How to built and weather a Gundam Lesson 4:Weathering muddy effect

Hello guys again,sorry for not updating lately.Yes i had a problem with the internet connection but fortunately now it is all fixed but unfortunately school already starts so i'm really busy.
So enjoy learning

I continued dry brushing some of the parts till it looks like this




As always to weather my Gundam i use the Gundam weathering marker set

So where do i get my ideas from? hmm.... its here in this magazine that i bought last year.It the Hobby Japan series 2... i think

I seriously need a thinner to perfect my weathering skill

All my techinque is derived from this magazine well not all but some

If you can read Chinese than you're lucky because 90% of this magazine is written in Chinese

This is the sooted parts which i copied

Wow that looks like a real dirt

I just wish i have the skills to do a Guntank like this one

How did he do this?can anyone tell me.How do you do a weathering like the paint has been scratched off,just like this picture

Now my turn to shine
First of all i use the light brown marker and dry brushed it on the wheels and side skirt just like in the magazine
Then i use the darker marker and dry brushed it on the lower parts of the side skirt to set a different tone to the mud effect so that the higher you get the lighter the tone should be and the lower you get the darker the tone of the mud should be

Get it

Same goes here

For this effect i use the black weathering marker which is to create soot effects.I know its ugly but this is just a test

90% done.











Now all i need to do is to add some bullet holes.Ciao

How to build and weather a Gundam Lesson 3

Lesson 3:Dry brushing
Sorry for not replying and updating lately. had a problem with the internet connection.
Now lets get back to class.Dry brushing can make your Gundam look like it's made of metal.And for me thats cool hehehe

You can use any chrome silver or silver marker or paint for the effect.For me this is the one.

I would just use a little bit of paint.Use more if the result is not visible

Using the brush move it in a circular motion so the paint is equally spread on the tip of the brush.Some people would usually wipe the extra paint on a tissue until just the right paint is left but i don't do that because i would just wait for the paint on the brush to dry a little bit(Wait around 5-7s)then i would start brushing but the disadvantage of this technique is,you have to put a little extra force while brushing and you have to brush a lot longer.At least little paint is wasted

Before

After.Not really visible right so more paint should be use.

Move to brush parallel to the tracks repetedly until you are satisfied with the result

Comparison

Let's move to the body

Dry brushed his cannons and arms but since the color of his arms is light grey its a little bit hard to see

Heavily dry brushed the body

Lightly dry brushed the head

It looks nice is'nt it.well i have to dry brush this part a little more because its nearer on the ground so he might hit some obstacles on the way

Same as the skirts need more dry brushing

Well this is how he looks so far

Next lesson,weathering.

So any question?