hi all,

ive been haveing a problem creating a rain wash, I just cant get it right
(ive been only useing cheap paint and water)

any tips and advice would be very helpful

i have noy mastered the technique yet but u can try using mig productions "rainmarks" and pigments there is an article in the back of an SMMI issue but i can not find the issue right now to tell you the # of it but this should help you get started

The rainmarks article is online here

Hey Justin,

The biggest problem i encounter in modeling, is to find a technique that fits your "style'' of painting. What works for me, does not have to work for you.

Annyway, this is what i do,
-First i have a water based paint (i prefer the Tamiya buff color. Vallejo or lifecolor wil also do) and some tap water.
-Then make a mixture of the two (1 paint, 9 drops of water, or 2 drops of paint and 8 drops of water. ).
-Take a small brush ( a no. 0 or smaller) and start by making small lines on the vertical panels of your model. You don't have to do the whole model, but take the eges or small parts ( 0.4 inch or 0.6 inch) in the center. Make small lines up and down, and let them DRY. Especally the dryingprocess is a verry underrated thing here. You don't immediately see progress, becouse the water has not dryed yet. Don' be tempted to do it again, but wait for the result. it will be dry in 30 a 45 minutes.

I currently building a model on the eastern european steel campain. On several photo's you can see my result if you are curious to see the effect.

Good luck with your paint techniques.

Remco

Look here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72KXUV6LzPI

Min 9:00 you can see a rain mark method quite effective

if you are interested to see the whole video tutorial those are the links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1nLgt8YFQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72KXUV6LzPI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9K7HBNEvjk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN_BwPEIJoY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXgG8rVrm1s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83C8-5hecLQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HYt24Dljhg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_roUn3DnG9k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvPLsY45gTw

To see all those interesting video tutorials go here
http://sl-blag.blogspot.com/2007/11/gunpla-tutorial-videos.html

They are in Japenese but very usefull and amazing

Cheers

(Hi Remco )

hey,
i use 2 methods, i hope they will help you.
first i create a wash with titanium white oil color. make sure it's very diluted (as washes should be).
then, i do the following:
for marks that accumulate, i turn the model upside - down, then i take a wide brush, and go with horizontal lines where i want the accumulation. i give it a minute or so to "sit", then very very gently i dab the wash, so it kind of spill vertical on the model (shame I don't have pics for it).
other methods, for marks here and there, is to take a fine round brush, cut it closely to the handle (leave 1-2 mm), dip in the wash and press onto the model.

I hope this helps you

thanks, i will try all of these methods and see which one works the best for me