Re: painting - sponging (was: Re: [OT] a clarification of my comments to David (of DLD fame))

Allan Goodall wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:44:14 -0400, Indy <kochte@stsci.edu> wrote:
> 
> >I think the best description as to how much paint there should be on
the
> >sponge is "damp". And even that might be too much, depending on what
> >lookr or effect you are trying to achieve. I guess...experiment!  :-)
> 
> Sounds very interesting. I'll give it a go. Did you try multicolour
dabbing,
> or did you just use a monotone? 

Monotone. Haven't been brave enough to try multi, or even duo.	;-)

Stuart whipped out an Ashkelon for me last year, to give me a *real*
quick demo of how easy it is to sponge. I will try and get a photo of
it taken RSN and posted (minding that I'm digitally-challenged and only
own a 35mm camera that uses the archaic stuff called "film"  ;-).  I'll
try to use this as motivation to paint some of my stuff up for a bad
comparison (here's a master, here's someone not even an apprentice ;-)

>I have some 25mm SG2 vehicles that are taking
> forever to paint by hand. This sounds like I'd get a cool cammo
pattern _and_
> it wouldn't take long.

Stuart, The Master, could crank out 3 15mm vehicles in the time it takes
the paint to dry (or 15 minutes, whichever comes first ;-). You should
be
able to get some stuff out quicker this way (I've primed a few matchbox
military vehicles to do more practicing with before I re-attack my
Hanits,
Ashkelons, Civets, and Kamodo minis).