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  • Member since
    January 2015
  • From: Tumwater, WA.
Posted by M. Brindos on Saturday, September 26, 2015 7:02 PM

jersey66

Thanks M.Brindos, why didn't I think of using the real thing

 

No problem. I'm always collecting twigs and anything that looks to scale for projects. I even have my kids bring me things they find lol.

And yeah, Bish is right, you should use a grey base. But since you already painted them brown ..... well yeah, lol.

- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

  • Member since
    June 2015
Posted by jersey66 on Saturday, September 26, 2015 6:37 PM

Yea your right about using a grey base, the dark earth just didn't look right , thanks Bish

  • Member since
    June 2015
Posted by jersey66 on Saturday, September 26, 2015 6:34 PM

Thanks M.Brindos, why didn't I think of using the real thing

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Saturday, September 26, 2015 6:33 PM
Try using a grey base and the use washes as Mike mentioned. I made my own trees earlier this year and when I looked closely at real trees I realised they are not really brown.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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  • Member since
    January 2015
  • From: Tumwater, WA.
Posted by M. Brindos on Saturday, September 26, 2015 6:23 PM

If you can't find any twigs in your yard or garden to replace those with, then use a dark Umber wash and highlight with a light brown and sand color. At least find a twig in your yard that you can use as a reference.

- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

  • Member since
    June 2015
Help with painting logs
Posted by jersey66 on Saturday, September 26, 2015 5:58 PM

I'm having trouble painting the logs on the front of my M36 Jackson to look realistic, I used a base coat of Humbrol dark earth and just not liking it, any hints and suggestions

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