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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Topic started by: Flip Hendrickx on October 28, 2014, 08:29:29 PM
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After a short break from WW1 aircraft, I've decided to give this one a go :-)
(http://users.telenet.be/solar/Roland%20CII%20Box.jpg)
As per instructions, I started work on the cockpit. For this one I wanted to give the Uschi Van Der Rosten wood decals a try.
They are extremely thin and careful handeling is necessary in order not to break them during application.
I started out by airbrushing the different wood panels separately, each time using a different shade of beige.
Since the decals are transparent, the background colour will show through and will provide for some color variation in the woodwork.
After applications of the decals, I've sealed everything with tamiya clear varnish.
Next, the fuel tank was airbrushed in shades of grey and the electricity conduits where painted with acrylics (life color and vallejo)
Pin washes & shading were done with Van Dyck Brown oil paint.
(http://users.telenet.be/solar/Roland%20CII.jpg)
As I wanted to replicate a worn black leather look on the seat, I studied many pictures before setting out to work.
Using life color acrylics I tried to paint the light and shadow effects that you usually see on a seat like that.
The colours used are: Burnt black, Light skin tone, sand, matt black and red.
(http://users.telenet.be/solar/Roland%20CII2.jpg)
Now I hope I can repeat this effect on the seat in the back as well :-)
Grtz
Flip
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Love that seat ! Will be following along as you progress ..
Terri
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Beautiful paint work Flip! ;D Thast seat looks like it's made out of worn leather! Can you please describe your painting technique in a little more detail? Thanks. Very well done.
Cheers,
Bob
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Wooden floor and leather seat - top class! Looking forward to see it progress.
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Superb work!
Yes, please explain your techniques for the seat, it's marvelous.
Cheers from NYC,
Michael
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Ooh yeah, that seat is brilliant.
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Wow, what a great start, Filip.
Best wishes
Nigel
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The pilot's seat and wooden floor looks wonderful.
Adam
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Flip,
You have been awarded 'Painter of thrones'
Collect your prize below :D ;)
Beautiful work.
vB
(http://www.photo-dictionary.com/photofiles/list/472/852throne.jpg)
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I would also like to add to the chorus of 'how did you do that seat?'
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Lovely work. I'll follow with interest.
Keith ;)
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Very well painted Flip.
Martin
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Great start, Filip! I really think your woodgrain is first class, but your
painting of the seat is amazing! It doesn't get any better.
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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Due to overwhelming acclaim, perhaps we shoud pronounce Flip the official Chairman.....
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Thank you for the kind words gentlemen :-)
And of course I'm more than happy to share my technique for painting leather with you. Simply said, I'm using techniques that are used by figurine painters. Make sure you check out work by Mike Blank, Jaume Ortiz, Marijn Van Gils, Diego Ruina and the likes via Google. There are numerous tutorials to be found on the net on the subject too.( another good source is www.planetfigure.com)
I've painted up the cushion of the back seat tonight and took some pictures along the way. Now, bare with me, because I had to use my smartphone camera and it doesn't give the best results.
As I said, I'm using life Color (LC) acrylics but you can achieve the same effect with any kind of modelling paint (oils, enamels, other brands of acrylics,..)
Here it goes:
STEP 1
As a first step, we put the base coat on the cushion. Since we will be building up the layers of paint, it's important to start with a relative light base coat.
In this case I've mixed up LC weathered black and light skin tone.
At this stage it doesn't matter if the layer is completely opaque or not.
(http://users.telenet.be/solar/Stoel1.jpg)
(Maybe a little word on this: When lightening up colours, never use white. It will 'kill' the colour. If you want a grey colour, you can mix up black with skin tone colour. This will give a warm grey result. If you want a cold grey result, you can use very light blue for instance. Try it out. You'll notice the difference compared to mixes with white.
The same goes when you want to darken a colour. You can add dark red or dark brown for instance instead of black.)
STEP 2
We are going to add some highlights & shadows now.
For the highlights, we use the base colour + some extra skin tone colour. for the shadows the base colour + dark brown. (you can mix up different batches with different shades if you like, if you want to add more variety.
Note that, from now on, I dilute the paint until it has the consistency of milk. The idea is to 'layer up' the paint. Make sure your brush is not wet, but damp with paint. A way to do this is to load up you brush with paint and tip it against a piece of kitchen towel for instance.
Start out with the highlights. You don't have to work very accurately here. When you are happy about it, you can add the shadows.
(http://users.telenet.be/solar/Stoel2.jpg)
STEP 3
In this step, started to paint in some more structure and wear. For this I've used the base colour + light sand colour. The idea is to put a 'glaze' over the previous paintwork.
You can use several layers until you are satisfied with the result.
I've also painted the edges of the cushion with very diluted sand colour, to replicate the wear.
(http://users.telenet.be/solar/Stoel3.jpg)
STEP 4
Now it's time for a glaze or filter (very diluted paint) of Van Dyck brown oil paint, mixed up with a bit of Humbrol pale red. This layer will tone down the previous effects and will leave a brownish hue.
The picture is not sharp but I hope you can see the result clear enough.
(http://users.telenet.be/solar/Stoel5.jpg)
STEP 5
Now it's time to add scratches etc. We do this with a very fine brush and highly diluted paint.
For the light scratches I've used the first base colour + a lot of skin tone colour for the dark shadow next to the scratch I've used a mixture of brown & black. The key is to dilute the paint enough and to apply it with a very fine brush.
The effect can be a bit too strong at first, but as a last step we apply another layer of highly diluted oil paint.
Et voila: a worn leather cushion :-)
(http://users.telenet.be/solar/Stoel6.jpg)
I hope this step by step was useful to you. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any more questions.
Grtz
Flip
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That is a great step by step tutorial on using the acrylics to create your leather seat! The seat is of course, as all the others said, FANTASTIC! I also love the worn wood floor!!
RAGIII
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Thank you very much for your helpful instructions on painting leather.
One proposal, if I may: You might want to choose a different background for your photos - the sparkling surface of your last photo distrcts a lot from what you want to show.
Regards,
Stefan
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@Stefan: You are absolutely right.. photography never was my strongest point :-) I have a better camera, but I have to set up a little space in my hobby room where I can take proper pictures against a proper background.
It's high on my To Do list :-)
Cheers
Flip
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Filip, thank you for the valuable information on
the seat painting. That is some nice artwork, my
friend! :)
Cheers,
Ernie :)
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That seat is gorgeous, Flip. (that's a phrase I usually reserve for my wife) Thanks for the tutorial.
Cheers,
Bud
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Thank you very much Flip
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Hi All,
Small update. I’ve added the tank behind the seat ( I didn’t bother with the seams on the sides of the tank, since they can’t be seen anyway), the kit’s seatbelts, steering wheel and the rudder bar.
(http://users.telenet.be/solar/photo.JPG)
Everything was painted with acrylics and oil paints. I hope to finish the cockpit by the end of next week. More pictures to follow soon
Grtz
Flip
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excelent build so far and the seat leather tutorial is great! Keep up those updates coming
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It is wonderful the update.
Martin
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The Seat looks even better in place with the belts on! Lovely work,
RAGIII
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That looks fantastic! I love the fuel stains. And the leather. And the woodwork, and the tanks, and the....
Love it.
Chris
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Hello to all,
I love that sit !! I'll follow for the remaining.
Best regards.
Alain.
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Hello Flip:
Outstanding work so far. I like the effect you achieve with the wood grain decals. Your seat is outstanding. It certainly has that worn weathered leather look to it. Thanks again too for sharing your techniques and the use of browns, blues and grey instead of white and black. Will be using that next time.
Best
Mark
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As the others have said on the modelling itself, plus a big improvement on your photo for using a different background. Thank you very much!
Stefan
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Flip, your cockpit area is looking absolutely sublime. I didn't think
it was possible, but as Rick said the seat looks even better in place. You
are really outdoing yourself, my friend!
Cheers,
Ernie :)