i am wonering if anyone could give a few pointers for making mud for my serb dio once it is finished ill post some pics but need to know how all of you make convincing mud that is really wet and sticky

Just what I tried yesterday: Pastel chalk powder with a bit of water produces this kind of results. If you want the mud to be wet, just apply some clear gloss cote over that carefully to make wet spots. It looks also great when you leave part of the mud dried. Clear cote also darkens the pastels underneath, so you don´t have to add any other tone to it.




Toni

thanks for the help

I tend to use thick acrylic paint mixed with Celluclay or Durham water Putty mixed to a thick paste. I then dab and stab at the area I want cover with a hard bristle brush loaded up with this thick mixture - Always thinking about where the mud came from - i.e. off the treads, splashed on going thru a puddle or mud choked road. I also load up the end of an old toothbrush and flick some on to the side and frontal plate, which causes a nice splatter pattern, which is hard to duplicate by a simple dabbing motion. I also heavily dab the area behind the running wheels and transmission box and under the frontal plate and fenders - adding static grass and cut jute or hemp rope piece in if appropriate. Finally I paint, dry brush and then, for wet sticky mud, I paint over with Medium Gel an Acrylic artist medium that goes on white and dries glossy and clear... great depth

Just some thoughts,

John

Here is light mud job on a Tiger