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Title: Corroded copper?
Post by: General Roos on 22 June 2011, 11:39:05 PM

Are there any LAF:ers who has attempted to paint a corroded copper statue and want to share a pic of the result?

Cheers

The General

Title: Re: Corroded copper?
Post by: Burnt65 on 23 June 2011, 12:18:26 AM

I vaguely remember something about this in a White Dwarf.
You might want to check the Games Wrokshop site.

Title: Re: Corroded copper?
Post by: Drachenklinge on 23 June 2011, 07:14:04 AM

For my dwarven steam-tank of Confrontation, I tried that one a bit:
(http://gallery.stuttgarter-wahnzinn.de/d/329-1/copper_greenrust_01.jpg)
(http://gallery.stuttgarter-wahnzinn.de/d/331-1/copper_greenrust_02.jpg)

Maybe this "verdigris, copper rust, green rust" thing is a start. The colour was some kind of scaly-green mixed with white of various colour-tones of something similar to "mint". Then used it like an ink. I did it a few times, even sucking away some of the wet paint with another brush to get these tiny specks within the speck in some places. Also after that I dabbed it a bit with thicker paint in some places.

But maybe that is just to flat according to some pictures in the net, where there are similar structures (but different colours of course) like "real" rust on iron. I would do this plaque-like texture then with pigments and I have even seen (but not tried myself yet) it done with some sort of chalk or crayon (hope the words are correct for this one °_O).

hope that helped a bit - best wishes
Drachenklinge

Title: Re: Corroded copper?
Post by: Galland on 23 June 2011, 11:57:22 AM

Mattias, du kan grunda den svart, drybrusha lite här och där med den metallfärg som du föredrar, sedan läga på lager med grön/blå ärgliknande färg. Jag har en bra blandning, skall kolla vad färgerna heter. Om du vill så kan du pipa över till mig så kan jag visa resultatet irl, och du kan låna färger.
Jag tycker själv att jag har fått till det ganska bra.

Title: Re: Corroded copper?
Post by: General Roos on 23 June 2011, 02:31:11 PM

Thanks guys. I´ll give it a try.

Galland: Sure thing. See you on Saturday!

Title: Re: Corroded copper?
Post by: Galland on 23 June 2011, 06:58:51 PM

Oops, sorry for the swedish guys, I will try to better my self :-P

Anyway, yeah see ya on saturday Mattias. By the way, I did go and compare the colour I have used to some corroded copper and such, on the house next to ours and on the old church, and its pretty damn close I must say, not to mention the black and so on mixed in with the copper colour and the blue/green.

Title: Re: Corroded copper?
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on 23 June 2011, 07:54:35 PM

I've not done a statue for some time but here is my recipe for old Copper.

Base coat Black

Then very dark brown (allow some black to show through)

Highlight with Dwarven Bronze (very dark copper/tin colour)

Highlight again with Dwarven Bronze and Gold mix

When dry use a very dark green (you can add a touch of dark blue) and with loads of water brush this on as a wash

Second wash lighter green

Then mix up a dirty white add some green or blue to take away the starkness and wash around the detail

Additional washes can help

Tony
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/

Title: Re: Corroded copper?
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on 27 June 2011, 07:34:29 PM

This Blog post shows a shield painted as stated in the previous forum comment.

http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/2011/06/more-40mm-skeletons.html

I hope that this helps.

Tony