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Title: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: nevermore on September 30, 2015, 09:48:37 AM
Another Brutal Tower Block Building

Again very quickly done, still a few mistakes, 28mm figures to show the size, which is 12 inch high

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I have never done it before, but for the first time i went "Wet Painting" and i now will stick to wet painting,it gives you all sorts of weird colours and shades. 

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Once the wet painting was complete, i allowed to dry and highlight with a mild colour khaki, then a touch dry brush of magnolia

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The wet paint colours were paint pots samples from any cheap DIY, these colours are dark brown and a orange.

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The dry grass is from a hanging basket for plant, just cut pieces out and pull apart, the fibres are perfect, very cheap and lots of it, will last you years and save you a fortune.

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I have seen models of ruin buildings and the iron bars that stick out from broken floor levels, people use cocktail sticks, i wanted the bends and to show them that they took some sort of damage, use paper clips was the answer for me.

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Well i am working on my third now and its going to be so much better as i found some great tips in creating iron grills for damaged floors.

cheers Malc

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Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: Malebolgia on September 30, 2015, 09:57:31 AM
Really cool. I like the effect you obtain and the total building is really impressive. A table filled with several of these should be awesome.
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: nevermore on September 30, 2015, 10:03:11 AM
I'm heading more or less in that direction, but enough buildings to fill a 12ft by 6 ft table 
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: Malebolgia on September 30, 2015, 10:10:39 AM
Holy crap! 12'x6'!  :o
I usually play on a 3'x3'...your table is 8 times a big...damn...that must be impressive  8)
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: nevermore on September 30, 2015, 11:40:07 AM
We kind of like big wargames in Grimsby,  :)
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: Argonor on September 30, 2015, 11:48:36 AM
I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'wet painting'?

Do you use water on the brush (to thin/blend), or are you applying the next color before the previous dries (wet-on-wet/alla prima)?
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: nevermore on September 30, 2015, 01:13:36 PM
Sorry Argonor. I should of explained it better, wet painting is two or three different colours from a cheap sample pot.

First you dip the brush into the pot and apply it straight onto the building, my first colour was a orange, this was put on in random spots.

Second stage, while the orange pain was still wet i used a dark brown pot and no water added i just began painting the colour on, it mixed itself up on the building, so many different shades are created, where i wanted it dark i just applied more brown, never done it before, but once dry then add the highlights, it just transforms itself.
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: Dr. Zombie on September 30, 2015, 02:01:23 PM
I really like these buildings. Thank you for sharing. I am going to steal a lot of ideas for my own urban ruins.
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: Argonor on September 30, 2015, 03:38:56 PM
OK, no worries, just curious!  :)

I expect to be painting some buildings over the winter (not concrete, but will still need some shading/weathering), so I gather as much inspiration as possible!
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: nevermore on September 30, 2015, 07:41:39 PM
Well Argonor, good luck with it.
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: Argonor on September 30, 2015, 07:51:43 PM
Well Argonor, good luck with it.

Thanks, and please keep sharing your nice work!
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: roberto on September 30, 2015, 08:46:41 PM
Nice buildings, gonna nick your hanging basket stuff plants tip :)
Title: Re: Another Brutal Tower Block Building
Post by: nevermore on September 30, 2015, 09:38:13 PM
Glad i could help roberto, just a matter of cutting strips and pulling it apart in your hand