IDF On Patrol - A 1/72 scale Diorama
Oil Rendering and Pigment Details
Hi everyone,
I am nearly finished with this project, and hopefully, when I get the chance I will put it all together. The next step was to add a bit of life to the model by adding a bit of wear and tear to it. This sounds like an oxymoron, but in fact it makes perfect sense from the hobbyist’s perspective.
For the oil rendering, I first place the colours I need on a piece of card to absorb a good part of the oil.
My oil palette.Basically, the process is to add slight streaks or dots of oil with a brush and remove most of it with a q-tip or sponge. How much to remove and how to steak it isn’t difficult but a little practice makes perfect.
When the oil dried after a day, I took out the pigments. I used them to stimulate soot near the exhaust vents, and dust all over the tank.
I also painted up all the details on the turrets, but I forgot to take pictures of the work-in-progress.
A taste of what will be!Hopefully, by Sunday this project will be ready, and I will either start a knew diorama project or continue to work on my 10mm Elf army (that only has a few more units to go) or start up painting my Silver Bayonet miniatures. It all depend on my mood.
Until then farewell and stay safe.
NR
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