The Dusty Look

[Pete Nottingham]

Hi guys, I don't know whether you've tried this?  To get a dusty look to the final finish of a model, I mix some MIG Pigments with the final varnish coat and put it through my airbrush and spray light coats over the model, building up the coats to get the level of dust you require.

Cheers

Pete.

[gcn]

Not tried that so i'll give it a go, do you have any piccies.

I usually spray a thinned Tamiya buff as a final cost to achieve what i'd imagine is a similar effect.

Or I leave the completed model on an open shelf for a month and hey ho plenty of dust. 

[Pete Nottingham]

do you have any piccies.

Rumeys Devil was finished like that, though it probably doesn't show up to well on the photos.

Know what you mean about leaving them on a shelf for a month or two. 

Cheers

Pete.

[Ian from Doncaster]

Leave on the shelf, or brush on some powdered pastels, in a similar shade to the paints, or a nondescript brown/grey mix.

But the shelf method always works

[pepperman42]

No effect on the airbrush - ie clogging?

[Pete Nottingham]

No effect on the airbrush - ie clogging?

 I use my .35 Badger A/B and I haven't had it clog yet.

Cheers

Pete.

[Trackpad]

That's my fear with mixing solids (pastels and pigments) into paint: adverse reaction to the thinner, and clogging. But it seems as if my fears might be groundless. Must give this a trial run. I usually use very thinned light grey and/or tan to achieve the dusty look: