Hobby Lab: Siege Tower – Painting the Wood
April 23, 2019 by johnlyons
Priming The Siege Tower
Using Army Painter Colour Primer "Leather Brown" to prime the whole model, we get a wonderfully smooth and durable finish over the print material.
With the coat of primer fully dry and matt, we get a really nice look at all the detail of the Siege Tower.
Let's Get Woodie With Some Basic Airbrush Shading
Using an airbrush, we now add shading to the flat areas on the tower. In this way, we add some visual interest and accentuate the model.
The paint is Army Painter "Monster Brown" mixed in a ratio of two parts paint, two parts airbrush thinner, and one part airbrush flow improver.
Simply applying a broad, straight line of the Monster Brown goes a long way to lightening up the overall look of the tower. This method can be easily achieved with a very basic airbrush.
The end result is subtle, but an important step towards making the wood look appealing and a little more realistic.
