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Washes save the day, again
🕑 Added 2021-07-28 10:24:02 +0000 UTCMy friends, the model is fully "washed" and ready for oil dots and fake shadows/highlights.
I ended up spending more time with it because I wanted to bring out the cast texture on the hull and turret, especially the casting imperfections which I originally created with a rotary tool following reference pictures of the Somua at Aberdeen museum. The texture was brought out with very diluted Raw Umber and the rest was carried out with Industrial Earth. I didn't use Bitume after all, because it was too dark and actually had a more reddish hue which wouldn't work on this surface.
Another dry palette is already draining more oil paints, and this time it'll be more colorful - I'll be adding highlights, shadows, discoloration and stains using white, buff, olive green, orange, more industrial earth, etc.
This type of colorful camouflage is a slightly tricky one - you can either go with a more restrained approach and try to tone it all down, or go the opposite way and make it as vivid as possible. I'm not totally sure which way I'll go, but it's just another case where you'll wiser once you start doing it... if that makes sense!
Most of the lower hull will be toned down with heavy dust and mud accumulations, so that's also worth keeping in mind... but I'm thinking way ahead now! So let's bring out those vivid oils, time to act like an artist! 😁
Comments
Night Shift
These types of vivid models look especially pleasant on a show display table when light conditions aren't the best!
Night Shift
Yeah, I pretty much copied the one displayed at Aberdeen, including the bent rail on the side and other stuff 😁
Pete
Really nice work! The lighter colors or extreme tones (dark or light) are difficult. I think I would try to go with vivid colors with the camo colors you have. That can end up looking a little bright and like a bright colored graphic novel but I do like those results myself...
O D
I especially like the rear engine deck and the exhaust . Did that idea come from one in the museum?
