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

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

c.rainford73 wrote: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.

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