So I bought one of Relicmaker's gorgeous shiny new idols as soon as they were available. After sitting on my shelf for a while with a bunch of dirty beaten up looking stuff, I decided I should weather it to better fit in with its surroundings. I've gotten fairly confident in my weathering abilities for most things so I figured I'd just go for it. First I misted the back with a matte clear just in case I didn't like how it looked. It seemed to look good, that's how Relicmaker does his aged ones, so I misted the rest. I think I used a little too much on the face, but pressed on. First I tried using black and brown shoe polish as I had seen some people recommend that for these, but it just wiped right off and didn't really do anything. So, I went with my normal acrylic paints. That got a little bit into some of the crevices, but the surfaces were still too clean and if I left it kind of splotched on, then patted it off like I do with a lot of my normal weathering, it didn't look right to me. So I just wiped it off and let as much of it as I could sink into some areas. After that, I hit it with some fuller's earth to make it dusty, that started looking a little better I thought but I still the face was too dull now. I remembered in Adam Savage's Hasbro Mando helmet video, he mentioned spraying a gloss clear over a matte can bring back the shine of things, so I misted a gloss clear over it. That did bring some shine back. That's where I am now.
I'm not sure what I think of it. Did I ruin it, or does it look decently weathered? What techniques have others used who weathered them on their own?
I'm not sure what I think of it. Did I ruin it, or does it look decently weathered? What techniques have others used who weathered them on their own?
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