Refining the technique

[Scubaidh Dubh]

Further to previous posts, I have been continuing my experiments with the pencils, with the addition of some Vallejo washes and some powders.
My targets were a couple of wagons and an Oxford J27 that had both seen several of my other techniques but with which I still hadn't achieved the overall look I required.


It's definitely driving home to me that weathering is a multi-layered process.
At the moment it's certainly taking time to come together but as practice increases and knowledge of the process grows, things do speed up.

Davy.

 

[Ian@StEnochs]

Are you using pencil to highlight the same way as dry brushing highlights with Metalcote gunmetal?

 

[Scubaidh Dubh]

Are you using pencil to highlight the same way as dry brushing highlights with Metalcote gunmetal?

You can certainly do that and I do tend to use the graphite tone (and ordinary drawing pencil) in this way, but you can also apply it as spots and filters and with the careful use of a damp brush also facilitate streaking.

Davy.