Andrew Lambright
Jr Member
This is a tutorial to show how i do my battle damaged paint effect, and i hope that this will help as many noobies as possible.
A WORD ON SAFTEY!
before you begin, be sure you know all of the safety precautions for paint. you'll need an organic vapors respirator, gloves, goggles, and old clothes that you don't really care if you get paint on, usually the ones you resin with or some coveralls. you'll need the respirator because even though the scent and toxins aren't as strong, they can cause asthma and cancer.
All you will need
You will need the above required saftey equipment, as well as the peice you are painting.
be sure you find a metallic silver or aluminum for your under coat, and whatever other color(s) you want for your finish. MAKE SURE THE PAINTS MATCH! DO NOT USE PAINT WITH AN ACRYLIC BASE, AND A SECONDARY COLOR OF LATEX! IT WILL NOT WORK! make sure you have a bristle brush paint brush for the scraped metal effect, masking tape, some toothpaste, Vaseline, ketchup, mustard, or anything of the like that is easily wiped away. i prefer Vaseline because it doesn't dry like toothpaste, ketchup, and many other materials.
The Process
Before you begin painting, you need to be sure you prep your piece with primer, and begin looking for any small scratches and dents in the part, because these are where you will be applying the toothpaste or Vaseline. begin with two coats of your silver, keeping the area of the dents and scratches in mind.
use your preferred paint blocker (Vaseline, etc.) on all of the dents, scrapes, scratches, any imperfections. i used toothpaste for this right now, cause i didn't have any Vaseline.
now you can begin painting your piece. be sure to spray from a distance to avoid any runs or anything of the sorts.
once you're piece is painted the base color, you can begin taping off what you want to add for your secondary color. Make sure the tape sticks all of the surface, otherwise the paint will run into where it hasn't stuck to the surface. take some old newspaper and tape it to the piece of tape that is already laid down. IMPORTANT! make sure your paint is dry before laying down any tape or removing any tape either. once you are happy with the paint job and don't want to paint any more parts, leave it a day and a half or two days. this allows time for the paint to not only dry, but also cure. once done, take your bristle brush, and spray the same silver you sprayed for your base coat directly onto the brush and brush onto the raised surfaces, anything like that.
once your dry brushing is finished, you're helmet is done! enjoy your armor that looks like it has just survived battle!
A WORD ON SAFTEY!
before you begin, be sure you know all of the safety precautions for paint. you'll need an organic vapors respirator, gloves, goggles, and old clothes that you don't really care if you get paint on, usually the ones you resin with or some coveralls. you'll need the respirator because even though the scent and toxins aren't as strong, they can cause asthma and cancer.
All you will need
You will need the above required saftey equipment, as well as the peice you are painting.
be sure you find a metallic silver or aluminum for your under coat, and whatever other color(s) you want for your finish. MAKE SURE THE PAINTS MATCH! DO NOT USE PAINT WITH AN ACRYLIC BASE, AND A SECONDARY COLOR OF LATEX! IT WILL NOT WORK! make sure you have a bristle brush paint brush for the scraped metal effect, masking tape, some toothpaste, Vaseline, ketchup, mustard, or anything of the like that is easily wiped away. i prefer Vaseline because it doesn't dry like toothpaste, ketchup, and many other materials.
The Process
Before you begin painting, you need to be sure you prep your piece with primer, and begin looking for any small scratches and dents in the part, because these are where you will be applying the toothpaste or Vaseline. begin with two coats of your silver, keeping the area of the dents and scratches in mind.
use your preferred paint blocker (Vaseline, etc.) on all of the dents, scrapes, scratches, any imperfections. i used toothpaste for this right now, cause i didn't have any Vaseline.
now you can begin painting your piece. be sure to spray from a distance to avoid any runs or anything of the sorts.
once you're piece is painted the base color, you can begin taping off what you want to add for your secondary color. Make sure the tape sticks all of the surface, otherwise the paint will run into where it hasn't stuck to the surface. take some old newspaper and tape it to the piece of tape that is already laid down. IMPORTANT! make sure your paint is dry before laying down any tape or removing any tape either. once you are happy with the paint job and don't want to paint any more parts, leave it a day and a half or two days. this allows time for the paint to not only dry, but also cure. once done, take your bristle brush, and spray the same silver you sprayed for your base coat directly onto the brush and brush onto the raised surfaces, anything like that.
once your dry brushing is finished, you're helmet is done! enjoy your armor that looks like it has just survived battle!
