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This is the extent of the weathering that I did. Just washed on a combination of rust and brown until it felt right to me.
Because I use enamel paints I just worked slow and let it dry a little between coats. Enamel wash over silver slides around a bit. The darker spots give you a basic pattern to start with. Remember that there is a balance of values in the colors in the different areas of the helmet.For instance,how much lighter in value is the stalk and its weathering than the dome colors? You have to make that judgement for your helmet colors. Make it look good to your eye. To me it's a moderate amount of weathering so the stalk isn't too dark. Value balance is almost more important than color in art. There are some close ups of my approach to the paint on pg. 2 of our costume thread. Hope this helps.
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[QUOTE="Builder, post: 463240, member: 9056"] This is the extent of the weathering that I did. Just washed on a combination of rust and brown until it felt right to me. Because I use enamel paints I just worked slow and let it dry a little between coats. Enamel wash over silver slides around a bit. The darker spots give you a basic pattern to start with. Remember that there is a balance of values in the colors in the different areas of the helmet.For instance,how much lighter in value is the stalk and its weathering than the dome colors? You have to make that judgement for your helmet colors. Make it look good to your eye. To me it's a moderate amount of weathering so the stalk isn't too dark. Value balance is almost more important than color in art. There are some close ups of my approach to the paint on pg. 2 of our costume thread. Hope this helps. [ATTACH]160291[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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