Cheap Weathering.

[tg678]

I starting my dutch odst and does anyone know a cheap but effective weathering method?

 

[stick83]

black spray paint and a headband from dollerama. spray away soit doesnt drip but enough so its wet. the wipe it (not in circular motions) til it leaves streaks. 2 or 3 streaks in diff directions usually works best.

 

[Underdogg13]

Search bar, a 405th members very best friend.

 

[Tandhem]

pretty much all weathering techniques are cheap. look at adams youtube chest armor weathering, or just do a coat of silver paint- apply vaseline mix with dirt to the corner atop the silver paint. next spray on the black paint. once the black is dry the dirt/ vaseline can be washed off revealing the silver thus looking weathered.

 

[tg678]

Thanks guys. Underdogg especially. I think ill go with Tandhem's provided method. Sounds cool.

 

[Tandhem]

yes sir. it work well. but also just spraying silver spray paint onto a wide paint brush and lightly brushing edges really really makes armor look legit and it is very cheap.

 

[Liq]

I've gotten several compliments on my paintwork in my WIP thread and its very simple yet looks good. Its kind of a slightly modified Adam method...



I go with doing primer/basecoat then shortly after it dries I hit a couple areas with ultra flat brown spray, in some areas I just light mist it and in some I leave a tad heavier. I let the whole piece sit for a day or so to cure pretty good. I then take black automotive primer, hit the edges with a pretty heavy coat then wipe it with a sock thats been dampened in mineral spirits. In some areas I go almost completely clean to the basecoat with it, but with this part you can play with it some. After I finish the black I spray the metallic silver spray paint on a cheap brush and kind of go sideways along some of the edges. I like using newer brushes for this part as they are easier to control. When I'm done with color I hit the whole piece with 1 or 2 coats of flat clearcoat and wet sand it with 2k grit paper.



heres a sample...

 

[Rorschach semaj]

Sandpaper, comrade.



What I'm doing is applying multiple coats of paint, a silver-chrome-ish underneath a black coat, so I just use like 200 grit sandpaper and sand down the areas I want just enough to expose the undercoat of paint.

 

[halodude164]

mustard!!! it works. go to the elite showcase and look at thorsolli's wip, pg 14. he tells you how. that's my favorite method

 

[jawshwaa]

when i did my first weathering job on my helmet , i used acrylic paints instead of spray paint.just so if i messed up i could wipe it off and try agian. i used a sponge and a fan brush ,

not bad for a ghetto job , i f i can do this my first try , than im sure you can do just as good a job

 

[mr happy]

you should probably listen to the more experienced members but I spray the piece with silver and let it dry for a while and then paint it black. when the paint is still dry you can use your fingers to scratch it.