PAINTING YOUR RESIN BUILDINGS
I have had several requests since I have stopped providing the buildings painted.
for colour references.
STEP 1
The first and most important step, is to wash your resin model in warm soapy water.
Even though our models come lightly primed with a grey spray primer
it is still important to wash the models. This removes any dirt and
dust that has accumulated in the detailed areas.
STEP 2
Prime your model with a primer of your choice.
I prefer to prime my models with black paint. I usually water down the
black paint so it does not clog-up the detail.
I'm a big fan of the Kevin Dallimore, 3 'blobs' painting technique
Building up the colours from dark to light.
For further information on this technique, there are specific books published
available through Wargames Foundry.
I tend to use the excellent Vallejo paints, and all colour references are for
this make unless specified otherwise.
after painting black I will use a base colour of
921 English Uniform
to paint any straw, and some timber areas.
Since we have started the thatched roof we will continue
with the mid colour
I dry brush over the thatch area with a more straw/yellow colour
927 Dark Flesh
Finally I highlight with
837 Sand
and also add a wash of purple as shadow, along the joins of the thatch
which helps create depth.
Meanwhile back to the house
using a combination of 3 basic colours, I scrub them into the general plaster wall
areas, and even mix them together to give a stucco textured effect.
819 Iraqui sand
987 Medium grey
874 US tan earth
I also use the tan earth and some other browns to vary the colours on the wood sections.
I also use the 874 to paint the earth base.
Still using the 3 colours from the previous step, I now add
70951 white
837 sand
and basically dry brush a lighter layer of paint over the stucco areas.
It is sometimes nice to use a different highlight to give some colour
variation.
Also I like to leave the parts near the base darker, as if they are a damp area.
Whilst I am painting the roof, I will also use the same colour to dry brush the bamboo blinds.
The only non vallejo paint I use, is an old Ral Partha colour
Paladin Blue
This is basically a blue/black, and I use it to paint the wooden frame of the buildings.
and finally everything is shaped and tidied up with black lining.
any further questions ,please feel free to drop me a line
and I will try and help.
Next I will try and display some of the Japanese calligraphy, and Mon details
that various people have sent me, and which I can share with you.