German Camo Practice

[Alan 45]

This looks good Alan.
Are you using a stippling motion?

Cheers Ralph, Yes I'm using the stippling motion but not a stippling brush , I'm using a round brush with a rounded tip so the bristles don't flare out and keeps the paint more in the centre, believe it or not it's a basic humbrol brush , so now they can actually be useful

[takeslousyphotos]

That is some superb brushwork Alan ........... I'm all for brushes, it's what i grew up with. I did try an airbrush once, but as far as I was concerned it was a lot of Fannying around for not a lot of advantage............ I'm not nearly as good as you (and a lot of others) with a brush, but, as with all things in this hobby. I try to learn a bit as I go along.

[takeslousyphotos]

over the last week I've been practicing how to paint camo on tanks in this case German , I've found a way that looks good although to do it to an acceptable level is going to take a lot of practice but it can be done as the photos will indicate
The best way I've found is to dry brush this is a panzer IV I built some time back and it's turned into a practice piece


This has several different attempts so it's not uniform but I thought I'd so off the best attempt so far and then there's some photos of it in winter camo so it's become an actual build instead of just a lump with different colours on it


Please feel free to offer advice/comments [ATTACH]140356[/ATTACH][ATTACH]140357[/ATTACH]these are shots of the left and right side of the turret I'd like you to concentrate on as you can see the dry brushing has created a sort of blended effect this does need practice it's not how I would present a model but this will come and I think in a month or so I will have a viable effect and in six months it will look like it's been airbrushed


This is the winter camo


[ATTACH]140358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]140359[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]140360[/ATTACH] This is also a practice for a T34 I have planed

............ and that Winter Camo is superbly done.

[Alan 45]

That is some superb brushwork Alan ........... I'm all for brushes, it's what i grew up with. I did try an airbrush once, but as far as I was concerned it was a lot of Fannying around for not a lot of advantage............ I'm not nearly as good as you (and a lot of others) with a brush, but, as with all things in this hobby. I try to learn a bit as I go along.

Cheers Peter I appreciate that


It just takes practice using a brush so keep trying and it all comes together, I'm not the best brush painter by far


When I have got this as far as it can go I'll post a step by step tutorial , its the one downside with brush painting , no mater how much information you put in a tutorial it still takes a lot of practice to get right

[Alan 45]

Now I'm cooking


Just a little tidy up in some places and I think I'm done to do a presentable model

[Guest]

Looks good to me Alan.

[Alan 45]

Cheers Ralph I know what method to use now so just a little bit more practice and I'll be ready to try it on a proper build

[monica]

looks good Alan I do like that patten,well done,

[BBdave]

I tend to use both methods the main colour is sprayed weathering brushed but I'm having a go at all brushed at the moment so fingers crossed. I have a ju52 I want to do in winter camo but I'm way off attempting that. But seeing other folks trying techniques inspires me.


The only spray technique I would love to learn is painting thin lines and mottling but I just get runs and spits.


Dave

[Guest]

Although it would take a lot of practice and skill, you cannot say that mottles and faded camo can't be done with a brush, the painting below proves it! However, an airbrush does simplify the process somewhat?






Also worth remembering that tha artist responsible for tha above image was crap with Photo etch!

[Guest]

I tend to use both methods the main colour is sprayed weathering brushed but I'm having a go at all brushed at the moment so fingers crossed. I have a ju52 I want to do in winter camo but I'm way off attempting that. But seeing other folks trying techniques inspires me.
The only spray technique I would love to learn is painting thin lines and mottling but I just get runs and spits.


Dave

From what I've read on various forums Dave, mottling is tough to get right using Vallejo paints (I'm assuming that these are your weapon of choice).


Using enamels is far easier for fine work, so even though you might not prefer to use them it could be worth having some just for that.

[Guest]

Although it would take a lot of practice and skill, you cannot say that mottles and faded camo can't be done with a brush, the painting below proves it! However, an airbrush does simplify the process somewhat?
[ATTACH]144116[/ATTACH]


Also worth remembering that tha artist responsible for tha above image was crap with Photo etch!

But what does the surface of that painting feel like - smooth enough to work in modelling scales?

[BBdave]

From what I've read on various forums Dave, mottling is tough to get right using Vallejo paints (I'm assuming that these are your weapon of choice).
Using enamels is far easier for fine work, so even though you might not prefer to use them it could be worth having some just for that.

I haven't tried spraying enamels I might have a go in the warmer weather when I can open the windows.


Dave

[Guest]

But what does the surface of that painting feel like - smooth enough to work in modelling scales?

Can't speak for that particular painting, as I just grabbed it off the web for an example, but I can tell you I have encountered photo-realist painters, old and new, where the surface is extremely smooth, as the effect is built up from really fine layers - again, little more than dirty turps! True, they take months to paint, but I'm just sayin' like!

[Guest]

Can't speak for that particular painting, as I just grabbed it off the web for an example, but I can tell you I have encountered photo-realist painters, old and new, where the surface is extremely smooth, as the effect is built up from really fine layers - again, little more than dirty turps! True, they take months to paint, but I'm just sayin' like!

That would suit me then - it takes me months to do a model! :P