| Deathwing | 23 Sep 2009 7:13 p.m. PST |
Alright I am working on some concrete items. I put down a layer of texture paint over the items and now they need to be colored My old method of drybrushing up from dark to light gray seems to be failing. Anyone got any color recipes they would like to share. I am painting a crumbling overpass and bases from signs and streetlights. Thanks. Joey |
| Top Gun Ace | 23 Sep 2009 7:21 p.m. PST |
I usually just purchase "concrete" paint. Doing a light gray, and drybrushing with other colors of gray, light tan, and white might work. I wouldn't recommend starting with anything darker than a medium gray, unless you need darker colors for cracks, crevices, etc. |
Sundance  | 23 Sep 2009 8:21 p.m. PST |
Depending on scale (I usually do very small – 1/300 and smaller), I prime black and paint with light gray. Because of the black primer, it comes out darker and kind of streaky. |
| Henrix | 23 Sep 2009 9:02 p.m. PST |
Old concrete often has a clear light brownish grey, often with patches of green (from mould or lichen).
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 miniMo | 23 Sep 2009 9:05 p.m. PST |
Start with a bottle Floquil's 'Concrete' paint. Add highlights to taste. |
| skinkmasterreturns | 23 Sep 2009 10:59 p.m. PST |
Unless you really hate craftpaints,I recommend Americana's "driftwood". I use it for all my stonework,its a grey/tan and inexpensive,perfect for terrain projects. |
| Schogun | 24 Sep 2009 5:07 a.m. PST |
Howard Hues has a color "Concrete." Perfect if you can still find it. |
| Jana Wang | 24 Sep 2009 8:46 a.m. PST |
I always start with a beige color and add washes of grey and brown. |
| Deathwing | 24 Sep 2009 9:52 a.m. PST |
Alright I try these various methods. I have tried the Polyscale paints before, though not their concrete colors. The trouble I have is that they seem to run all over the place. I am also doubtful about starting with tan and then washing. I have six feet of overpass to paint, quite a lot of washing as it were. :) Still I give it a whirl. Thanks all for the advice. |
| frankthedm | 23 Mar 2010 1:35 p.m. PST |
Thinly sifted fast dry concrete? |
| Cacique Caribe | 07 Apr 2010 1:51 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 09 Apr 2010 8:40 a.m. PST |
More examples of concrete walls and towers: TMP link Dan |
