechsler - Aug 13, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - James Wechsler - Aug 13, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - M Wawrow - Aug 14, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - Martin Dogger - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - Jim Wechsler - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 1 - What items am I going to use? - Billy Bishop - Aug 17, 2005
. . . Re: References and markings - Paul A. Owen - Aug 14, 2005
. . . . . . Re: References and markings - Jim Wechsler - Aug 14, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Paul A. Owen - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Martin Dogger - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Kurt Laughlin - Aug 15, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: References and markings - Paul Roberts - Oct 19, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 2 - Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 15, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Upper Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 16, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Upper Hull - Andrew Herbert - Aug 17, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 3 - The Upper Hull - Jim Wechsler - Aug 17, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 4 - The Front Fenders - James Wechsler - Aug 18, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 5 - The Sand Skirts - James Wechsler - Aug 19, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 6 - Painting the Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 20, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 7 - Weathering the Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Aug 20, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 8 - Those Pesky Front Fenders – Part Deux - James Wechsler - Aug 22, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 9 - The Suspension - James Wechsler - Aug 23, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 10 - Front Hull Details - James Wechsler - Aug 26, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 11 - Rear Hull Details - James Wechsler - Aug 26, 2005
. . . . . . a couple of suggestions..... - Chris SMith jr - Aug 29, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: a couple of suggestions..... - Jim Wechsler - Sep 1, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: a couple of suggestions..... - Chris SMith jr - Sep 1, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 12 - The Pioneer Tools - James Wechsler - Aug 28, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 13 - The Turret - James Wechsler - Aug 29, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 14 - Painting - Part 1 - James Wechsler - Aug 30, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 15 - Painting - Part 2 - James Wechsler - Aug 30, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 16 - Painting - Part 3 - James Wechsler - Sep 1, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 17 - Painting - Part 4 - James Wechsler - Sep 2, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 18 - Dry Brushing - James Wechsler - Sep 3, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 18 - Dry Brushing - Aaron Cole - Sep 3, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: Dry Transfers - Paul A. Owen - Sep 4, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Dry Transfers - Aaron Cole - Sep 4, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 19 - Dry Transfers - James Wechsler - Sep 3, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 20 - Detail Painting - James Wechsler - Sep 5, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 21 - Weathering - James Wechsler - Sep 7, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 22 - Just the Tracks Maam - James Wechsler - Sep 8, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 23 - Please Maam, Just the Tracks - James Wechsler - Sep 9, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 24 - Stow it - James Wechsler - Sep 10, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 25 - The Crew - James Wechsler - Sep 10, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - James Wechsler - Sep 11, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Andrew Herbert - Sep 12, 2005
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Paul A. Owen - Sep 12, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Andrew Herbert - Sep 13, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Jim Wechsler - Sep 13, 2005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 26 - All Together Now - Jim Wechsler - Sep 13, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 27 - Well, isnt that special - James Wechsler - Sep 13, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 28 - The Base - Part 1 - James Wechsler - Sep 19, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 29 -The Base - Part 2 - James Wechsler - Sep 21, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 30 - Final Assembly - James Wechsler - Sep 23, 2005
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Chapter 30 - Final Assembly - henryk gorkiewicz - Sep 24, 2005
. . . . . . Awesome! - R.C. Hill - Sep 24, 2005
. . . [Chapter] Chapter 31 - Perspective - James Wechsler - Sep 25, 2005
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