At last GZG, Stuart showed us how to use cosmetic sponge wedges for
painting. Works best on larger minis--I'm using a 15mm APC. Prime it
black. Pour out a few drops of your base coat (in this case, beige), get the
color on the sponge, then pat it on your palette so the paint is absorbed into
the sponge. Then pat it on the mini--don't try to make brush strokes as
that will smear it. Add your second color (in this case, rust red). Now add
your third color (dark grey) using the sponge's edge to make narrower lines. I
now have a camo scheme that looks drybrushed, using a sponge costing
about 2$ for a 12 pack. The clincher--it took me 5 minutes, including
time
to mix the colors I wanted, to go from flat black to table-ready.
> laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:
> At last GZG, Stuart showed us how to use cosmetic sponge wedges for
The obvious reply.... pictures? I'm intrigued, but I can't quite work out what
it would look like.
From: Tony Francis tony@brigademodels.co.uk
> The obvious reply.... pictures ? I'm intrigued, but I can't quite work
Well, you can wait for me to take some pictures, then wait for me to get them
developed, then wait for me to post them...later in life...or you could just
pick up a pack of sponges and give it a go. The key thing to remember is that
you are **not** trying for complete coverage (Indy, I think that's where you
were going wrong). Just dab the paint on lightly, so you get an effect similar
to drybrushing. But much faster.
I brought it into the office to show a coworker, asked how long he thought it
took to paint. His guess was 2 hours.
> "laserlight@quixnet.net" wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:02:11 -0400, Indy <kochte@stsci.edu> wrote:
> Could be. I've been doing a little practice, but with the 6mm stuff,
Have any of you tried this technique with infantry, or is it strictly
something to do on vehicles only?
> Have any of you tried this technique with infantry, or is it strictly
I have tried it on a couple of 15mm Panzergrenadiers and it worked okay. Those
are unfinished figs so right now it's just black primer and the sponged coat
of sage green. Hopefully I'll get to those this week.
I also haven't tried it on unarmored infantry yet, but I've got some
mujaheddin that are bare metal right now, and they're also on my list for this
week. (Can you tell that my wife is out of town? <g>)
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 13:09:30 -0500, Allan Goodall <agoodall@att.net>
wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:02:11 -0400, Indy <kochte@stsci.edu> wrote:
I've used it with 25mm NSL figures, and it worked reasonably well. Picture at:
http://www.geocities.com/johnxcrim/GallerySF2.html
at the top of the page. The close up doesn't flatter them, but they look nice
upon the table.
> At last GZG, Stuart showed us
We should probably make sure that whoever does the next clinic also has a
camera handy for step-by-step shots.
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:20:24 -0400, "laserlight@quixnet.net"
<laserlight@quixnet.net> wrote:
> At last GZG, Stuart showed us how to use cosmetic sponge wedges for
Did you start sponging directly on to the primer, then? I applied the
basecoat, and drybrushed it, but it sounds like your way is even more of a
shortcut.
> Pour out a few drops of your base coat (in this case, beige), get the
I've used this technique with some old "Kryomek" buildings, and was rather
pleased by the result. An interesting technigue that I later stumbled upon was
to use the tip of the sponge to apply a spot of dark color, and then (after it
dries) put a spot of lighter color atop the dark patch, but slightly to the
upper left. The result is an interesing sort
of faux-shadow effect.
From: "John Crimmins" <johncrim@voicenet.com>
> Did you start sponging directly on to the primer, then? I applied
Black primer, then start sponging. I haven't touched them with a brush yet,
but will probably need to for the wheels.
I noticed in your photos that the brown and tan bits your sponged have fairly
crisp edges. The way I did it, the edges are quite soft. I suspect that you
may have had more paint on the surface than I did, or possibly used a firmer
sponge.
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 18:02:36 -0400, "Laserlight"
<laserlight@quixnet.net> wrote:
> From: "John Crimmins" <johncrim@voicenet.com>
I'll have to give this a shot then. What I *really* want is an airbrush...but
that requires money, which is in short supply at the moment.
> I noticed in your photos that the brown and tan bits your sponged have
Probably both -- I used some "sea sponges", which I got from an art
supply store. I intend to pick up some of those cosmetic sponges on the way
home
tonight, though -- time to do some experimenting.
You need to shop better, $0.98 a pack at Big Lots!
Michael Brown
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> On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 12:20:24PM -0400, laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:
Are you able to find a web site with a picture of "cosmetic sponge wedges", so
that I can find out the.uk equivalent?
> On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 12:20:24PM -0400, laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:
> Are you able to find a web site with a picture of "cosmetic sponge
17.jpeg on http://www.brushesbykaren.com/16-17-wedges.html