bash at modulation

[SteveH]

Hi Bob

I found the book I was thinking about, which gives a 2 photo explanation, from Adam Wilder's painting and finishing book II, excellent by the way

The pictures are for reference only and are better than a 1,000 words LOL

Extreme modulation


Extreme weathering


As it has already been said by Steve J and others, create your own style, whatever you are happy with.
It's the fun part of the hobby.

Steve H

[rtfoe]

Hi Bob

I found the book I was thinking about, which gives a 2 photo explanation, from Adam Wilder's painting and finishing book II, excellent by the way

The pictures are for reference only and are better than a 1,000 words LOL

Extreme modulation
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Extreme weathering
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As it has already been said by Steve J and others, create your own style, whatever you are happy with.
It's the fun part of the hobby.

Steve H

Yup, that's it Steve H. The extreme modulation can be quite wierd if left untreated with tints, filters and weathering. Works best on large flat surfaces with monotone paint schemes. I still suck at it with this amtrack I did...



Still too subtle.

Cheers,
Richard

[BattleshipBob]

Good god chaps i need to go back to school but seeing and learning a lot!

Pleased i seem to be on the right track but a few more miles to go lol

Will give proper modulation a bash but seems to be a lot of paint mixing lol

Thanks all for the up front opinions, exactly what i wanted:thumb2:

[BattleshipBob]

Steve / Richard

Would the many different darker panels be on panels more in the shade and the varoius lighter ones more in sunlight!!!

[Steve Jones]

Absolutely. Best way to do it is set up a lamp next to your model and see how the light creates areas of shadow and light

[Allen Dewire]

Morn Bob,

You just keep going Buddy as you are doing one heck of a job!!! Slam that puppy into 5th gear, give gas and go for it man!!!

Me and my Pastel sticks are creeping along just fine…...

Prost
Allen

[boatman]

WELL Bob I don't know about all this modulation in fact this is the first I ever heard of it but what you have done looks ok to me
chris

[SteveH]

Morning Bob

Having a Pz I track break.

The light effect is loosely based partially on Zenith light which is, if the light is at 12 o'clock, how the shadows fall, lightest at the top darkest at the bottom, not necessarily light in the centre then getting darker to the edge.

Hope that makes sense?

Next ,

If you used the track guards to split a vehicle in 1/2, lower and upper, the modulation on the lower 1/2 goes the opposite way, as it lightest at the hub caps and darkest under the track guards by the body of the tank.

Next

As each flat surface is broken, by a plate at a different angle, the edge can be light on the top edge of th lower plate edge and darker on the other lower edge of the upper edge, usually running vertically, but its more about focusing on the break between plates.

This older DVD does a good job showing you about modulation in a simple way, it might even be on You Tube?

Vallejo AFV painting techniques

As both of my current projects will be a single block colour, Panzer Grey, I'll do one with extreme modulation and one with extreme weathering just for practise and experimentation and the best reason

FUN LOL

Hope its getting a little less like ""as clear as mud""!

Steve H

[BattleshipBob]

Absolutely. Best way to do it is set up a lamp next to your model and see how the light creates areas of shadow and light

Why did i not think of that Steve, Do'h

[BattleshipBob]

Morning Bob

Having a Pz I track break.

The light effect is loosely based partially on Zenith light which is, if the light is at 12 o'clock, how the shadows fall, lightest at the top darkest at the bottom, not necessarily light in the centre then getting darker to the edge.

Hope that makes sense?

Next ,

If you used the track guards to split a vehicle in 1/2, lower and upper, the modulation on the lower 1/2 goes the opposite way, as it lightest at the hub caps and darkest under the track guards by the body of the tank.

Next

As each flat surface is broken, by a plate at a different angle, the edge can be light on the top edge of th lower plate edge and darker on the other lower edge of the upper edge, usually running vertically, but its more about focusing on the break between plates.

This older DVD does a good job showing you about modulation in a simple way, it might even be on You Tube?

Vallejo AFV painting techniques

As both of my current projects will be a single block colour, Panzer Grey, I'll do one with extreme modulation and one with extreme weathering just for practise and experimentation and the best reason

FUN LOL

Hope its getting a little less like ""as clear as mud""!

Steve H

Excellent Steve very well explained. Many thanks

It may come as a surpruse but I have 4 Stugs, 1 in primer so will try the method of adding before the top coat and 3 in panzer grey, it can only go wrong lol