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Thought I understood dry-brushing, but apparently not

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Thought I understood dry-brushing, but apparently not
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 22, 2005 9:58 PM
So, I'm clear on the concept of using a dry brush with very little paint on it as a way to subtly tone areas. I have just tried using this technique on a 1/35 armor model and was quite successful at getting the bolt heads, hinges, etc. to "pop out" from the main model. However, I also ended up dry-brushing the flat areas around the bolts, which just looks sloppy.

So, I'm looking for suggestions about what I did wrong and hopefully ideas on how to do it better the next time. Thanks!
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Posted by jcheung5150 on Friday, July 22, 2005 10:02 PM
when I drybrush, I brush very lightly so as to only brush the raised detail and not the surrounding area. If I do end up drybrushing the surrounding area, I use q-tips dipped in thinner to clean up any excess paint when drybrushing.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 23, 2005 1:11 AM
i find its one of those takes lots of practice things. if that was your first time doing it, i think its amazing you got it to work at all. i find that sometimes i will wipe all the paint off the brush with my cloth (or whatever you use to wipe the brushes off) and then take several passes with the brush to get the detail highlighted.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 23, 2005 2:01 AM
My dry brushing brush has had the bristles cut down to within 1/4 inch of the ferule - this might help you keep to the raised details only.
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Posted by crockett on Saturday, July 23, 2005 7:14 AM
I think the secret to drybrushing is patience. The first application may be barely discernable. Keep at it, again and agin, using just a touch of semi dry paint and soon you will be where you want to be.

Steve
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Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, July 23, 2005 12:28 PM
I use one of those testors brushes that they sell at wal-mart, I cut it down to a little less than 1/4 inch and use it like listed above. the trick is to have as little paint as possible on the bristles... wipe wipe wipe till there is no more paint showing then wipe some more... like Crockett said, it might take several times to get the effect desired...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 23, 2005 1:43 PM
The key to dry brushing is a dry brush. I use uncoated paper plates for palettes and they suck most of the liquid out of the paint-then I brush off most of the paint before I start. As mentioned above; it takes practice and a few applications.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 23, 2005 5:36 PM
Yep you usually need to go over the same spot a couple of times until you get the desired effect!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:19 PM
OK, I'll try to apply more patience and less paint the next time Smile [:)] I wondered if it would work better with shorter bristles, so I'll get a few cheap ones at the store and cut them down as advertised. Thanks for the help!
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