Re: Painting

On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:20:24 -0400, "laserlight@quixnet.net"
<laserlight@quixnet.net> wrote :

> At last GZG, Stuart showed us how to use cosmetic sponge wedges for
> painting.   Works best on larger minis--I'm using a 15mm APC.  Prime
it
> black.

Did you start sponging directly on to the primer, then?  I applied the
basecoat,
and drybrushed it, but it sounds like your way is even more of a
shortcut.

> Pour out a few drops of your base coat (in this case, beige), get the
color
> on the sponge, then pat it on your palette so the paint is absorbed
into
> the sponge.  Then pat it on the mini--don't try to make brush strokes
as
> that will smear it.  Add your second color (in this case, rust red).
> Now add your third color (dark grey) using the sponge's edge to make
> narrower lines.
> I now have a camo scheme that looks drybrushed, using a sponge costing
> about 2$ for a 12 pack.  The clincher--it took me 5 minutes, including
time
> to mix the colors I wanted, to go from flat black to table-ready.

I've used this technique with some old	"Kryomek" buildings, and was
rather pleased
by the result.	An interesting technigue that I later stumbled upon was
to use the tip of
the sponge to apply a spot of dark color, and then (after it dries) put
a spot of lighter
color atop the dark patch, but slightly to the upper left.  The result
is an interesing sort
of faux-shadow effect.

-- 
John Crimmins
johncrim@voicenet.com