Some weathering techniquesI started a new custom today and wanted to show you some of the weathering techniges which I use on my customs.
1.) sandingWhen you are finished with the painting of your product you can remove some of the paint with a very fine sandpaper.
This is a very easy way to bring a nice weatherd look to your custom.
2.) washWashing refers to diluting paint to an almost water consistency. You basically want it to look and run like dirty water or thinner. With this, you can run it into the panel lines or detail areas of a piece to help bring them out or make weather spots. This is done through several different methods. If you want an overall dirty look, liberally apply the wash all over the model. It will pool in some areas and flow into others. This should give you an overall grungy dirty look.
3.) dry brushingIt can be used lightly to bring out the details of something, or heavily to make something look grungy and dirty. dry brushing is done by loading up the paintbrush with the paint you want to use and then getting rid of most of it. Just wipe the brush on a paper towel until pretty much nothing is coming off of the brush anymore. Then, swipe the brush over the area you want to detail. It should pick out the raised details with the little remaining paint and help them stand out.
When you mix dry brushing and a dark washing you should always use light colours for the dry brushing.
You can find these and some other tips on this awesome site:http://www.starwarsmodels.com/techweath.html
