Star Wars Bandai Kit Paint work!

blakeh1 · May 17, 2017

Awesome work on the AT-AT

DARTH SABER · May 17, 2017

sithman66 said:
one more question, is it better to apply pastels to a gloss or matte surface?

I would say gloss since it makes for a smooth texture for the pastels.

However there have been times where I want a grittier distress and I use matte.

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sithman66 · May 17, 2017

cool I can try it on my snowspeeder right now before dullcoat!

thank you

ecl · May 17, 2017

DARTH SABER said:
Just a suggestion- i use pastels for weathering as well, and I used to use those standard fat Q tips which tend to get big and fuzzy after a while and makes it very hard for fine detailed streaks.
I suggest picking up a super fine tip brush from the art store.
Make sure the tip is extremely short.
The longer the tip the harder it will be to maintain tension for laying down pastels.

I have about 8 different brushes for weathering.
Some are soft tipped for laying on really soft subtle streaks, some are harder tipped for laying down darker streaks.
Different shape tips also help as well.

If you want to get really dark pinpoint blast marks, then pickup the small modeling Qtips.
They are extremely dense and dont get fuzzy.
Just dip the tip onto the pastel dust then press the tip onto the model, turn the q-tip a few times (like youre trying to drill into the model) then pull away in the direction you want the streak.

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Wow cool! I didn't know they had small modeling Q-tips, will have to check that out. The regular ones do indeed get fuzzy and fall apart really fast. I've been pulling some of them apart to make the tips smaller, which has worked out, but not the most efficient way to make the very small marks. The brushes work out pretty well though.

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