Dry Brushing?

Dry brushing is used to high lite raised detail and simulate faded paint, primarily on armor.

exactly what Rebel said.... you take a paint brush, preferrably an old one because it will get a bit out of shape. dip just the tip in the color paint desired (like for a instrument panel or car dashboard bezels you could use silver) then rub it on a piece of paper until you don't see paint coming off of it... then you lightly brush the paint brush across the raised detail of the object... you could also use it to highlight raised areas on a model etc...

dry brushing is almost what it says... using a brush with almost dry paint you brush across the plastic to create highlights...

Thank you so much for asking this question.

I have been wondering about this for a while, but haven't yet come into a situation that required it.

Now I know the answer.

Yolev

Allie,

Feel free to ask any questions you may have. Everyone starts somewhere, we were (or still are!) beginners at one point or another. Oh, BTW, Welcome!

I think it is best to use a flat brush for drybrushing. Or an old brush with the the top cut off, so that the hairs are more bristle.

I regularly use drybrushing on my 25mm Fantasy Figures - I find it particularly good when trying to give a Animal skins, fur detail - I have also found it great for helping some of the more fiddly details to stand out from the background of the model, such as chainmail, bolts etc.

I used this technique on my first model and he turned out pretty damn good - won 3rd in my local model club comp.

Cheers

LoriJ

Drybrushing is one of those things where less is more. I'm still learning myself. The first time I tried drybrushing, I highlighted every corner, edge, raised detail, nut and bolt on the model with BRIGHT SILVER. It looked like the Las Vegas strip all lit up at night , LOL!! Lesson I learned: You don't have to use bright silver and be subtle.