Chiro Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I'd like to start this by stating that I am an amateur, but hey, we all start somewhere. After I had repainted my armour and gotten rid of the 'chocolate chip' weathering I had done originally, this is how I weathered everything: I took my forearm for an example And I took a scraper and a combo of rough and fine sandpaper (you may not want to use rough, that's fine) I used rough first, then finished with fine. Remember, less is more. Then I gave the whole surface of the armour a light sand with a fine grit sand paper After that, I took Black Acrylic paint, and a VERY wet paintbrush and brushed over it, before quickly wiping it off with a towel, I left the paint sit longer on parts I wanted to be dirtier, mainly the coverstrips and the raised section of the forearm. I feel I need to add here: DON'T BE AFRAID to completely coat the armour in the paint, there were points where I just dry brushed it onto parts to give that section a really dirty look. If it was too much I was able to wipe it off quickly, and if I still wasn't happy I found this product worked wonders: It can completely clean the armour if you want to start at the base colour again, just add water Here is the finished product: Here is a comparison of weathered and unweathered forearms I didn't use any type of brown washes as I don't think they are needed, and they don't appear to be present in any of the reference photos I have seen. Some people have used them to give the armour a more 'dynamic look', in the end, its down to personal opinion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haui Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Nice work and great result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgt carida Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesmartaleck Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I really like this, it seems pretty manageable, and comes out with a good result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Looks cool. Weathering always scares me a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatTarheel Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Looks cool. Weathering always scares me a bit Me too but it helps me to remember a line I heard about this process. "Weathering is a process wherein a beautiful paint job is gradually ruined until it's perfect." Harrison Krix, Painting and Weathering for Props and Replicas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easystreet Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Solid tutorial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnSu Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Looks cool. Weathering always scares me a bit Me too. My first attempts were hardly recognizable in the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfinshore Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grum1775 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Nice tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubs42 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 That looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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