COLORS FOR "FADE" DESERT/SAND GREY TANK?

[iambrb]

Ok so I am very fascinated with what Adam Wilder is doing here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiD_h8oqXAU

and before I try it, I just wanted to know if these colors would be OK for a Merkava? If not, is there a preferred set of colors for something that is abit more tan / sandgray?

 

[Skinny_Mike]

The guy that really seems to use this technique to good use is our buddy chuck (chukw), hopefully he will chime in.

 

[moon puppy]

We use to call that a Dot Filter, as I recall it was said just use random colors but if you want it lighter for the desert scheme I get that. Put a good seal coat on and give it a go on the bottom side and see if you like it.

 

[iambrb]

Thanks guys! I used the "Mack-Daddy" future seal coat, cut as MatrixOne had suggested, worked extremely well!

 

[chukw]

That's an interesting video, for sure. Is your Merkava green? These colors will work for that. If it's sand, don't use green. Use some yellow ochre, dark brown, white and yellow- maybe some sepia, too. Dark brown (burnt umber) would work well for those "fake shadows", or as Mike Rinaldi calls it, Oil Paint Rendering. Fun stuff! It's interesting that Wilder applies this over a gloss coat. That can be a bit tricky, so use very little thinner. A flat acrylic clear will give some "tooth" for the filters to grab into. Gloss coats allow washes to flow easily. It's all a matter of preference and personal technique in the end, and you build your technique through practice. Have fun with it!

 

[JSteinman]

This technique was what I as trying to describe to MP for his Bradley.