Q:. Faded Olive Drab

[Big Chudy]

Paint formula (Mix) for Faded Olive Drab look...

 

IIRC a couple drops of RED were added to OD to fade it, but not sure.

 

Can anybody please tell me if I'm correct? How do you fade OD?

 

Thanks,

Andrew

[Out2gtcha]

I usually just take that base OD and mix a few drops of white in with it and spray in very LIGHT fog coats to get that worn, transparent "used" look myself.

 

 

Brian

[David66]

Same as above but I use a touch of yellow as too much white can make O/D seem "chalky". Also, Hannants have a faded WWII O/D in their xtracolour range, its X113 I've used it on several builds and it looks the part especially if "misted" over the base O/D shade.

[Out2gtcha]

Yep I do that same thing................

 

I spray on a coat of natural OD, then mix up my base OD with a touch of white (but as David says, not TOO much) and then mist that OD on the horizontal surfaces that would be naturally faded

by the sun.

 

Brian

[smithery]

Everyone seems to have their preferred mix. Personally I add a couple of drops of a beige or tan to the regular OD, as I personally find that yellow makes it a little bright for a faded look. Or if I feel lazy, I simply pull out my bottle of faded olive drab and use that. I just can't remember if it's Gunze Aqueous or MM enamel.

 

Another option is to use a different manufacturers OD, as every company seems to get a slightly differenty shade. I find this a really effective way to post-shade.

[LSP_Ron]

Everyone seems to have their preferred mix. Personally I add a couple of drops of a beige or tan to the regular OD, as I personally find that yellow makes it a little bright for a faded look.

 

Same here Kevin, I use a light tan also.

 

I've read in a few different places that different brands of OD faded very differently. Some turned dark purple, others lightened to a tan color etc.

 

Cheers