Lert tries mud effects for the first time (HL KV-2)

[Lert]

First time trying very heavy mud effects. Quite pleased how it came out. Next ones are going to be more subtle though.

[c.rainford73]

Lert what tricks did you empty for these results? Looks very good

[Lert]

Lert what tricks did you empty for these results?

A $2 tube of cheap brown acrylic painter's paint, a bag of model railroad sand, pigments and clear coat.

First mix the acrylic painter's paint and railroad sand with a heavy bias on the sand so the mixture is very thick and crunchy, rather than gloopy. Slather it on the areas to muddy up. This provides a textured base layer.

Then I used Vallejo burnt umber and natural sienna pigments, mixing them in three batches, the first batch with a bias towards the umber, the second batch roughly equal mix and the third batch a bias towards the sienna. Applied each batch liberally and thick, then clear coat before the next batch / layer. Tried to put the lighter mix on the areas where the mud would've had opportunity to dry.

This is my first time working with pigments, and I found that the clear coat tends to fade the effects of the pigment, so I went really heavy on it for the exaggerated effect you see on the tank.

[Reaper332]

Top work on the mud Lert..... its come out looking great