Vallejo Wood Grain Technique

[Thrym]

This could easily be applied to Reaper paints but Vallejo posted this to their FB albums today:

 

Wood grain finish using Vallejo washes

 

These look very cool ... finished piece:

 

 

Thanks to Shane at Figure Painter Magazine for reposting it to FB for me to find.

Edited November 19, 2013 by Thrym

[ub3r_n3rd]

That's pretty cool, thanks for sharing it with us Thrym.

[Thrym]

I have the Happy Seppuku texture stamps coming and the planking stamp does a nice job of getting the texture of planking but using the random scatter technique will make it look more natural than any straight painting I can do.

 

That combined with my weathering technique as used with the Marvel Golems could make for some really sharp looking bases.

 

Or shields. Just mask the rest of the figure and flick paint at the shield front. Drag, dry, and repeat with a different color.

 

I'm sure there are many other uses for the concept. Perhaps a stone face. Hmmm. Might have to try that on the diorama.

[ub3r_n3rd]

Dang I did NOT see that KS before, those texture stamps are pretty dang cool. I wonder if they will sell these things on an online store after the KS stuff is shipped and done?

[Thrym]

That's the intent. The Kickstarter should actually be shipping soon. I got the last update (11/14) on KS that they were waiting to get the last few responses before shipping.

We are in the final bit of boxing up pledges to ship.

I'll check their site when I get mine and report.

[ShadowRaven]

yep, everything in the kickstarter will be going on their store. The idea was to fund new, and better molds as much as anything

[ub3r_n3rd]

Do they already have a store? If so I'll bookmark it for later.

[Thrym]

Happy Seppuku Modelworks Edited November 19, 2013 by Thrym

[ub3r_n3rd]

Thanks Thrym! ....and it's bookmarked!

[CashWiley]

Hmm...note to self: bring GS to January Paint Day :)

[Thrym]

Hmm...note to self: bring GS to January Paint Day :)

 

I brought a large amount of it to November's but you were doing the Zombicide stuff.

 

On topic of sorts ...

 

I am going to have two planked 40mm bases I used for the Marvel Golems left and the Happy Seppuku stamp soon.

 

If anyone is interested in the weathered wood with moss and algae look I did on the golems, I may do a tutorial for it.

 

And I definitely will be seeing what I can accomplish with the texture and the above technique on a stamped base.

[Malgus]

Very cool