How to make a Rainy Day

shroomy wrote:

my thought on this after looking at the thread a few times is this, rember that what you are doing is 1/35 scale  so what would a rain drop look like at 35 feet away?

1/35 doesn't mean 35 feet away .... it means 35 times smaller.  You can get 35 feet away from a tank and it is still very big.

In reality, a big 5mm drop would be around 0.14mm big at 1/35 scale.  You can't reproduce that.

my thought on this after looking at the thread a few times is this,

rember that what you are doing is 1/35 scale  so what would a rain drop look like at 35 feet away?

 

MontanaCowboy wrote:

Is that meat loaf and salad?

BBQ chicken and spinach.  Really, I can see that something looks wet.  You'd be surprised how similar Future is to acrylic nail polish.

Yes cloths look darker, especially GI OD.  They do actually take on shine when enough water gets on them.  I wear a Navy A-2 Deck Jacket(OD) and an M-65 Field Jacket(OD) whenever it is cold or rainy.  I can attest to the shine they take on after a good soaking.  This is true of the older equipment, too.  Enough water makes anything shiney.

They were to only pics I had on hand. My sister took them with her old camera.  I'm hoping I can get her to try it again with her new digi one.  I'm trying to figure out how I can get her to do it though.  It took me carrying the box downstairs and throwing it at her to get her to get her Xmas gift from Mom out of my room.  That was yesterday!!!! I only fell over it for 8 mths. The bad part was she needed an oven mitt and rather then get the one out of the box (Mom got her new kitchen stuff to go with her newly redecorated kitchen), she ran around the corner and bought one. Maybe if I put her arbor bench together she'll do this week while she's off.

put the camera on the tripod and do not use the flash.
use either take picture outdoor or use at least two or more light sources.

also put your camera into A-priority mode if available (most recent digicam do) and use the timed shutter to avoid the shaking...

A tripod will help considerably in shooting that scene.

I know only insofar as I've been shooting my models with my wife since 1999 or so.

Hope this helps!

Is that meat loaf and salad?

I can only see some blurry colors in that picture, set the exposure to higher setting to reduce blur, or just hold your hand steadier.

Tell you the truth, I can't see squat in that pic lol.

Okay Guys, laugh but here's a tip from a lady. Try clear nail polish.  It is easier to get to "bead" on foliage. It also does well when you're trying to simulate rain gathering in low places like footprints.  Nail polish is also useful on paper cuts burns like the dickens but so does liquid bandage and it has the same properties.

sorry it's blurry.  The glint on the plants is the nail polish.

Here is what I would try as I was planning on doing something similar in about 20 years when I get around to that diorama idea.  I would suggest dipping a paint brush in future and gently flicking the bristles so that the future falls onto the scene in drops.  That can give the allusion of having just rained.  Plus, the drops should dry as they are.  Just my suggestion, but please note that I haven't tried it yet.

 

Mike

I never done it myself but I think your idea to use Future is excellent.  I would do it that way.

Do not forget that most things looks darker when wet!  Especially clothes and earth.

And I would suggest you not to spray Future on the figures.  Clothes do not look glossy when wet but just darker. 

Go out on a rainy day and notice what is glossy and what is not.

I have never done it before but I would experiment with some Testors Gloss Coat. Seems like it would bead up on top of the grass and look like dew if you applied it heavy. Start with several light coats, let it dry in between and see how it builds up. Let us know what works!