Keycube
Well-Known Member
Hey folks. Looking to get a few opinions/critiques. New to the weathering gig, and I know I don't have the skill or patience to do some of the incredible detail work I see on here; so my goal is basically to be able to take a cheap toy and make it look a bit less like a cheap toy. Just a basic "grimed" appearance to enhance the realism.
I wanted a medium that I could wash off easily, was cheap, and readily available off the shelf. I tried this a few months ago with chalks and I didn't care for the look, so I thought I'd try dollar store eye shadow. On this AT-ACT, it's all black, except for the orange section that's more of a silver-grey, to take off the plastic sheen and (hopefully) look more grimy metallic. It took me awhile to get the hang of applying it; you have to kind of dab it on aggressively and then brush gently, but it tends to stick around the panels, which I liked.
A friend who's an artist told me I should try more colors, and I probably would on a lighter model, going for some "dusty" areas, but it didn't feel right here.
I'm basically just looking for something I could put on a shelf that looks halfway decent from a few feet away, and feel good about enhancing its stock look. Do you think I achieved that here, and what else would you recommend? I'd like to be able to have a basic routine I could replicate with other inexpensive models like this (so I don't have to worry about ruining anything too much).
Thanks!
I wanted a medium that I could wash off easily, was cheap, and readily available off the shelf. I tried this a few months ago with chalks and I didn't care for the look, so I thought I'd try dollar store eye shadow. On this AT-ACT, it's all black, except for the orange section that's more of a silver-grey, to take off the plastic sheen and (hopefully) look more grimy metallic. It took me awhile to get the hang of applying it; you have to kind of dab it on aggressively and then brush gently, but it tends to stick around the panels, which I liked.
A friend who's an artist told me I should try more colors, and I probably would on a lighter model, going for some "dusty" areas, but it didn't feel right here.
I'm basically just looking for something I could put on a shelf that looks halfway decent from a few feet away, and feel good about enhancing its stock look. Do you think I achieved that here, and what else would you recommend? I'd like to be able to have a basic routine I could replicate with other inexpensive models like this (so I don't have to worry about ruining anything too much).
Thanks!