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Weathering with Winsor Artisan Water Mixable Oils & Designers Gouache

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  • Member since
    October 2006
  • From: San Diego
Weathering with Winsor Artisan Water Mixable Oils & Designers Gouache
Posted by Centurion on Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:00 AM

Hey All,

I'm curious if anyone here has used Winsor Artisan Water Mixable Oils & Designers Gouache for washes and weathering? I'v been getting some tips from some of the train modelers and some of the techniques used are with these oils. I was going to try them on a clear coated model to see how they work. Any suggestions or advice? If you want to see where I got the info visit: http://www.modeltrainsweathered.com/

Thanks,
Burt

Master of my own miniature worlds.

  • Member since
    December 2007
  • From: Bridgeview, Illinois
Posted by mg.mikael on Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:18 PM
Hmmm....never heard of Winsor Artisan Water Mixable Oils & Designers Gouache.Confused [%-)] So I can't help you, sorry.

"A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week." - George S. Patton

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  • Member since
    November 2012
Posted by dioramator on Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:43 PM

Hi Centurian.

I have been using gaouche for years, mainly for uniforms (base colours), and chips and scratches (then using oils to simulate weathering)

I have a heap of colours mixed up in plastic bottle caps, and when I want to use them, simply add a drop of water to re-constitute the mix. It goes on a treat over mat finishes (will not stick to gloss). It has good density, and flows really well off a fine sable brush.

the beauty of this stuff is that if you make a mistake, it is easy to wash off with water (or a damp cotton bud).

beware, this substance has very little binders, so it needs to be sealed with varnish, or over time it will lift the underlying paint right back to the plastic.

I never had any success using it as a wash, I found it left very profound tide marks. so it is great for adding detail, but stick to oil paints for wash.

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the base colours painted using goauche

 

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then some shadowing and highlighting

 

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chips and scratches using goauche

 

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