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Realistic smoke stains
by Ricardo
Rueda
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The modeling stage that I enjoy the most is the weathering stage. Hence, I always try to achieve the best possible weathering procedure. Last night, I was building a vintage Monogram kit, needed to paint a smoke stain and decided to try a new technique which I turned out pretty realistic. The picture doesn't do justice to the model. The smoke stain is mostly black with a brownish shade on the sides just like the real thing. It is so realistic that I decided to share it with you guys... :)
You will need;
*Black pastel chalk
*Raw umber oil paint
*Turpentine
*Dull cote or any other flat varnish you like.
Paint your model as usual, decal it and flat coat it. After that, apply the black pastel chalk powder to the area of the model that it is supposed to have the stain. I recommend using a short bristle brush so that the powder "bites" on the model. After that mix a small blob of raw umber paint with an eyedropper full of turpentine. You will want a dark turpentine, not thinned oil. Now load your airbrush with the mix and apply it patiently with your airbrush over and on the sides of the black smoke stain. At first you won´t notice any difference but several applications will slowly build up the shade you want. Once you like the results, let dry and cure and varnish your model with more dull cote to take away that undesirable sheen turpentine has.
Ricardo
Photos and text © by Ricardo Rueda
