Daetrin Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 About how many hours does it take to dirty the armor, and is one method faster than another? Free time is in short supply when your baby is still an infant, so I'm trying to get an idea of how much time to budget for the process. Thx, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbasso Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 I did it over the couse of a few days, about 30 minutes at a time tops. It probably didn't take more than 2-3 horus total, but I wanted the paints to dry. I used tempura paints. http://bassofeesh.tzo.com/public/costum ... hering.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 Excellent news as this is the route I was planning to go. Here in the Seattle area we do get rain a good bunch of the year, so the possibility of being in uniform in the rain (e.g Halloween) is a possibility. Will the tempura stand up at all in the wet, or is it fragile that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Tempera will wash away in the rain. You could seal it, though I'm not sure what type of sealer would be appropriate for use over it. A matte acrylic may be preferable, it can still be removed, but you need to use windex or soap. Also, mine took around two hours (my third weathering job, using a combo of acrylic, tempera, and sand). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 I don't intend to go clean again, so if it can only be removed with soap/windex should not be an issue. Which acrylics did you use? FWIW, I'm going more for the black/grey dirty look than the brown/sandy look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 One more thing - do you use the same technique on pouches/pauldron or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD2802 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Just as a thought since I'm at the same stage as you - might want to try dusting some pastel chalk (earthtones of course). Not sure how it would be fixed however without it rubbing off. I do know from building scale models that a lacquer-based dull clearcote usually works. But leather and vinyl are different material so if someone knows a better fixative, feel free to enlighten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 The acrylics I used were "craft-paint" acrylics, which are usually matte. I can't remember which brand, I got them at Michaels. I used the same stuff on my pauldron and pouches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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