Post by mrmike on Mar 7, 2019 17:30:00 GMT -5
I was asked last year by Al if I would do a tutorial on weathering since he saw my completed '68 VW Beetle. I said yes inspite of the fact that the weathering I did was also my first time doing so. So, here goes...
What you will need is your model or model parts, a bottle of Acryl #4675 Rust, several size brushes, and several paper towels.
What you are about to do is called "dry-brushing" and it is relatively easy to do. Dip your brush into the paint and gather up a good amount on the bristles and then drag the brush on the top edge of the paint bottle and remove a lot of the paint. Using a paper towel, remove even more paint, but leave a little on the brush. Now lightly drag the brush over the part leaving a little bit of the paint on the surface. Try to imagine where the majority of the rust would appear and concentrate the dry brushing in that spot. For something like the engine, concentrate on the bottom of the engine and work your way up so the top of the engine has very little of the rust colored paint, just enough to show that it is weathered.
What you will need is your model or model parts, a bottle of Acryl #4675 Rust, several size brushes, and several paper towels.
What you are about to do is called "dry-brushing" and it is relatively easy to do. Dip your brush into the paint and gather up a good amount on the bristles and then drag the brush on the top edge of the paint bottle and remove a lot of the paint. Using a paper towel, remove even more paint, but leave a little on the brush. Now lightly drag the brush over the part leaving a little bit of the paint on the surface. Try to imagine where the majority of the rust would appear and concentrate the dry brushing in that spot. For something like the engine, concentrate on the bottom of the engine and work your way up so the top of the engine has very little of the rust colored paint, just enough to show that it is weathered.
