Darth-Tuapawa Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Is sanding the gloss off of the armour a necessary or desirable prelude to topical weathering? I haven't seen it mentioned in any of the major tutorials but I know a couple of people who have taken the edge off of the gloss before applying paint with great results. Not too keen on taking sandpaper to the armour if I don't have to though What's the general consensus troops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Don't bother with sanding. Your armor should be shiny underneath the dirt. Sanding it will cause the paint to hang up too much, and I would imagine it would make the process more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth-Tuapawa Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thanks Seth, that should save me a major headache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakengine Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 And if you don't sand it you could always *shudder* clean the dirt off if you decided to do so. I don't know WHY you'd make such a choice, but it takes all kinds. I like to think of it as making it possible to re-weather my armor if I want a different look. Look at Rolf...he must be on his 16th or 17th weathering by now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimelius Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 1 thing that I have learnt about how armour appears in pics: Cameras do pick up more of the shine/reflected light off the polished sections which has the effect of blinding the camera to any lighter shades of weathering. Hence you'll see many troopers with darker shades of brown or reddish/brown to counter this. Roughing up the surface does give moddelling sand/clay someplace to stick to. I guess you could try a spraying automotive matt clearcoat paint to reduce the gloss look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk7602 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 my armor is sanded... it was sort of an accident, but it ended up making me happy. no reflections from camera flashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX3828 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I agree, having some shine is a good thing. However dragging some 80 grit across parts of your suit will catch some of the paint and give the "lived in look" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Nickel Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 My armor is sanded as well. I made so many mods that it required a painting to cover up the resin, model putty, bondo, etc... I like it sanded and painted. I've mixed a gloss with a flat primer (not mixed together, but sprayed over each other in different parts) I get some "shine" in parts and it's very flat in others. Then the dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiBes trooper Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Scuffing up certain parts would add to the used look, but to sand it down is no need and it would be very hard to remove the weathering after doing so. i tried a new weathering method this weekend and it works great. i diluted some acrylic paints in water and sprayed a light mist on several parts and let dry, then change your color and go over it again. it look very cool and natural effect. I first did small amounts of the normal weathering technice then did the spray. hang your parts so the drips run down, other wise it will look strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth-Tuapawa Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 Excellent, thanks for all the info guys! I love weathering stuff, so I can tell I'm going to have a lot of fun with this costume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motman241 Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Don't forget to weather your pouches, pauldron, and guns, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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