Bonjour à tous ! Ne me dites pas que vous n'avez pas lu l'article précédent !?! Bon, c'est ici !
Hi everyone! Don't tell me you haven't read the previous article!?! Ok, it's here!
Cet après-midi, j'ai décidé de me lancer dans le rouge ! Et... Ca me plaît assez ! J'ai peint la tourelle de mon Waffenträger en rouge oxyde ou rouge usine ou rouge d'apprêt, comme vous le voulez ! Je n'ai hélas pas le set AK-Interactive Red Primer Modulation, qui de toute façon n'aurait pas eu l'effet recherché ici. Je ne peux pas tout me payer quand même !
Alors, j'ai joué au chimiste !
This afternoon, I decided to throw myself into red! And... I like it! I've painted the turret of my Waffenträger in oxyde red, or factory red, or primer red, as you like it! I have unfortunately not the AK-Interactive set Red Primer Modulation, which wouldn't have been useful here. I can't buy everything, come on!
So I took my chemistry suit!
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| Le AK German Red Primer n'a pas été utilisé ici, mais je l'essaierai bien un jour! AK German Red Primer wasn't used here, but I'll probably try it someday! |
Ne me demandez pas les proportions exactes utilisées, je n'avais pas non plus les couleurs en mat, donc j'ai fait avec ce que j'avais ! Il vous faut donc beaucoup de rouge (une bonne quarantaine de gouttes), du marron rouge (une bonne vingtaine) et du jaune (une bonne quinzaine). Le tout est dilué à 50% voire un peu plus.
Bref, voyez ce que cela peut donner et essayez de trouver une teinte qui vous convient !
Don't ask me the exact proportions used, and I didn't have the "flat" colors, so I did with what I had. So you'll need a lot of red (forty drops approximately), brown red (twenty drops) yellow (about fifteen drops). The whole is in a 50% dilution even a bit more.
Well, just try your own mix and find the correct tone that fits!
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| Le mélange de base en bas et les éclaircies en haut! Base coat at the bottom and highlights at the top! |
Finalement, la première modulation avec les apprêts Vallejo / Prince August n'était pas si mauvaise en réalité, puisqu'en appliquant mes couches de rouge, la modulation est apparue d'elle-même ! Bien sûr, il faut savoir doser les passages avec le rouge, mais le tout a plutôt bien fonctionné !
Finally, the first modulation with the Vallejo / Prince August primers weren't that bad, since when airbrushing my layers of red, the modulation appeared by itself! Of course, you'll have to be caredul when applying your red layers, but it all worked all right in the end !
Les dernières étapes étaient l'application des ombres et des éclaircies. J'ai essayé avec du Buff très dilué, sans réel résultat... Puis avec du blanc, mais là, il faut être très vigilant au risque d’affadir votre modèle. Je les ai vaporisées presque pures ! Pour les ombres, j'ai rajouté un peu de Marron Rouge à ma base que j'ai énormément diluée. Enfin, un dernier voile de couleur de base très dilué est venu adoucir les transitions !
The last steps were to airbrush shadows and highlights. I tried with over-diluted Buff, but there was no real result... Then with white, but there, you have to be very carful otherwise you might just "bleach" your model. I airbrushed them nearly pure! For the shadows, I've added some Red Hull to my base which was hugely diluted. Finally, a last veil of very diluted base coat softened the transitions !
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| Je suis satisfait de la modulation ! I'm glad with this modulation! |
Ca vous plaît ?
How do you like it?
ça y est j'ai pigé la façon de laisser un commentaire, j'avais pas dû descendre assez bas sur le post, bien bien la modulation
RépondreSupprimerHéhé ! Désolé ! Nouvelle interface ! ;) Merci Hubert ! ;)
SupprimerAlex !
Mais mais mais... ça avance à la vitesse de l'éclair tes posts : )
RépondreSupprimerJ'ai même pas le temps de mater le camo que tu as fais que tu nous envois déjà un autre post...
Très bien ce "modulation style", je trouve que ça en jette!
Au fait, juste une petite question: j'avais en tête de tester un de ces 4 le "chipping fluid" de AK Interactive histoire de faire apparaître une structure en bois en dessous d'un camo. Ce produit est-il aussi bon que la pub qu'on en fait? Sinon je vois pas le but d'aller l'acheter à la place de la laque... Selon ce que j'ai pu lire à différents endroits, ce serait plus fiable et plus stable comme produit que se lancer dans la laque! Quel est ton avis? Pour info: je n'ai encore essayer ni l'un ni l'autre.
Héhé ! Oui, ça avance vite ! Je suis en vacances alors j'en profite !
SupprimerPour le Chipping fluid, je trouve que c'est nettement mieux que la laque à cheveux. L'effet n'est pas le même du tout en fait. Là où ta laque à cheveux (pour l'expérience que j'en ai) se craquelle, le Chipping fluid aura plutôt tendance à suivre les mouvements que tu effectues avec un objet dur par exemple. Si tu veux, ça a un tout petit peu l'aspect du Maskol (ce côté un peu élastique), mais sans la couleur violette et sans l'odeur surtout. Ca marche aussi très bien avec un pinceau dur imbibé d'eau (là ça mousse comme de la laque à cheveux, mais l'effet est plus contrôlable).
Je n'ai pas essayé encore le Heavy Chipping Fluid, mais déjà le Worn effects me donne beaucoup de satisfaction et il se dilue aussi à l'eau (jamais essayé)!
Donc, oui, plus stable, plus fiable ;)
Merci Thierry, pour ton commentaire !
Alex !
nice job! it would look interesting with camouflaged hull and red primer top.
RépondreSupprimerAs for the modulation sets - of course they are useful, but you can do it on your own and save some money on other stuff. The main principle is just making gradient shadowing-highlighting.
p.s. have you seen a DVD by Adam Wilder - Authentic metal? It is very good and I highly recommend it.
Thanks Bizarre! I'm happy you like it!
SupprimerYes, I've tried it on the hull and it looks great! I used to do my own modulation with my Tamiya paints, but for this model, I wanted to try my new toys! ;)
I haven't seen Adam's DVD, although it is greatly tempting me! I might want it someday! ;)
I have one question: Do you use oil nuts to blend the paint work? When I blend them with White spirit, it gets messy and the oils seem to just wash away, and I get verticle lines due to the paint bristles... I am never satisfied with this. Now it seems a bit too clear... I might add some transparent yellow on the hull to make it more vivid! ;)
Alex!
oil nuts? you mean to do filters and fading with oils? I do "point filters" and you can see my NbFz in the blog where the difference between different areas was achieved mainly with oils.
SupprimerThe key thing is to use small amounts of oil and small amounts of solvent. If you add a lot solvent - you wash out everything. Try, experiment, maybe on a piece of plastic or old model and you will get the feeling of how much solvent you need. And of course if you have the possibility - visit some masterclasses at modelshows or workshops. That helped me a lot, I've seen Spencer Pollard explaining how to work with oils and then I also met Wilder 3 weeks ago.
The solvents thay can be used - white spirit from artist shop (papiterie?) or AK-int WS (I assume you have that one?), MIG's turpentine, or enamel thinner. I like using Tamiya enamel thinner and I also have turpentine but haven't tried it yet. The only thing that is unsuitable - white spirit from construction shops, it is very aggressive.
Actually you can do many things with oils - streaking, splashes of mud, rust, chipping, just need to practice ;)
You're answering right to this question! Filters and fading! Especially fading! This is always so hard for me. I'm using artist's White Spirit, but I also do have Artist's Turpentine and Enamel Thinner from Humbrol...
SupprimerI've tried that so many times and it always gets very messy. Most of the time I use to dampen my brush with some White Spirit then take most of it off with a kitchen paper. Still, it's washed away. I don't have the AK thinner... I think I have enough thinners in my flat! LOL!
I'll have a look at your Neubeufahrzeug! ;)
Alex!
Just thought I'd chime in...
SupprimerAlex, It sounds like you might be using a little too much oil paint. If you find yourself needing to wipe paint off with paper, I think this may be the problem. "Less is More" is the saying I always repeat to myself. Besides, if the effect is not enough, you can always add more later on. I use mineral spirits and odorless turpentine, whichever one is closest when I'm painting.
-Kyle
You're welcome in this discussion Kyle!
SupprimerI think that maybe you're right in saying that "less is more"! I'll post some pictures and you'll give me your advice! ;)
I think the type of brush I use is not good enough. It's a flat brush, but I think the bristles are too short...
Does the surface have to be glossy?
Thanks so much my friends! ;)
Alex!
it has to be glossy for washes, but for oils it is not necessary. sometimes I work without any varnishes at all... just need to use different solvent-based paints.
SupprimerOk! That is good news! ;) Enamel? Oil? ;)
SupprimerAlex!
Alexander,
RépondreSupprimerI just found your blog about an hour ago, and I can't stop reading! I think you have done a fantastic job from start to finish on all of your projects, and your sense of humor is very refreshing. I really appreciate that you post in English alongside your native French; online translators never get the job done!
Greetings from the 'States, and keep up the great work!
-Kyle Nelson
Kyle... Thank you so much for this comment which is just what I mean to convey in my blog. Sharing everything I do with humor, is just the way I want this blog to be along with what I am experiencing! I have read your blog as well and I am adding it to mine, for it is amzingly interesting just like your work is fantastic! Welcome on this blog! Many thanks!
SupprimerAlex!
lol, Kyle, do you use googletranslate to read French? ;)
SupprimerIt actually works fine with Hungarian though!
Alex, I also like your writing style. Very optimistic. Maybe this is why I keep commenting here :)
Gosh, I have the Hungarian translation! I don't understand a word! Did I really write this??? Lol ;)
SupprimerThanks for commenting and thanks also for appreciating this blog. If you find pleasure in reading it, then I am absolutely satisfied!
Alex!