Are there any books on weathering, especially for armor? (Except for the $85 Mig book)
I've done a relatively simply weathering on most of my armor. I put a "dust" coating of 1:6 earth, red-brown, or light sand depending on the theater of ops. I've used acrylic over the acrylic base paint with no washing out of the base, though I understand I should use enamel over acrylic. I then use ground pastel of a similar color to add mud to tracks, wheels and lower hull areas. I'm happy with the result, but I would like to learn some more advanced techniques.
I've read most of weathering posts in this forum, but most folks just tell about what they use and not much about how it's done. I've reviewed some weathering articles on other sites but most deal with oil paints in a series of applications for different purposes. I would like to avoid oils because of the long drying time. I am an amateur painter in acrylics, pastels, and colored pencil and have no interest in working in oils. Why don't modellers use artists' acrylic paints instead of oils?
I tried studying Mark Wilder's long article on weathering (http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/other/awpaint/awpaint.htm) but found it difficult to understand the many steps without supporting photos. There were also a couple of strategically placed errors that made reading even harder.l
Does anyone know of a book that covers weathering techniques using model paints (or weathering kits), pastels, and colored pencils?