Building, Painting and Weathering Techniques

[1958Zelda]

for dry brushing your tiger 1 using the vallejo paints,use 70% of the gray you used mixed with 30% panzer yellow for dry brushing the gray areas,for your panzer yellow areas use 70% panzer yellow mixed with 30% white(951)model color,drybrushing is where you have a small amount of paint on the brush and lightly scrub the model to highlight the raised details,subtle drybrushing can enhance,hard drybrushing can leave the model very unrealistic,i like a flat stiff brush for this,after mixing your paint dip your brush and brush a rag or paper towel before brushing your model,you want bare minimum paint,just enough to highlight edges and details,hope this helps.

[flyboy_fx]

That's right, forgot to mention you need a lighter version of it.

[CW4USARMY]

Appreciate the help/advice, going to give her a try during my next free time (about 2 weeks away

[normandy]

Here is a link to an artist who's work my give some ideas for dioramas...

http://www.behance.net/MatthewAlbanese/frame/366923
its all an illusion..............

[The_Helicopter_Pilot]

I don't know if this is something y'all would do, but I was messing around with some stuff and tried mixing paint with water in a small spray bottle, I used it on my 21stCT 1/48 HellCat, and it actually came out looking the way I wanted it to (heavy weathered) I still don't have any of my planes unpacked from moving to Missouri, but once I do I'll post pictures.