Hi all...I've tried to do something with HS method...well,not a great result but as first try I think I can say it's constructive,I've learned times about colours,hs,type of brush...I must admitt that it's funny!!
Have you some "first try" of this method??!!let me know and write what do you think about mine!!
Regards
Ciro Riccio

Very Nice, looks very convincing. The way the black saturates the hatches and other ports is excellent.

May i ask...was the blue rag applied before or after the fire ??

Either way, its a very nice piece. Great Job

Damian

what is the "HS method" could u enlighten me?

HS means HairSpray. The basic idea of this technique is to spray a colour that you want to see chipped, like a rusty colour or the basic camo when going to whitewash the vehicle. After that you spray hairspray on your model. The less hairspray you spray the finer the chipping will be. When this is totally dry you can add the top layer, which must be a acryllic coat. On a rusty vehicle this will be the camouflage and for example on a whitewashed vehicle this will be the whitewash. After letting it drying, you take a stiff brush or a toothbrush, toothpick etc. When making the surface whet, the paint has some trouble sticking to your model and you can brush some of the paint off. When doing this, you can recreate a very realistic chipped effect.

@ Ciro:

Great work! Did you used the technique twice? At least it looks good, especially the faded rust chipping or what is it called like?

I got the same question about Erik. Was the tarp added before or afer the burning? If before, it would completely burn away. If after, it looks fine. A little bit of weathering and it looks great, as the rust would also come on the tarp.

Lars