Re: Painting
From: Tony Francis <tony@b...>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:48:27 +0100
Subject: Re: Painting
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.
>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.
>
The obvious reply.... pictures ? I'm intrigued, but I can't quite work
out what it would look like.
Tony