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Suggestions for getting certain paint effects.

Hi, all.

Could I get some folks to go to

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select the "Model Kits" link at the left, select "Miscellaneous Models" from the list, and have a look at the color images of the first model advertised, the "Roger Young".

There is a mottled effect to the color which certainly adds to the look

- but I'm not sure how those effects are achieved - there looks to be a mix of greens and browns, which suggests both sheer size, and age.

Would that have been done with an airbrush?

Reason I ask is I'm considering purchasing this model, and want to make sure that these kind of techniques are not outside my skillset, assuming a bit of practice.

Thanks!!

Reply to
BD
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I believe it is a mixture of airbrushing on a basic color or colors, then enhancing the effect with washes.

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bluumule

enhancing the effect with washes.

I'll have to research the technique. I've tried similar effects before, but it's always amounted to 'put a small bit of paint on and try to smear it with the brush' - but it always looks very streaky. I guess it's the 'washes' that I'd have to research.

Thanks!

Reply to
BD

enhancing the effect with washes.

Or...try using oils...where such subtle blending is much easier.

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Greg Heilers

Or...try using oils...where such subtle blending is much easier.

Wow - never heard of doing that - but I guess it makes sense; I imagine that the oil which floats to the top of a paint jar would be the stuff

- but can that oil be bought on its own in a standard hobby shop?

Thanks!

Reply to
BD

No. It is the oil paints you buy at a craft store like artists use to paint...paintings. It usually comes in small tubes. It can vary in price depending on the brand and the quality of the oil paint itself. I usually purchase the middle of the road priced stuff, watch out for the stuff made in China...it can have adverse effects with time.

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bluumule

Uhhh...no. "Oil" as in artists' oil paints...brands such a Winsor Newton or Grumbacher. They can be found at any art supply store, or craft stores such as Michael's and Hobby Lobby. Thin with standard, cheap, mineral spirits. Though, apply them full-strength, as they come from the tube. A little goes a *long* way. Place the "dot", and then blend it out using a completely dry brush (absolutely no trace of any thinner). Buy five or six colors, and mix whatever color(s) you need.

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Greg Heilers

I think Greg was suggesting oil paints that you can buy at an artists' supply store. They usually come in tubes like toothpaste.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

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Mad Modeller

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