Help!! Masterchief paint color

[sincerelykatie]

Hello, I am currently maybe half way done with my Eva foam Master chief and i cannot decide on paint color ..it has been suggested i use Krylon fusion but would anyone be able to help me decide which shade would be best please.

I have also purchased a helmet cast which is due for delivery any day now ...would Krylon also be suitable to paint a urethane resin cast??

Any help or advice would be fantastic

kate

 

[NightHawk]

I will say I do not have a lot of experience but something that I intend to do when I paint my armor / helm is using flat colors. It gives it more a urban look to it and for me I find it more appealing to the eye plus if there are scratches on it isn't as noticeable and doesn't stick out like a sore thumb that is if you are going for a flawless look but if you wish to add in like faded or grazed looks to it also works.

Do you have a color preference? Or shade preference?
As for myself I like flat effects with more darker shades. I tend to stay in the dark forest greens / military greens/ DkGry / Blacks.

 

[sincerelykatie]

I will say I do not have a lot of experience but something that I intend to do when I paint my armor / helm is using flat colors. It gives it more a urban look to it and for me I find it more appealing to the eye plus if there are scratches on it isn't as noticeable and doesn't stick out like a sore thumb that is if you are going for a flawless look but if you wish to add in like faded or grazed looks to it also works.

Do you have a color preference? Or shade preference?
As for myself I like flat effects with more darker shades. I tend to stay in the dark forest greens / military greens/ DkGry / Blacks.

sounds like a really good idea ...i was thinking of using darker shades too i quite like the Matte Olive. wasn't sure if that would maybe spray up a bit to dark but with some high lighting and weathering effects i think it might work.
Thanks for the advice.

 

[Ashuraa]

Most people use the matte olive, or the sage colors for their masterchief color.

 

[Frozensnot]

For my spartan I used a shade of green called Oregano. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002...00_QL40&qid=1412710857&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1
If you want a reference to see how the color turns out, check out my build in my signature. The parts are shinier because of a glossy clear coat. Although it's too shiny for my liking.

 

[SPARTAN II]

I've always been a fan of olive green myself, or what I like to call "MC (Master Chief) Green", lol. I plan on using that for my HALO Reach armour once it's complete

I agree using a matte colour is better, however before applying the spray paint I would suggest hitting it with a good quality primer first. That'll help the paint adhere better to the surface.

You can do the same for both the urethane resin helmet and foam armour. If you don't want it a completely flat colour, as MC's armour does have a bit of a shine to it, you can always give it a semi-gloss clear coat.

I take it by your mention of "some high lighting and weathering effects" you're going to give it a bit of a worn, battle-damaged look? Do you know how you're going to do that?

 

[sincerelykatie]

I've always been a fan of olive green myself, or what I like to call "MC (Master Chief) Green", lol. I plan on using that for my HALO Reach armour once it's complete

I agree using a matte colour is better, however before applying the spray paint I would suggest hitting it with a good quality primer first. That'll help the paint adhere better to the surface.

You can do the same for both the urethane resin helmet and foam armour. If you don't want it a completely flat colour, as MC's armour does have a bit of a shine to it, you can always give it a semi-gloss clear coat.

I take it by your mention of "some high lighting and weathering effects" you're going to give it a bit of a worn, battle-damaged look? Do you know how you're going to do that?

Thanks,Yeah have decided to go with the Olive, as for weathering i thought i would go with the same method as i used for my skyrim deadric greatsword that i did for a custom a while back. For that i used dry brushing and some areas i sprayed paint on and wiped back excess with a rag ..do you think this would work fine??



This was made from very similar materials.

 

[SPARTAN II]

Yeah, sounds like that approach would work just fine. Dry brushing is one of two techniques I know of that are used for that effect. The other approach involves dabbing a bit of toothpaste, mustard or some other condiment along select edges on the armour.

This is typically applied to a base coat of silver, the main colour (in this case, MC Green) is put over top, then once dried you wipe off the spots of toothpaste/mustard/whatever and you can see the silver base coat showing through simulating worn edges.

Of course, your approach requires less mess, lol. So, I'd go with that

 

[Ashuraa]

Another method for adding low lights / shading is to do what is called a wash. You take your paint and thin it out a bit, usually this is done with water based paints but acrylics work too. You then paint the thinned product along details, and crevasses that you want more depth to. Wipe away the excess, and the thinned paint will sink into the details and crevasses.