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Stippling Weathering Technique


dodgem37

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Kent (kkarlson) asked in the Ready for Inspection post of the Hartmann Bf 109G-14 White 1 if I could elaborate on the weathering technique I used.  So here goes.

 

I first used this technique a ways back in the Tamiya Israeli P-51D thread, using it with enamel paint to weather the bombs.

 

Seen here:

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And here:

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In these two images I airbrushed the bomb OD then mixed up equal amounts of OD and Black and using the end of a flat brush gently dipped into the mixture, removed the overage on a paper towel, and gently tapped the bristles about the bomb.  I did the same with equal amounts of OD and White, then with Yellow, going from dark to light, and creating a physical texture of paint, as the enamel wasn't thinned, and a color texture of dots.

 

For the Hartmann White 1 I used a Black Gouache (a water based paint) wash then stippled.  Seen here:

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So, using my next build, a Hungarian Bf 109G-14, as an example, this is how I did the Hartmann White 1:

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I started with flat brushes.  I used the top two.

 

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Made a wash so the end result would be constant.

 

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Used the white brush to put on randomly located washes.

 

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And used the end of the red brush to tap the wash, which absorbed the excess.

 

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And left little random dots from the bristle ends.

 

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Here I put a lot more wash on than needed, which is OK.

 

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Because after I finished stippling here, 

 

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I simply continued to finish the rest of the wing with the excess which had capillaried up the bristles.

 

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This is the other wing.  I use Gouache because if the results turn out badly I can remove it with water and try, try, again.

 

There you have it, stippling with Gouache.  Pretty darn easy.

Thank you for your interest.

Sincerely,

Mark

 

 

 

 

 

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