Raiding the Dusty Wastes
A Task of Masks
Visual interest increasedI’ve put aside the work on this for a little as I’ve been pushing commission pieces for a buddy of mine. I threw some Vallejo Air Ultramarine Blue (72.722) through my airbrush and found that using scale mesh has definitely brought up the appeal to the clothing despite my efforts. The happy accident of the fade was pure overspray that I kinda like after sitting and pondering the visual design. I’m not one for going crazy over print/pattern/design in clothing but it does have appeal in breaking the space. I believe that this technique might be the means of making more realistic fishnets in future. Three figures (probably more) on the shelf will benefit from this knowledge.
The downside is that I found that my masking was lacking for the front and I completely missed some areas. I’ll try to cover them as best I can and match the pattern. That is the biggest downside of using masking materials with airbrush. If you screw up the work at first its twice to three times as difficult, if not impossible, to recover. I’m not sure how well the paint/seal method for layering helps much to avoid this from here on out but I’ll keep at it. I think maybe double sealing before intricate painting to allow for foul-ups might be best.
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