Kheprera Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 My main question is has anyone ever tried the "rust effect" paint that you can get at craft stores? I've seen the effect on walls (gotta love Trading Spaces sometimes) but I'm curious if anyone has tried this on their mini's to try and give an effect of rust on metal. I'm also curious about any other ways people have come up to have special effects on their minis, from dragon's breath to ... whatever. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooding Paladin Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 I've "rusted" a few blades, particularly for skeletons and zombies. I figure they probably don't spend a lot of time oiling their blades. I tend to have more "fun" with my monster figs. I try to keep the character figs as clean as possible since we use them in gaming siutations frequently. But on my monsters I don't hesitate to put some mud stains on their pants or blood spatters on their weapons/clothes. On some terrain I built I pulled a cotton ball into a campfire shape and painted that up. Can't say I was totally pleased but it was decent enough to get the idea across. That's about all the "special effects" I've done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-TLH Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 On some terrain I built I pulled a cotton ball into a campfire shape and painted that up. † I've seen dioramas with cotton pulled and stretched to represent clouds around a genie's legs and on a base for a flying pegasus. Looks cool... but seems like it would be fragile to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkangel Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 I painted my Umber Hulk to look like it had a beetle like carapace. I used a blend of black paint (watered down slightly) mixed with emerald green ink, dark red ink (just a smidge) & dark blue ink (again just a smidge). It came out looking just like the oily effect of a beetle shell :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Tam Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 I have used cotton wrapped around the base of an air elemental. Looked really cool as it made it look like is was kickin' up a cloud of air. Lady Tam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punga Posted September 8, 2002 Share Posted September 8, 2002 I used to have a rather small lizardmen army when I used to play Warhammer (now I paint purely for pleasure). I decided I didn't like the way GW had painted the skinks, so I took a book on rainforest tree frogs and painted each one (I had only one unit of 10 skinks) with patterns from various poison frogs. Unfortunately, I sold the whole thing away, but since I was rather new when I painted them, I figured I will buy some more at some point and redo the idea, only better. I'm thinking semi-gloss to simulate wet skin, and drops of white glue or resin to simulate water drops. Dunno if this counts as "special effects", but I was mighty proud of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xastalask Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 I have used the rust craft paint on some blades, axes and shields. I actually used it as an accent color to my rust monsters I painted. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 I actually used it as an accent color to my rust monsters I painted. :) Oooooh, good idea. What a better use for it?? I can't think of one. Except for terrain and ruins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xastalask Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 I actually used it as an accent color to my rust monsters I painted. :) Oooooh, good idea. What a better use for it?? I can't think of one. Except for terrain and ruins... Maybe I will get some pictures of them and post them for you to check out....although they are not reaper mini's so do you think they will mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted September 11, 2002 Author Share Posted September 11, 2002 Nah, go on. Post 'em. Just so I can strip the paint off more minis and start over again !! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xastalask Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Ok I will take some pictures of them tonight and post them tomorrow then :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted September 11, 2002 Moderator Share Posted September 11, 2002 I found that I can get very good rust as follows: 1. Black primer 2. Drybrush Reaper Walnut 3. Drybrush GW Scorched Brown 4. Drybrush GW Bestial Brown 5. Drybrush GW Bubonic Brown This is how I painted my psyros, and you can see the link in the Show Off section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xastalask Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Ok here is the one rust monster. The details of the rust on the body did not show up well in the picture. Oh and I know I need to do the base, I am kinda new at this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted September 12, 2002 Moderator Share Posted September 12, 2002 I like. I'd personally do one last drybrush layer of GW Snakebite Leather, but that's just my style. Who makes that mini? It looks like it's on one of Sandra Garrity's bases, but I don't recognize the mini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xastalask Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 It is a very old TSR one. Found a site where they had alot of older miniatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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