WIP Arnhem

[Richie]

This is not a vignette I would like to make or own, it is a bit "macabre" for me, but I must admit that you are doing very well and your work is very good. Congratulations.

Hi Bran,
Thank you, I appreciate it's not everyone's cup of tea but an unfortunate part of conflicts. I have quite a few books on Arnhem and a few of my latest projects have come from Arnhem Then and Now. Personally I feel it's important to reflect some of these photo's everything not's always brasso and parade ground soldiers.
cheers
Richie

 

[Richie]

No comments on the airbrushing from me (it's always a bit of a journey into the unknown), but the figures look great. Very good work on the poses.

Hi Nigel,
Thank you mate, the figures were a bit of a job too, glad you like them. The airbrushing just needs more practise, the more you use it the easier it gets. I have always liked creating scenes over painting them, that's why my painting always lags behind.
cheers
Richie

 

[Richie]

I'v done a quick attempt, but my computer keeps throwing up error messages when I try to edit the image in more detail..

1. This is what I meant with the 'mask' comment. The edges are to stark for a 'soft edge' camo, and the Dunkel Gelb to clean. If that makes sense?

2. The 'stippling' or spatter effect can be a few issues, as Simon mentioned, it can be to high a pressure, usually combined with too thick paint. It can also be paint drying at the tip of the needle.
You need to practice on a piece of card, or an old model. As you are doing camouflage on a 1/35 vehicle, you don't want to high a pressure, typically try 10 PSI, and keep thining the paint untill you get a smooth flow. You need very thin paint, and multiple, very thin layers, to build up the coverage. If you get 'spiderlegs' (sguigly lines running from the centre of the spot you are painting), you paint is to thin.
I tend to spary at 15psi, with my paint thinned about 2 to 3 parts thinner to paint. Sometimes even thinner, depending on how much coverage and transparency is needed.

What paints are you using, and what thinnirs?
What airbrush are you using?

Hi Henk,
I know where you are coming from, I tried to be clever and it fell short. Serves me right for trying to cut corners. I use a Paasche airbrush, paints are Vallejo, AK ect and I use AK and Vallejo thinners. Will double check the PSI, I cannot remember the last time I used it, may have been for groundwork.
cheers
Richie

 

[Henk]

Cutting corners can sometimes get amazingly decent results Richie. One reason I like painting armour, and doing dioramas (well, I've not done it for far to long, but that will change when I get into my new model space in a few weeks..), is that you can muck about with the weathering. Plenty of established techniques were developed 'by accident' lol.
I have no experience of the Paashe brushes (I have Iwata and H&S) but i understand that they are good reliable brushes. Play around with the pressure and thinning until you find that sweet spot. I'm always wary of people saying 'thin x to X ratio', or 'you must spray at x psi', because it all depends on your location, humidity, paint etc.. try and try again.
Have fun