Thanks Guys!! Much appreciated!!
They look so much better in person, the colors are really blown out in the photos. It all looks much more subtler.
Phil, yeah, I used the liquid mask approach to that container. Based on their paint patten, I'd guess they did about the same. The effect turned out really cool.
Mike, there are a lot of different things going on, but in a nutshell, my approach on the containers is:
1. Base coat
2. Weathering with chalk pastels (softer dark spots)
3. Oil wash/dabs (darker spots or filler areas)
4. Dry brushing (highlight rivets, raised areas, etc...)
5. Blotting (adding paint chips, scratching)
6. Filters, very thinned colors and airbrush mist over certain areas more than others.
7. Some more pastels
8. Clear coats
I'll try to get some new pics outside shortly, hopefully it'll show the colors/weathering more true.
Thanks you guys, this is such a fun ship! I am making it match the 'intent' of the original filming miniature, so I don't drive myself nuts trying to make an 'exact' replica. It's made it much more fun.
-Sean
They look so much better in person, the colors are really blown out in the photos. It all looks much more subtler.
Phil, yeah, I used the liquid mask approach to that container. Based on their paint patten, I'd guess they did about the same. The effect turned out really cool.
Mike, there are a lot of different things going on, but in a nutshell, my approach on the containers is:
1. Base coat
2. Weathering with chalk pastels (softer dark spots)
3. Oil wash/dabs (darker spots or filler areas)
4. Dry brushing (highlight rivets, raised areas, etc...)
5. Blotting (adding paint chips, scratching)
6. Filters, very thinned colors and airbrush mist over certain areas more than others.
7. Some more pastels
8. Clear coats
I'll try to get some new pics outside shortly, hopefully it'll show the colors/weathering more true.
Thanks you guys, this is such a fun ship! I am making it match the 'intent' of the original filming miniature, so I don't drive myself nuts trying to make an 'exact' replica. It's made it much more fun.
-Sean