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2014/08/24 21:10:00
Subject: How to: Use a Pencil for Weathering - GFN Studio Workshop
Using a pencil to add weathering effects to your miniatures is a simple and easy way to enhance the look of your minis. Use the pencil to add chipping effects, scratch marks, or spots of worn away paint.
The best kind of pencil to use is one with soft lead. In general terms that means a standard No. 2 pencil. In artist terms you want a pencil with lead that is rated between HB and 8B. Hard leads will most likely tear or literally scratch away the paint on your miniatures. Come to think of it, that might be kind of cool. I'll have to do some experimenting to see what that might look like.
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Very interesting technique! Do you apply the pencil right after the basecoats or was this model done that way just to demo for the video? At what stage would you generally apply the graphite to a normal mini?
2014/08/30 03:52:52
Subject: How to: Use a Pencil for Weathering - GFN Studio Workshop
@Paradigm - Thanks, but credit where credit is due. This technique has been around for decades in the scale modeling community. We're just introducing it to a new generation!
@ryuken87 - If the graphite is on surfaces that are going to be touched by hands or foam a great deal, then yes it should. If it's down in the deeper parts of the miniature maybe not so much.
@Salamandrake - I applied if after the miniature is pretty much finished just like the other weathering techniques.
Thanks for the reply! I went ahead and bought an HB-type pencil and will be giving this technique a try on a few "battle damaged" SM's I'll be painting in the coming weeks. I'm hoping I can make it look as good as you do!
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2014/08/30 18:26:09
Subject: How to: Use a Pencil for Weathering - GFN Studio Workshop
Sammoth wrote: Pencil technique has been used on military models for years.
Yep. You can see an example of it on this video from Battlefront when they released their Churchill box about three years ago.
Funny thing is, I used a pencil to do some weathering on the very first miniature I ever painted (the BattleTech 'Learn To Paint' kit with an AXM-2N Axeman back in the mid 90's). It just made sense to me to do so.
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