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Rune's Painting & Miniature Blog

I was late home last night, so rather than get into anything major, I experimented shading and highlighting a cupola that I had airbrushed on Monday.  I used heavily thinned Citadel Washes for the shading, two to three parts water to one part wash.  First off I applied Asurmen Blue to parts of the model that would naturally be in the shadow, it dries much smoother than I realised, so the effect was a bit too subtle to be honest.  Next up Gryphon Sepia went into any areas that would naturally collect water if it rained - so in crevaces, around rivets and such like.  This was finally followed by Devlan Mud, but concentrating on the deeper areas… Read More

Here are the pics of the tanks that I airbrushed the other day. As I said in a post yesterday, I'm fairly happy with the end effect, although it's not as subtle as I'd have hoped. As I still had the garage available, I took the opportunity to do some more airbrushing.  I didn't get on nearly as well as I did on Sunday, I managed to thin one paint down too much and at the end of the session realised… Read More

Yesterday I was able to gain access to the garage at home (there's normally a car in there), so rather than waste my time as the Dreadnought was ready yet, I experimented with my new Iwata HP-C Plus airbrush.  This bit of kit is worth it's weight in gold.  The control you have over laying paint onto a surface is fantastic, although I still have a lot left to learn - including how to hold the thing without getting cramp in your hand.  I experimented with a Vindicator and Rhino tank that I had and tried a technique called 'Salt Weathering'. The basic concept of salt weathering is that you paint your surface one colour, then apply… Read More