AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
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Colour Mod With White
bizzychicken
Wales, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 01:40 AM UTC
I know this might sound a little dull . How to you do Colour Modulations on White I know maybe adding grey to the white? But What do you colour Mod experts think? Cheers Geraint
pseudorealityx
Georgia, United States
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 02:35 AM UTC
For white add bits of grays, blues, or browns, depending on your goal for a finished product.
When I recently did my Vision Models Aerosan, I sprayed it Tamiya flat white, and them came back with Vajello off-white, and then a number of mixed up batches of titanium white oil paint mixed with bits of browns and blues to give some variation.
When I recently did my Vision Models Aerosan, I sprayed it Tamiya flat white, and them came back with Vajello off-white, and then a number of mixed up batches of titanium white oil paint mixed with bits of browns and blues to give some variation.
collin26
Connecticut, United States
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 04:25 PM UTC
I would say Jesse has a real solid approach to this. Work from either an off-white to artic white for an earthy dirty look OR from a dusty grey to artic white for a different look in different areas of the model.
Then, like I think Jesse was getting at, use your oils to create general and area specific filters to alter your base colors to you liking.
If you take a primed piece of evergreen plastic and paint the sheets in a fade from the darkest color to the lightest white that you would like on your model, you can then play with your filters to see how each will change the underlying base shade of white. This will enable you to make a better informed decision regarding what range of colors to use for the base & what to use for filters to mix the 2 stages to get the end base coat that you are envisioning.
Then, like I think Jesse was getting at, use your oils to create general and area specific filters to alter your base colors to you liking.
If you take a primed piece of evergreen plastic and paint the sheets in a fade from the darkest color to the lightest white that you would like on your model, you can then play with your filters to see how each will change the underlying base shade of white. This will enable you to make a better informed decision regarding what range of colors to use for the base & what to use for filters to mix the 2 stages to get the end base coat that you are envisioning.
bizzychicken
Wales, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, March 01, 2012 - 05:58 PM UTC
Thanks both makes sense Geraint