Best way to Shade Rivets?

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**Daston**

Hey guys,

Painting up a Vostroyan Shadowsword and just can't seem to get a clean shade on the rivets no matter how hard I try.

Any tips?

This is what I got so far

**darefsky (Flight Medic Paints)**

A wash would work really well.

Are you looking to just darken them or do you want it to look like there is seepage?

To darken the area you can use a simple black or brown wash and just dab around the rivets.

If you're looking more towards something like water or oil seepage I would either get an oil based wash and build up streaks from the rivits or if you have weathering powerders you could do the same thing with mixing the poweders and a bit of 90% Isopropal Alcohol.

Hope that helps....

**Daston**

I wish to just darken them up, I have used delvin mud but the issue I have is it dosnt just go around the rivet and I end up getting messy sploges around them

**darefsky (Flight Medic Paints)**

You could try a black or brown ink. Just be really really careful with the stuff as it will change the color of what it touches...

**Paint_To_Redemption**

I would say use a dark wash and then highlight the tops of the rivets with your original colour. Just the very tops mind.

It will make them pop a bit more and you can clean up any mess around each rivet at the same time. Might be a bit time consuming though.

**ICleadpeople**

I started preshading with my airbrush. You can hit all the rivets and areas that will be in the "shadows" with some black and thin out your base coat to let the black come through a little.

**darefsky (Flight Medic Paints)**

ICleadpeople wrote:
I started preshading with my airbrush. You can hit all the rivets and areas that will be in the "shadows" with some black and thin out your base coat to let the black come through a little.

Ah just another reason I am falling more and more in love with my new airbrush...

But it dosnt help the young lad right now.

**Daston**

An air brush is on my wish list when we move house. Fingers crossed it will be by the end of next month depending on how fast the solicitors can move.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

A coat of satin varnish and add a little bit flow improver to your wash. Get a little on your brush and then touch the rivet. The wash will flow around the rivet and if you put a little too much on, use some isopropyl alcohol to clean it up.