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05-25-2016, 01:30 PM | #1 |
The Man You Know & Love
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There's a custom I'm working on but I need to know how to paint the vest to look denim. Any ideas?
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05-25-2016, 01:53 PM | #2 |
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Paint the area with whatever base blue you want. Mix up a lighter blue and dry brush that on. I then dry brush over all of that with white.
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05-25-2016, 02:00 PM | #3 |
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And when you dry brush, do you dab it on? |
05-25-2016, 02:17 PM | #4 |
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I prefer to use the Games Workshop Citadel paint system. There are base coats, highlight coats inks for darker areas and colors to use for dry brushing. I have used them for years, and there are lots of tutorials here that describe the technique better than I can. With dry brushing, you get as little on the brush tip as you can and then sort of swipe it against a paper towel BEFORE lightly wiping it gently across the repainted surface. The idea is that you are dragging the tiniest amount of paint against the texture of the paint already there, hence, dry brush.
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05-25-2016, 08:23 PM | #5 |
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I have to concur with Derstalheim. I used a base coat of a brightish blue, maybe a royal blue, followed by a wash of either navy blue or black, I generally use black. Then drybrush/highlight with white, light gray, or very light pastel blue.
The wash is diluted paint that flows into the low spots and brings out details by creating a "shadow" effect. The drybrushing, at least when I do it, is a very small amount of paint on a dry paint brush (ie the brush is not wet with water) and very lightly brush it on to catch the high spots to look like folds, wear/scuffing, and to work with the wash to create depth. I will try to take a couple pictures later of my "results" to see if it is the look you are going for. |
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