ecl
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I decided to pick up on of morganthirteen's incredible castings of the SE-14r blaster to display with my RS trooper helmet. Below is the painting progress!
The casting was flawless out of the box, and also had primer already on it! That just simply made my job that much easier The scope is a standard 4x20 easily found on ebay for cheap.
Base paint was simply Black semi gloss Krylon, with a light spray of matte black Krylon to tone down the semi gloss a tiny bit. It was then left to dry for about a day.
For the aging process, I use a combination of artist acrylics and matte medium, which I apply via brush as well as cotton balls (which I use a ton of, but really anything can be used). The matte medium can provide translucency, and can be layered thin, and can also be lightly sanded into (steel wool works well) before it dries completely, for a more diverse surface texture. It's also quite tough when fully dried.
When using cotton balls, mix on the palette first, then dab a cotton ball into the mixture, then lightly, or firmly, depending on the desired effect, to the surface.
I also use artists pastels to create a more aged "dusting" over the surface, as well as creating the illusion of light corrosion on the surface, and along the edges of the sculpt. Applied using cotton balls. I will then use a light misting of matte clear coat to fix it to the surface, although it stays surprisingly well on the surface on its own.
Below are the results so far. I still have to work on aging the scope!
The casting was flawless out of the box, and also had primer already on it! That just simply made my job that much easier The scope is a standard 4x20 easily found on ebay for cheap.
Base paint was simply Black semi gloss Krylon, with a light spray of matte black Krylon to tone down the semi gloss a tiny bit. It was then left to dry for about a day.
For the aging process, I use a combination of artist acrylics and matte medium, which I apply via brush as well as cotton balls (which I use a ton of, but really anything can be used). The matte medium can provide translucency, and can be layered thin, and can also be lightly sanded into (steel wool works well) before it dries completely, for a more diverse surface texture. It's also quite tough when fully dried.
When using cotton balls, mix on the palette first, then dab a cotton ball into the mixture, then lightly, or firmly, depending on the desired effect, to the surface.
I also use artists pastels to create a more aged "dusting" over the surface, as well as creating the illusion of light corrosion on the surface, and along the edges of the sculpt. Applied using cotton balls. I will then use a light misting of matte clear coat to fix it to the surface, although it stays surprisingly well on the surface on its own.
Below are the results so far. I still have to work on aging the scope!
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