Playing with spray paint (or, don’t do this in a confined space)
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As my previous entry mentioned, I’m playing with plasticote’s textured spray paint, as a method for modelling tarmac or similar. First up, how does it behave over different colours and will it take washes?
So, our first photograph in the middle we have the unadulterated, to the right it’s had a wash of Payne’s grey over it, the texture survives but a lot of the colour is overwhelmed. Not far off new tarmac, methinks. On the left (and the photo doesn’t do it justice, there’s a lovely variation of colour) is it applied over a coat of yes, you’ve guessed it, Payne’s grey. Next idea is to paint different areas of the road with grey, then apply the spray. See if we can get a bit of the variation roads naturally display across their width. Watch this space.....
Finally, there’s this accidental result on the layout, when it was applied over a acrylic wash (grey/black/brown) whilst the wash was still wet (a frantic attempt to get the ash and road surface to blend a bit). Masking was done with hand held bits of card, the track still needs ballasting, but it’s an unexpected and rather pleasing effect. The crossings need some more weathering, we’re aiming for weathered timber there, but I’m rather taken with it.
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