Congratualtion on Citadel Tyler.
I only use acrylic paints (all brush applied) and i have a selection of differing shades of browns made up into thin washes (5-10% paint to water) which i apply to the model to achieve dirt/rust etc, i often add a bit of texture by adding some bi-carb (sodium bicarbonate / baking soda) this can look like rust if you use "reddy browns" and a black wash, or can look like mud if you use lighter and darker browns combined.
To pick out details and give a "used" appearence i give the model an all over wash with a thinned flat black, the thinned paint finds all the dents and crevices and looks like ingrained dirt when it dries.
I use different silver colours to add a bit of wear applied with the dry brush technique, and use a fine brush (or an old stipple brush) to give the look of chipping around hatches etc.
If you want a particularly dirty model then you can add "static grass" / sand / soil / moss to the painted areas as you go along, this give a nice build up of dirt as you would find on a real vehicle.
I only use acrylic paints (all brush applied) and i have a selection of differing shades of browns made up into thin washes (5-10% paint to water) which i apply to the model to achieve dirt/rust etc, i often add a bit of texture by adding some bi-carb (sodium bicarbonate / baking soda) this can look like rust if you use "reddy browns" and a black wash, or can look like mud if you use lighter and darker browns combined.
To pick out details and give a "used" appearence i give the model an all over wash with a thinned flat black, the thinned paint finds all the dents and crevices and looks like ingrained dirt when it dries.
I use different silver colours to add a bit of wear applied with the dry brush technique, and use a fine brush (or an old stipple brush) to give the look of chipping around hatches etc.
If you want a particularly dirty model then you can add "static grass" / sand / soil / moss to the painted areas as you go along, this give a nice build up of dirt as you would find on a real vehicle.
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