you know, i like your tutorials so much, you explain everything in step by step, and if you are not clear you can stop the video and goes back and watch it again , thank you mate. Greets from Germany
Carlos, This was a really well done professional video and the weathering of wood technique is very useful too. Thanks so much for using your time to do it for us all.
Good use of commercial washes on wood, which because of their thin consistency and sediment heavy values tend to follow and highlight the wood grains. Also, excellent use of the Slimy Grime set, which was my first purchase of a weathering set upon retaking up modeling last year. And your procedure applies also to plastic. After prepping the plastic using various rasps and blades to instill a wood texture, the steps highlighted in your clip can be followed with excellent results, for that faux-wood finish. As Seinfeld said, "Wood is good."
Just a wonderfully informative and instructive video, saved into my tutorials playlist for later reference...excellent work and use of all facets of weathering to make a truly realistic looking piece...thanks for taking the time to share this with us, Carlos..
professional video and result, who has to buy DVD´s of the master model builders if you do such super videos for us for free? :) exquisit approach, i certainly learned something new, especially the green greasy slimy stuff added a lot to the derelict look. well done!
Thank you very much Terry! :) You have inspired me to do this one with that video that showed a bit of weathered wood, it kind of prompted me to attempt a tutorial. I know it's not the same but maybe the technique can be used to do the that type of effect. :)
This remains a great tutorial, thank you! It helped me a lot to reproduce wood grain on 1/72 scale planks, being an inexperienced modeler attempting a comeback to the hobby after 25 years :) It demonstrates how well the technique is explained in this video.
Vladimír Polášek Thank you Vladimir, you can do basacalliy the same procedure with different colors and achieve the same result but with a more greyish tone. Right now I have other tutorials in the works so I don't know when I'll get around to do another on weathered wood. :)
A couple things on mixing the paints. First I bought a bunch of small paint shaker baslls (Ak makes them) Drop one in each of your bottles. I also have a nail polish shaker these work great for mixing.
Joe Makes Model Kits You are welcome, I'm glad I could help! There are other ways to get wood effects, maybe in time I will address a few more, this one just seemed easier and simpler. :)
I like this, very proffessinal video editing and great tutorial. Im going to try some of this on a wooden well lid I just constructed. Thanx for sharing
Carlos my friend this is so good you should be charging for this information. Seriously if you had a Paypal link up I would pay for it immediately...its that good. Your presentation and the production level are all first rate. You should be proud of what you have accomplished here. I find myself humbled and honored to be your friend.
good tutorial mate, one thing and this is my personal opinion if i have a balsa or any wood made door or fence i wont even put primer on it just weather that wood and your done. only flies when you are looking for the lighter kind of wood ofc.
Thank you mate! :) I understand your point and it's a good one, this was my first try at weathering wood (the build I just finished) and I guess I was fearing that the wood absorbed all of the products leaving me without control over the weathering, that and the fact that I'm so used to prime everything that I didn't even remembered not to do so. I will give it a try on naked wood next time. Thank you for that tip mate! :)
I wasn't meaning that my way is THE way. Just wanted to tell you there are more ways of getting that good result. The way you showed is a solid way to do it too.
Really nice job buddy ! well explained and demonstrated ! Top Quality ! I'll be sure to try that.... I had no Idea AKi had an Old Wood colour set ? I'll be looking out for it ! Later dude ! Keep up the good work !
thank Carlos, you tutorial is help me tremendously, but i wonder, why did you have to make a thin dark red wash at beginning, since all of those grain will be shade with Dark Brown wash later ?
Hi Carlos, that looks really great. Can I ask you a couple of questions? Why is it necessary to prime and paint the wood first? If you're working with natural wood can't you start with the wood's natural colour? Also doesn't the second wash (the enamel one) obliterate the first red brown one you did? Thanks for the video. Would you happen to have a tutorial on weathering painted wood? For example an old barn door that was painted blue, but has worn off over the years? Thank you.
Thanks for this tutorial, where can I follow your builds? I was wondering do you know of any tutorials on to make wash colors from the Winton/Windsor tubes, like you mentioned in the video? Great result!
Thanks Pat! I post on International Scale modeller when I have the time, other than that you can follow them on my channel. Please check Coen C's channel for the tutorial on making washes out of oil paint. :)
If you were going to add a color on top of this (like if the fence was painted), would you take the same approach as in the video, then add a layer of chipping fluid, then airbrushed color?
Great work! I'm curious, when working with wood and painting it to look like weathered wood, why do you prime the wood first? Would the result be different with unprimed wood?
Thank you for watching! The reason I do it is two fold, first the wood gets sealed and thus is protected from environmental effects. Being organic even though dry makes it somewhat prone to humidity and the like. And the second is control, starting from the primer base allows me to better predict and control the manner in which the processes are applied to the wood.
So I notice when I'm modeling (and I see it here in this tutorial) that paints tend to lose intensity as they dry. Often, as I paint a thin wash, I get alarmed at the intensity of the wash and tend to pull back- but then it dries too light. Is that understanding of intensity when dry vs wet just a learned thing? If so, I can be patient, but if there is a good guideline (ie, wet paint is twice as intense as dry) then I would love to know it.
For me it is definitely a learned thing, better yet, a developed thing. I have a feel for it I guess, probably from a lot of trial and error. I think a good rule of thumb is to go light instead of heavy, as it is easier to add more layers than to subdue a strong one. However, I personally have tried to be mindful and retain my ability to be bold at times, either with a paint job or an effect. At any rate it always depends on how one sees his work. In my case I see it as a form of art, therefore I tend to dislike the plain, the stagnant and barren in my models. Thank you for watching.
+José Figueira Obrigado eu José, por acaso conheço bem a miniatura, uma grande amiga minha montou a versão "Plague Furnace" mas como é o mesmo kit andamos a ver como ficava o screaming bell montado. Ainda bem que o tutorial te é útil. :)