Weathering

The robe is done, but looks too clean for my Protectorate force. Mine live in a dusty red desert, much like parts of my native Utah. Time for some more glaze magic. Glazes are a very easy way to weather your paint jobs. Let's make thus Zealot "live" in the desert. The colors I'll be using are:

• VMC 034 - Burnt Cadmium Red
• VMC 130 - Amarantha Red (really a burnt orange)
• VMC 150 - German SS Camo Brown
• VMC Glaze Medium (GM)

Step 1

Mix = 1:12 / VMC 034 : GM

I'm just going to weather the bottom hem of the Zealot's robe. I figure they would keep themselves clean, but dust from road travel is inevitable. If the armor bits were finished, I'd weather them too as the metal would collect dust as well.

A layer of the glaze is lightly applied around the bottom hem.

Step 2

Mix = 1:12 / VMC 034 : GM

I'm repeating Step 1 to deepen the reddish color, but I'm concentrating it lower and closer to the ground where more dust would be.

Step 3

Mix = 1:12 / VMC 130 : GM

This is where the dust really settles. I'm applying this layer sporadically over both of the previous layers. I want top avoid having rings of color on the hem.

Step 4

That looks pretty good once it's dry. It's just a bit too much color for what I was aiming for, so I'll knock it back a bit with a glaze of my base robe color to smooth out the transition between the dust rings and the robe.

Finished

And there you have it. Nice smooth transitions without a lot of effort. These techniques also work very well on large smooth areas like warjack armor. Give them a try and see whether these tools can work for you. We here at BrushThralls.com are all about giving you the tools to put in your painting toolbox. What tool you decide to use is completely up to you.

One last tip: if the drying times on these techniques get too high for you, you can help them along by using a blow dryer on low heat setting or a high cool setting. I had to do this to get these photos done in one night. ;)

Until next time!

--YW7--