Naagruz
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Want to branch out & try something outside of the cozy bubble that is acrylic paint?
Pigments, old as cavemen, were recently were "found" by GW & released as "weathering powders" by FW. They can provide amazing natural effects like dust, rust, & verdigris, but who wants to work with a limited palette & pay £2.6 ($4.14) a bottle?
If you want to have some fun & not spend all your beer money, I highly recommend NuPastels by Prismacolor. Not only will they save you about $3/color, but the range of colors gives you flexibility that you can't find in traditional military/railroading pigments. Additionally, NuPastels are designed to be used dry & wet. They come in sticks, so they don't eat up much bench space:
To get the pastel into a more brush-friendly form, you can use a hobby knife to scratch off the amount you need. You don't want to go at it like you plan to cut a section, just run the blade gently along the pastel:
After you get a tiny pile of pigment, you can apply dry with a brush & then fix with turps or alcohol. Spraying your fixer through an airbrush is best, but not necessary. Heck, play with it & see what works for you.
Pigments, old as cavemen, were recently were "found" by GW & released as "weathering powders" by FW. They can provide amazing natural effects like dust, rust, & verdigris, but who wants to work with a limited palette & pay £2.6 ($4.14) a bottle?
If you want to have some fun & not spend all your beer money, I highly recommend NuPastels by Prismacolor. Not only will they save you about $3/color, but the range of colors gives you flexibility that you can't find in traditional military/railroading pigments. Additionally, NuPastels are designed to be used dry & wet. They come in sticks, so they don't eat up much bench space:
To get the pastel into a more brush-friendly form, you can use a hobby knife to scratch off the amount you need. You don't want to go at it like you plan to cut a section, just run the blade gently along the pastel:
After you get a tiny pile of pigment, you can apply dry with a brush & then fix with turps or alcohol. Spraying your fixer through an airbrush is best, but not necessary. Heck, play with it & see what works for you.