Wash Colour ?????

[takeslousyphotos]

Hi All,


I need some help here ............ I'm looking to put a wash over Dark Grey ........ So should I use a Brown (Ochre) or maybe a Dark Blue ?????


Peter

[Guest]

If is a plane, the major part of the modelers (almost the ones I know ) use a blue.


If you are doing a soil or similar the best option is the brown one.

[takeslousyphotos]

Hi Polux thanks ....... Yes it is for my Viper. I did think of blue but I wasn't sure.


Peter

[Guest]

Always find the best thing to do Peter is to experiment. A lot I find depends on the base colour and also the size of the piece.


I have an A4 plastic card and at the start of each model I lay down a large area of the major colours I am using. Large areas give a good area to go at. Then I experiment over those base colours to hopefully achieve my dream.


Laurie

[takeslousyphotos]

Always find the best thing to do Peter is to experiment. A lot I find depends on the base colour and also the size of the piece.
I have an A4 plastic card and at the start of each model I lay down a large area of the major colours I am using. Large areas give a good area to go at. Then I experiment over those base colours to hopefully achieve my dream.


Laurie

Thanks Laurie ........... I'll give that a go. What I'm wondering is the effect I'll get with the wash running along and into joints and angles ......... I have some scraps of plasticard so I think I'll glue them up, spray them then experiment whith them.


Peter

[Guest]

the wash running along and into joints and angles

On my test board Peter I have run in some anel joints as well. Just then give near to a full effect.


Laurie

[Guest]

Correction.


On the reply above read


"Panel" for "anel". ops:o_O


Laurie

[Guest]

I have cut some test pieces for painting but a dedicated board with panel lines is a great idea for a beginner like me who may not have thought of it.

[Guest]

Correction.
On the reply above read


"Panel" for "anel". ops:o_O


Laurie

Freudian slip Laurie?

[Guest]

Both! Seriously, a few very thin washes will quickly create a complex and believable colour surface, never done a grey model yet, but if and when I do, I'd look long and hard at the grey, and determine what other hues are present (very few greys are a simple mix of black and white) if you detect a blue or green in there, which is quite likely, then at least one wash wants to be the complement of that colour, which in real terms means brown! But it is amazing to watch colours deepen and develop as you add washes. Painters have been doing this for centuries!

[BarryW]

AKI have a range of panel washes for aircraft depending on the aircraft colour. I am using them on my Tiffy for the first time. They flow well and used on the rocket rails look right.


They look a bit pricy but there is a lot of product and they will go a long way.

http://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/ak-interactive-35ml-paneliner-for-grey-and-blue-camouflage-ak2072.html

[takeslousyphotos]

I have some ochre and some dark blue oils .......... So I think I'm going to do some experimentng with both. I glued up spme random bits of plasticard last night and I have some card which I will glue up and leave some fine panel (and some "anel" ) lines on it ........ I'll spray it all up with the same grey and a clear coat ........ Then splosh on some washes and see what i get....


Thanks All for your input on this.......