Does anyone have a good site that describes the process of painting filters? I read something on Missing Links that described the general process but I am uncertain of what colors to use in specific situations. Any help would be appreciated!

Hey IDHunter!

To apply a filter you want your paint to be very dilluted, almost like a wash. It kind of depends on how you want to use your filter what color you want it to be. To smooth the transitions from shadows to highlights you want to use the base color you used. For other effects such as toning down a part, then use a color thats appropriate, either lighter or darker.

Hope this helps

Idhunter,
what I usually do for filters is to thin them to 98-99%. More info can be seen at http://www.missing-lynx.com/rareworld.
Ciao
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Filters are very thin... as Sccocia said almost 99% thinner in them. We had couple of topics here on filters and they may help: Filters

Anyway, as I've read in MIGs articles and books, the color of filter can be completely different from the base color... it all depends what tone you want to add to your original color. It can be reddish filter on the desert vehicle or very dark color on OD vehicle... it is actually up to you. I've made couple of filters and in my experience they are difficult to control, so be sure to practice on scrap plastic first...

Mario M.

Or try the books By Mig and the one I did the review on
Advanced painting and weathering Techniques.
Tells all about the filter stuff! (++) (++)

Doing a filter is actually simple. Mix in a wash-like solution (what colors they are the above posts just mentioned it :-) :-) ). Apply then in a FLAT finish. For best results, use TAMIYA acrylics since when airbrushed, they dry quite rough, almost like a high-grit sandpaper. Apply it over the whole model like a wash & wait to dry. Done!

Since the finish is flat, the "filter" would not go to the recesses & other detail (although they would do but VERY lightly) instead, it will dry on the surfaces of the model

Thanks a lot everyone! This helps a lot!