Rick Cooper shares another view of the Winter Techniques DVD from AK interactive.

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Thanks!

I have this in my DVD library, but haven't had a chance to crack it open and watch it yet. Really looking forward to it though

Rick mentions that all sorts of products are presented during the DVD, but how much of the focus is on enamels vs. acrylics? I don't spray enamels, so the more the DVD highlights acrylic techniques the more interesting (to me).

basecoats are all acrylic, but i guess weathering such as oils, and the ak products e.t.c on any buld are gonna be enamel or oil based, but the latter techniques are more brushwork anyway so i guess most of the weathering does not apply to airbrush

Oh, I agree - once you get beyond the base coat and camo you're talking about non-AB work (or at least steps that don't require an AB). But when I'm following a SBS I prefer to start from the same place so that I can gauge how close I've come to my target.

Bill, you want to have your base well-sealed with an acrylic clear coat. Mineral spirits are the base for most MIG-type filters and pre-fab washes, so you shouldn't get nervous about using them. Oils generally make for a better wash or overlay IMO.

My one complaint with these discs is the PAL format: I don't always want to watch on a computer, and don't understand why it's so much effort to get them formatted to NTSC standards.

Bill,
I want to apologize for the inconvenience of the PAL - NTSC issue. The issue is that the master is recorded in a format that makes a simple conversion.....well....not so simple. I will let you know as soon as this has been resolved as we are working on it currently. Soon each title will be available in both formats with subtitles.