Hobby Cheating 108 - How to Paint Faux Wood Grain 

This is what I needed to know for one of my Gunpla kits. Thanks for sharing it!

Tried this method with skin tones as undershade, because I had those still on the pallet and they worked fine as well. Which makes sense because skin tones can be great highlights for wood or browns in general.

Hey boss, just got this recommended when looking into painting wood, and it looks amazing.... Im going to try painting a 40k Armiger knight to look like its made of wood, so I hope itll work! Thanks again!

Great techniques to use. Thanks

Can you turn your end up a little so I can hear you better. Your intro music is way loud and then I can hardly hear your voice. Other vids are fine. Anyway, It's all about layers. I use the white and black to highlight and shade grain. I also use green, yellow and red ink when doing most of my woods sims. I love knots...making them is fun stuff. I start off with white primmer and darker thin base. So many ways to make good wood. Thanks for sharing...

Great video - sorry it took 6 years to comment. I really had to think about my question. I noticed that I liked the contrast between the matte and the more glossy finish on your example here - specifically in imagining that as an effect of weapon wood. Most weapons would have been glossy when new, but the surfaces that get handled become flat, or very matte. So, would you consider wet blending or stippling semigloss (or the like) to create a gradation that illustrates wear OR since I have been warned NOT to do this as people tend not to like matte up against gloss on the same surface, is this something you would simulate with illustration techniques? Sort of like NMM, but for finished wood.

Awesome effect Vince. Thanks for sharing your hobby knowledge.... Sean

Have been trying to figure out, how would you use this technique if you want to get a red lacquer finish for the wood?

Has your way of doing faux wood grain changed over the last 4 years?

That wood ink does look really good. Do you have any ideas for more of a blond wood effect?

Hey Vince, how does White Sands compare to Mojave White? I normally use Menoth White Highlight for my off white, ivory colours, I'm just wondering if it's worth me getting some Scale goodness on my next order.

@Vince, do you have a vid for just painting wood? On a model that has grain? I know you just can use basecoat and Inktensity, but I've played with other techniques like airbrushing different colors and then doing a pale wash over it (saw in a tutorial) and wanted to know more about different techniques.

Great video! For sylvaneth, with the wooden portion of their bodies being more humanoid in shape, would you do anything different and/or other tips & tricks to try?

Great effect :)

Vince, i have horrible news. That intense wood ink that you love so much actually says "INK-tense wood" I was disappointed too but I just got the set.