Recently I've seen more and more articles on the use of "filters" when it comes to painting subjects. Essentialy it is the application of spots of oil paints which are then blended almost invisbly over the surface of the subject with a soft brush dampened with spirits. This technique is used to knock down the "sharpness" of a paintjob and according to the authors gives the model a well weathered and scale look. The two articles that stick out are a Malaysian DuckW and a Hetzer. In both cases they used this "filter" technique to enhance the finish of their vehicles. While the article on each (and every other example I have seen or read about), gives a good description of the technique, the criteria for selecting colors of oil paints to be used has not.
My question is this, has anyone else done any work with this technique? And what criteria do you use to select colors for the filtering effect?
Thanks in advance,
Mike
Mike
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