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Paint brush for chipping
Posted by aWintersTale on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 11:58 PM

Greetings. This is a question for those who practice the "chips by paint brush"  technique. I'm interested in what you have found as the ideal paint brush. I have the proper paint I think (Vallejo German Camo Black), and the myriad of YouTube videos showing the technique. But I need the size of the brush and brand, and a confirmation that it is pointed. If you include the source, maybe I can view it myself on their web page. Again, this is painting chips by paint brush, on edges of armor to show wear from impact. Thank you for your help.  

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 9:02 AM

I sometimes use the tip of a sharp toothpick.  I use those double ended round picks with the sharp ends.  I shake a bottle of silver or aluminum paint, take the cap off and lay it down upside down on bench.  Just enough paint sticks in top liner to put just the right amount of paint on pick. Much easier than trying to dip pick into bottle just the right depth.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    November 2008
  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Friday, September 26, 2014 10:17 AM

For chipping effect I use different methods, Hairspray, salt, rubber cement, soft foam or sponge, Prismacolor pencils  and brushes ranging from 18/0 and moving up in size depending on the effect. Brands to me don't matter as I get them at HL with a 40% coupon but of good quality. The cheapy ones usually don't work out too well.

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Posted by jibber on Monday, October 20, 2014 3:59 PM

I use brush chipping as my go to method, I've found that its less messy and that it works great. I've spelled it out in the Armor Forum, but here goes:

1-Paint a dark base paint or primer, let dry

2-Brush on AK Heavy Chipping with any type of brush to the area(s) you want chipping to occur, if you

   don't want to chip that spot later, no harm. Let dry overnight

3-Spray on your top coat and let dry.

4-Take a round brush and trim it down to about an 1/8 of an inch

5-Use clean water and start using this brush to add water to the area and keep rubbing. Theres some

  variables here but at some point the top coat of paint will start wearing away showing the base coat to the areas you want the effect.

And thats it

Heres one that I used it on.

Terry

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Posted by Chrisk-k on Monday, October 20, 2014 5:11 PM

Buy a Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky brush.  I personally prefer Prismacolor pencils for chipping.  

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    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Monday, October 20, 2014 10:46 PM

Can you get Kolinsky hair brushes anymore? Seems they are all out of stock with no replacement date at all the major online art retail shops.

 

 

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Posted by Chrisk-k on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 6:00 PM

I see Series 7 Kolinsky brushes on Amazon.

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  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:20 PM

Gotcha thanks.

 

 

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, October 23, 2014 8:17 AM

Chrisk-k

Buy a Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky brush.  I personally prefer Prismacolor pencils for chipping.  

I have found your advice helpful on a few things.I put "Series 7 Kolinsky Brush" into Amazon and it returnd various different sizes.Which one  were you talking about ?

thanks Anthony

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