October 2014 – Doogs Studios

Technique: Multi-Layer Chipping

Post author:Doogs
Post published:October 9, 2014
Post category:Painting and Airbrushing Techniques Weathering
Post comments:11 Comments

I’ll straight-up admit it. I’ve been procrastinating on my big Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair. Oh, sure, part of it’s been working on other builds, but a bigger part has been sheer anxiety over how I’m going to paint the thing.

The problem is pretty basic, really. I have a pretty reliable painting process that puts a lot of variation into potentially monochrome schemes – a must for a worn, faded, battered Marine Corsair serving in the South Pacific. I also have a need to introduce some fairly aggressive chipping and worn paint effects – a need that my black-basing process doesn’t really make provisions for.

I knew hairspray or some other kind of chipping solution would play into the answer, but how, specifically?

I decided to do a little experimentation to sort that out. (more…)

By Grabthar’s Hammer

Post author:Doogs
Post published:October 6, 2014
Post category:Commentary
Post comments:3 Comments

By pretty much any measure, running a popular Facebook page is pretty damn awesome. I get to post things and people like and comment on and share them! I get…

Tonal Crush

Post author:Doogs
Post published:October 1, 2014
Post category:Commentary Painting and Airbrushing Techniques
Post comments:16 Comments

I’ve touched on the idea of tonal crush in a few posts here and there, but it occurs to me that I’ve never stopped to fully explain the concept – or its implications for modeling.

Time to fix that!

A Brief Explanation

Tonal crush is, at its most basic, the apparent loss of tonal variation within a certain color, when placed alongside contrasting colors. The tones are literally crushed together, so that a color looks more monochromatic.

To explain why this happens, it helps to come in through a side entrance. (more…)