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Maybe i am doing it to aggressively, or maybe the brush im using is not the correct or good enough for the task. Any way i tried different methods like i mentioned and still they are quite visible and annoying, so yeah that's why i'm making this thread.


I don't know but any tips on this particular issue would be helpful for future knowledge.


Thanks very much all, and have a good night.

Too much paint on the brush and you are likely not hitting where you should with the brush, make sure the brush is very far away with only the edge bristly hitting the surface.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Too much paint on the brush and you are likely not hitting where you should with the brush, make sure the brush is very far away with only the edge bristly hitting the surface.

Damn i thought that might possibly be the problem. I did try to fix it with a very thin "layer" of paint, and also tried dry brushing in that area again hoping it would disappear, but i made it worse i think.

Thank you.

Go thin and brush in different directions, usually a cross hatching technique will blend the brush marks well enough.

 Big Mac wrote:
Go thin and brush in different directions, usually a cross hatching technique will blend the brush marks well enough.

Go thin as in thin my paint?, or Thin brush?

Cheers!

The brush affects the result, too.

I find drybrushing is best done with a medium softness brush with fairly fine bristles.
Too soft leads to too much paint going on, too hard leads to more brush marks.

PossumCraft wrote:
The brush affects the result, too.

I find drybrushing is best done with a medium softness brush with fairly fine bristles.
Too soft leads to too much paint going on, too hard leads to more brush marks.

True, yeah the brushes i was using are brand new, and made of synthetic material.

Any way, thanks!

Depend on what you’re drybrushing, large areas like IK or tanks in their initial stage where you don’t have to worry about spill over the borders; use large round or flat or filbert type of brushes, always make sure the previous layer is dry before applying another layer of drybrushing, especially so if you use standard or harder bristles brushes.
Smaller areas for latter stages you need to use obviously smaller brushes and in good condition, meaning no stray bristles that might make unwanted marks. Obviously carefully in application.

 Big Mac wrote:
Depend on what you’re drybrushing, large areas like IK or tanks in their initial stage where you don’t have to worry about spill over the borders; use large round or flat or filbert type of brushes, always make sure the previous layer is dry before applying another layer of drybrushing, especially so if you use standard or harder bristles brushes.
Smaller areas for latter stages you need to use obviously smaller brushes and in good condition, meaning no stray bristles that might make unwanted marks. Obviously carefully in application.

Alright i'll do that.


Thanks heaps.

It also depends on what you are painting. On metals, I sort of like hard bristles as they make easy scratches. The softer the material, the softer the brush, I've found. Of course, there are really no mistakes. Unless you are slathering on the paint, which you should never be, you can always correct with more paint. Looking at your work, I wouldn't say it is ruined at all. You just need a light couple of glazes to pull the highs to the lows. Watered down midtones can fix just about any drybrushing errors if you are willing to put in the time.

 Gordon Shumway wrote:
It also depends on what you are painting. On metals, I sort of like hard bristles as they make easy scratches. The softer the material, the softer the brush, I've found. Of course, there are really no mistakes. Unless you are slathering on the paint, which you should never be, you can always correct with more paint. Looking at your work, I wouldn't say it is ruined at all. You just need a light couple of glazes to pull the highs to the lows. Watered down midtones can fix just about any drybrushing errors if you are willing to put in the time.

Glaze all over the all the skin you reckon that might work?, sounds like a great idea.

Thanks heaps!!

I don't know if you even need to do it all over. Just at the mid points. Keep the darks and the highest highlights.

 Gordon Shumway wrote:
I don't know if you even need to do it all over. Just at the mid points. Keep the darks and the highest highlights.

Cool, thanks, ill have a think about this.