MUD & MOISTURE (& MILLIPUT) "HOW TO GUIDE"

In our last video, we showed how some armour weathering techniques
work just as well on your figures.
We explored how you can create the look of mud & moisture using enamels
& Wilder's Murky Water.
So let' s see that method in action on an actual armoured vehicle.
In this case, it's Revell's SU-100 self propelled gun in 1:35th scale.
A model that has featured in a couple of our videos.
We'll be focussing on one particular area. The right-hand rear side, where a mudguard
& fuel tanks have been removed.
This area will also feature some stowage like these unditching poles.
We use cuticle pushers to make the wooden poles.
They're cheap & easy to get online. They form the basis of the stowed equipment
in this area.
We then prepare Milliput Yellow Grey to make some blankets or tarps.
If you want know more about Milliput, you can watch our other videos.
First, we mixed it together.
We prepare the work surface with talcum powder to prevent any sticking.
Then we rolled it out using a rolling pin.
We cut into squares & carefully fold into shape.
Here you can see us drape the Milliput over the poles.
We're constantly sculpting & adjusting the look.
Try to build it up in realistic layers.
The key is to replicate natural convincing folds.
Use a wide flat brush & some water to keep shaping the surface of the Milliput.
With the Milliput blankets in place, we can embed some Jerry cans so they sit flat on
the fabric, ready for installation later.
Here we can see it all being painted prior to undertaking our muddy weathering.
You can see us using Lifecolor's acrylic Hemp, Ropes & Tarps set for the colours.
Some of our viewers have asked to see the whole SU-100 paint job from beginning to end
& we'll make that as a separate video at some point in the future.
As for the unditching poles, we finished them with some Wilder Brown Russian Earth pigment
& Mig Productions Acrylic Resin.
First mix it together.
Then just daub it onto the poles for a convincing bark effect.
With that done, we are ready to get that muddy wet look we're after.
We begin with Humbrol enamels:
Black, Chocolate & Khaki Drill.
We mist the lightest coats first, starting with Khaki Drill.
Followed by Chocolate.
And finally, some Chocolate mixed with some Black.
This gives a graduated mud effect from light to dark.
Now we take a thick brush moistened with thinners & go all over the model dragging it vertically
downwards through the enamels to create interesting streaks & wear.
Here you can see that streaked mud effect.
Now we can reach for Wilder's Murky Water
& begin to add moisture.
Whilst the enamels show dried mud, this will give the illusion of wet mud.
Like on our last video, this is all done by using the airbrush stippling method.
This involves turning the air pressure right down to get specks or spots of paint or varnish.
Here you can see us building up the stippling.
You can do the same to the wheels
We tidy up any unwelcome marks with thinners & we're done for the main body.
Now it's time to do some more stippling with the same enamel shades on the blankets
this shows mud splatter from the tracks.
And after that, here's the end result.
Mud & moisture.
And to round everything off, some shots of the finished SU-100.
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MUD & MOISTURE (& MILLIPUT) "HOW TO GUIDE"

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