With my recent forgeworld purchase I received a set of the weathering powers. I have used charcoal before, as well as pastels for weathering, but this is my first attempt at using the real stuff. Initially I added acrylic thinner to the powder and dappled it on, but towards the end I ust put the powders directly on with a damp brush. I like the way the black soot turned out, and I like some of the rust. It is a little hard to imagine a unit wanting to use a tank that looks like this. I am considering adding rust, soot, and the light and dark soot to my IG motor pool. Incidentally this last photo is the side of the turret that I accidentally sprayed white after grabbing the wrong can of spray paint. I rubbed most of it off, but the transfers took a pretty big hit.'
I was planning on using the Oni Aquila scale for rating the powders, but I am just not sure about them yet. Any thoughts from other raw pigment users?
I have started using powders.
ReplyDeleteThe tricky part is getting them fixed for wargaming without ruining the effect. I have used white glue and artists spray fixative with various degrees of success. Citadel varnish spray wrecks the powder-effect,
John
http://johnstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/
That is good to know. I haven't used the fixative yet and was wondering how it was going to stay on. I like the fine grained powdery look, but think I might end up with something that looks like wet rot. Is this how you achieved the look on your chaos titan?
ReplyDeleteI checked out your profile and see that you are from Newquay, one of the few places I have been in the UK!
It's quite a realistic effect created by those weathering powders. Do you mind elaborating on what the powder is really? I mean, it sounds like it's just a "dry paint" that's akin to drybrushing without having to remove the moisture from your brush first. Is that an accurate description?
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