In the second part of our enamel episode we show you dry-brushing to bring out the worn, damaged look on your Gundam kit. Don’t throw those old toothbrushes away, just recycle them as a Gunpla tool! Ding or scratch up your armor piece, paint it, topcoat it and the bring out those details with some enamels. Remember, these are chemicals so all safety precautions should be followed as you use enamels and thinner, etc. Be sure to work in a well ventilated area.
Gundam models shown in this video :
Tools used :
- My old toothbrush
- Cotton Swabs
It seems like what you wound up with here is more of a filter or a wash, rather than dry-brushing… I’m sorry to say that I really can’t claim to be an expert at weathering techniques, but dry-brushing should just pick up edges of a part. There should be so little paint on the brush that it takes multiple passes to even build up a noticeable amount… There are always multiple ways to do things – but in this case I think you may be doing it wrong.
I didn’t see the comment in the previous video about paint cracking – I’m going to go look for it and reply there.
Omg, that Full Armor looks amazing! I have one and looking to yours mine looks just like crap =(. Well, I love it anyways xD. When I manage to get some goodies, like ink and other things I definitely try to do some things that gunpla tv shows. The only problem is that here in Brazil is difficult to find, and it’s expensive, like 8 dollars a little bottle of tamyia paint =/
With all due respect Syd but I agree with George this is not dry brushing but a wash albeit a novel way of applying one. Dry brushing is also better done over a flat coat. There are some vids of dry brushing as I/we know it on youtube if you search for them.
Haven’t seen this technique before, but it seems to be rather effective. Coming from military and aircraft modelling, a dry brush is pretty simple. Just take most of the paint off the brush, and then lightly go over raised details and other surfaces. You’ll be able to build up the effect with multiple passes. Good for subtle shading and weathering in places. It can also be more stark, for example I’ve also used it to paint instrument panels on a/c, just gradually building up the effect on the raised instruments.
That said, this is a pretty cool technique you’ve come up with which certainly will have its uses.
By the way, you think you’ll tackle a Perfect Grade anytime soon? The new Strike Freedom would make for some good gunpla TV
This new technique of aging is very similar to the one of washing, but I believe that she is much more effective since the same brush whereupon is applied gives the wearing down in the piece, is possible to be completed this technique with the application of brush dry, or dusted of pigmentation to give more realism.
Syd thanks and we sent greetings to you from Mexico.
Thanks for the comments everyone and thanks to those pointing out that I may be mistaken in my terminology. In all honesty, I don’t have a lot of experience with modeling when compared to some of the people who participate here. You can definitely see proof of this when you view the Gunpla Contest Winners post. I have found the online modeling community to be very supportive and helpful towards each other and it is probably the biggest reason I have enjoyed this hobby of mine. Keep those comments coming!
What did you mean when you said to send in our work at the end of the video??
Syd means, if you have any Gunpla projects send them into us via our “Submit Content” page and we will upload your projects to our site and place them in our “user content” section.
You can send in tutorials, finished projects, work in progress items with some text explaining your progress, or even videos if you wish.