Painting mortar on Plasticard

[Hiddle]

I am finding that when I run dilute paint into the mortar joints in plasticard brick sheets, and then wipe off any surplus, the whole model becomes several shades lighter.

 

This happens with both acrylic and enamel paints, whatever dilution I use.

 

The obvious answer is to start with a darker base colour, but I suspect there is a technique here which has eluded me. Does anyone have experience to share?

[Worsdell forever]

The way I do it is similar to how Mickey suggests, paint the mortar first and clean the excess off (although this isn't necessary) then I dab the brick colours on with a fairly firm sponge. I then weather with powders.

[corax67]

I am with Mickey too - I posted this very method on a a thread quite recently - base coat with mortar colour then overbrush (drybrush) the brickwork to the desired finish.

[Hiddle]

Thanks for the advice folks - it appears that I have been doing it "back to front" !

 

David

[PhilJ W]

Another little tip, most bricks are of uneven colour. I use the mortar first-dry brush method but before I dry brush I pick out individual bricks using odd scraps of paint. It does not matter what colours are used, I've used blues and greens before, the bricks after dry brushing take on a very slightly different hue, in fact even I sometimes have to look very closely to identify the bricks that have been so treated.