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I need some tips on achieving aged paint effect on a tank of my Yamaha XJ600.
I've got some ideas and I know how to draw them in Photoshop but I have clue how to transfer all this on a tank and achieve the desired result. I did some simple tank jobs before and I can get the job done until a certain point. The real problem starts with tips or techniques of aging/distressing the design and paint to achieve something like this:
It's called an airbrush and a really good artist. Unless you want it actually aged. In which case paint it and roll it around in a pile of dirt and gravel for an hour.
I am familiar with the term and that's not the technique I am after. What I'd like to get is the real feel of age and distress on my tank. I am not a fan of painted scratches and rust. I could also try preparing a stencil on a plotter but I I am not sure if it would give me a good result of faded paint and scratches. I dit think about rolling the tank on the ground. I was hoping, however, somebody tried "aging" techniques like tea soaked sponge over a fresh coat of paint etc.... or using a paint solvent to fade the paint with a piece of cloth.
I'm not a painter but I believe some will paint over contrasting colors and sand through the top coat to get a worn look. Drastically thinned paint may help also.
I'm not a painter but I believe some will paint over contrasting colors and sand through the top coat to get a worn look. Drastically thinned paint may help also.
I have seen this too. And being a painter, I think it looks like an unfinished steaming pile of poo. It seriously looks like someone started the body work and said "This is too hard, I quit." The only way you will ever get a true vintage worn look is to paint it with single stage and then beat the shit out of it. But that's just my opinion.
You can use salt to get some of those effects. When using salt, it's as simple as wetting and applying salt. After it's dry, apply a topcoat over the salt. After the paint has dried, just brush the salt off. It will reveal the base coat in patches where the salt was. In your image, the dark splotches in the field of red and the rough edges on the border can be achieved this way.
@deviant
And that's a hint worth waiting for I have found a yt video of a guy who makes small scale replicas for Warcraft and stuff and he used fine sand instead of salt to achieve the same effect. Any idea if using salt is about some kind of chemical reaction or just masking ?
it's just masking, the technique is well known in scale modelling , the finer the salt/sand the more small detail you can get. salt has the advantage that it will stick nicely to the base coat with just water, sand can be a bit harder to get to attach (some folk will use another coat of paint but this can lead to unwanted edges/texture after you take off the sand, also trying to remove the sand/paint mix can damage the base coat)
I've achieved this technique on large steel signs. I used single stage paints and carefully wet sanded with 1500 grit between colors. The initial base coat was normal but I was careful not to make subsequent colors too thick so that it would not be too difficult to sand through. At the end, I wet sanded the entire surface with 2000 grit to even out the sheen. Wish I had pictures to show. The salt thing sounds like it's worth a try but I imagine it would probably be best with both techniques combined. Only thing I wonder about is if the salt may have any negative reaction with 2K paints.
wouldn't think there'd be any reaction, 2K paints are basically plastics (same as epoxy glues and fibreglass )so you'd think it'd be safe, although i would recommend thinned enamel or acrylics for the layers that are put on subsequent to base coats (over the salt/sand), they'll come off easier whether using the sand/salt or sanding methods.
you can always use a stronger 2K top/clear coat to seal it all down, it doesn't have to be gloss to keep it looking worn and old
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I have found a yt video of a guy who makes small scale replicas for Warcraft and stuff and he used fine sand instead of salt to achieve the same effect. Any idea if using salt is about some kind of chemical reaction or just masking ?
