How-to Guides 2 pdfs in category See All. The Army Painter Painting Guide Published: This guide is all about how you can start playing your favourite games in colours — and it is the ….
Product Guides 1 pdfs in category See All. Colour Charts 3 pdfs in category See All. Colour Match Published: Which colours to choose?
The new www. Out with the old. And, in with the new. Find out m. With a diverse range of colours, skin-specific Qui. From our hobby family to yours - Happy Holidays! You could also use this tutorial on your Afrika Korps soft skinned vehicles as they were painted mostly the same colours. For this job I make use of coloured spray primers by Army Painter to lay down a primer and base coat in one hit.
This is then followed by a bit of zenithal shading with a quick blast of a lighter spray colour over the top, in this case Skeleton Bone , also by Army Painter. Zenithal shading is a fancy name for a shaded spray base colour that somewhat mimics the way light behaves at the sun's zenith, so it creates some basic shadows and highlights.
Zenithal highlight: Skeleton Bone spray Army Painter. I paint the tracks now as the drybrushing on them may require clean up, so best not to waste time re-applying other base colours this could accidentally go over. I use a large, old brush with slightly watered down paint to apply the base coat to the tracks as their texture is rather rough and can damage your nice brushes.
This is then followed by a highlight using a drybrush. Drybrush highlight: Leadbelcher Citadel. This next stage is very simple, you just want to complete any other basic colours the panzer needs using a good brush and slightly watered down paint to avoid mistakes on the hull area.
Rubber road wheels: German Grey Vallejo. Machine guns, tools: Leadbelcher Citadel. In this next stage we will begin to add some weathering to the hull, in the form of some paint chipping. The panzers sent over to Africa still retained the grey hull colour from the European campaigns, so the DAK crews set about adding a layer of sand coloured paint once they arrived.
To simulate the effects of the harsh environment and crew scrambling over the vehicle, the original dark grey paint underneath will be exposed in some areas. One fun and easy technique to achieve this effect is to use a sponge to dab on the dark grey paint, simulating the look of chipped paint. To do this I took some foam you would find in a blister pack or figure carry case and ripped off a small piece. This was then dabbed in some dark grey paint Vallejo German Grey and then some of the paint was removed by dabbing the sponge onto some paper cloth.
Once you have your sponge with paint on it, you simply dab this onto the areas of the hull that would be beaten up the most; corners of the hull, track guards and anywhere the crew would be climbing up into the turret. The sponge creates a random effect, so has a very organic look. You can build up the effect to your taste by simply continuing to dab the sponge on in areas and see how it looks.
With the sponge effect complete, I now suggest adding any decals you plan on using. I use a brush on gloss varnish to paint the rough area underneath where each decal will go. I do this to create a smooth surface, which is much better for the decal to apply too. Once the decals are all applied I give a coat of gloss varnish to the entire model. This is available in spray cans or bottles to paint on.
This gloss varnish is important for protecting the decals and paint from the weathering techniques that come next. Note: Matt varnish is not a good enough layer of protection and does not produce a smooth enough surface texture. It must be gloss.
This stage will create most of the weathering and shading on the vehicle. I am using an enamel product by AK Interactive called Afrika Korps wash, to work into all the recesses of the miniature and create depth as well as some grime for a weathered look.
This is a premade wash consisting of white spirit and enamel paint, so pretty strong stuff.
0コメント