Painting Woodgrain with Oil Paint | the Ultimate Guide.
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- In this video I explain in detail how to paint woodgrain with Oil paint!
Perfect for painting any type of wood on your scale models, from ww1 plywood skinned aircraft to the tools or ammo boxed on your Tiger 2.
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Just tried this on the deck portion of Takom's 1/72 USS Missouri turret kit. The real-life Missouri's deck was teak with a blue finish over it. I made a teak-colored oil, then I came back over with a dark brown to create knots, then a brown wash to highlight the individual boards. After that, I sealed with a satin varnish, then followed with the blue tint. Your technique is simple to learn and works as advertised. I'll certainly be adding this technique to my tool box. Thanks!
Awesome tutorial James. That’s the way I’ve done it in the past and in my opinion it’s the best way to get the effect. I never thought of using tints to alter the outcome though. Thanks!🍻
Very nice tutorial. I’m going to use parts of your technique, on my wooden boat. Thanks!
Spot on. Exactly what I was after. Can't wait to try it out.
This is the first video i've watched on this subject. The technique and result is so effective and clearly explained that I can go straight ahead and try it out myself. I won't need to watch another one immediately to "fill in the gaps". Amazing tutorial!
Thanks ! I always aim to just cover the information with no padding and try to be thorough
I've been using your technic and it's
Amazing the results I've been getting on WWl propellers supports and landing gets on 1/72 I'm about to do a 1/32 Sopwith and thanks to you it's going look amazing thankyou
Thankyou for watching I'm glad to have helped !
Great outcome Dude! TFS, GB :)
It's a very convenient technique. It looks quite simple and gives amazing results. This can be useful in many cases, such as when painting WWI aircrafts for example. Thank you for the lesson!
Thank you, Merry Christmas!
Thanks Wade! Merry Christmas 🎅
I think this is the BEST wood painting video on CZcams!👍
Thanks Richard that's very kind !
Playing to your strengths, James… smart move. You make it look easy, and you make it look fantastic; best wood grain around!!
Thanks Bembem69, I thought I'd start my tutorials with something I know well 😀
Excellent!
That was great I have build I'm about to do that requires a wood look after several tutorials I'm going with yours that's amazing
Thanks a lot ! It takes a little practice but the result is nice in the end, I use it all the time !
Thank you for the tips James. Merry Christmas 🎄
Wow it looks just like wood looks cool thank you so much.
This is one of the easiest effects to pull off in scale modeling, and considering the other things a person can do with oil paints, I think its a must have thing. Filters, streaking, wood grain and washes make oil paints an essential in any modelers toolbox - even beginners.
Absolutely fantastic. The materials I got in my stash but never had the idea to use them this way. Will try it soon. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Sir.
This has to be the best instructional vid of painting wood I’ve seen in years! Thanks for sharing this with us…..time for me to find my oil paints!
Thanks Andy ! Good luck
Brilliant! Will come in handy when I start a tram kit next year. Thanks for the video.
This have given me a few new mix to use when doing the decks on my model ships thanks
Fantastic. I'll be using this technique on some upcoming P-51 models. Thanks for this! Merry Christmas and happy new year.
Absolutely the best video and explanation on you tube. Others wont take the time to teach and reveal the secrets as they just want to show off their work and dont get me wrong...there is some awesome builds and painting out there that should be showed off.however you are a master teacher and that is what the novice like myself needs and lots of practice too.THANK YOU JAMES.
Thanks Woody3590 that gives me heart, I try to communicate without making things too difficult. You have a great attitude, practice makes perfect!
Great job James. Painting wood effects is one of my favorite parts of model painting. I think a lot of people are intimidated by it because they don't know how easy it is. Your video does a great job in showing the simplicity of the technique.
Thanks for this useful.demo 👍🏻 The result is very realistic
Brill video, thanks for taking the time to make it and sharing your skills.
Really good tutorial, best on this subject... great results!
Thanks so much for this tutorial, James....absolutely on-point and explained so simply for anyone to follow regardless of modelling experience, especially WW1 aircraft. All the best for the festive season and much gratitude for sharing your work with us over the past year.
Robbo thankyou so much. I'm glad you liked the tutorial and I'm very grateful for your continued support :)
The perfect result!! Looks exactly like my timber floor!
Awesome tutorial. First one I've seen using oils. Looks super simple & totally realistic. Thanks very much
So simple and so fantastic!
Excellent tutorial, thanks for sharing!
There are a lot of tutorials out there, but few so well made and explained. Good job sir.
Thanks for this tutorial, it has been very helpful.
Much more simpler that I initially thought and it looks so good! Thank you so much!
Happy to help!
Simply fantastic easy to follow tutorial. Thank you James. 👍
You're welcome Mark, I'm pleased it was useful 😀
Outstanding tutorial, James 🙂👍
Many thanks for sharing g your technique with painting wood grains.
It is greatly appreciated!
Take care and keep on building.
Kindest Regards and Respect,
From Sydney Australia
Thank you very much for the tutorial. You explained it well along with examples. You are a good teacher.👍
Thanks CH ! I'm glad this tutorial was helpful
Another Awesome Tutorial From LPJ!! Super simple technique to achieve that real wood look. Great work James! 😎
Thanks Eric !
Awesome tutorial. Will help me a lot in painting a 90mm musket.
This was super-helpful! I am looking at making an Eduard Albatross D.III O.A.W and I had no idea how to make wood grain. Thank you and I glad to found your channel.
Thanks ! Glad it was helpful 😀
Wow. Great tutorial. Amazing finish. Really looks like wood.
Thankyou Henri !
I discover your chanel one month ago.
I m very fan of your job
Well done sir
Thanks a lot !
Thumbs up & subscribed, James. One note for your viewers. As a both a modeler and a woodworker, it's worth the time to closely examine the wood used on the full sized subjects you're trying to replicate. For instance, wooden propellers will have very fine, tight grain with no knots, wooden panels on aircraft such as WW1 subjects may have wavy grain, but no knots or extremely small, tight knots. Modeling weathered wood for barns and older structures will bring in coarser grain, knots, and gray tones. This video provides an excellent foundation from which to expand one's skillset. Thanks for taking the time to share your techniques😂
Wonderful tutorial James! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
That's awesome 👍🏻 thanks for sharing 😎
Love that you're doing how to video tutorials! Showing products that are used in the process are a BIG 100% in my book! I really enjoy all your videos! Merry Christmas James and keep this amazing work coming!
Thanks Corey, hope you had a good one 🙏
@@lpjmodels it's been a good year for sure! Thanks brother hope you have a great New Year ahead!
Beautiful Sharing 💖
Amazing tutorial James !!! Ialso love to make those wood grain taxtures, and i thing that the most important aspect is the oil base, and the sketch of the grain. Thank you really much !!
Thanks Joaquim, it's a handy technique! Glad you liked the video 😀
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, I hope you found it useful 😊
Outstanding video, Thank You for sharing. Hope you and your loved ones have a great/safe Holidays ! Best wishes, Tony
Thanks Tony all the best to you too !
Very nice technique!
Thank you! Cheers!
Something I've been looking forward to. Very nice
Hope you like it man !
thank you so much! спасибо большое за такую великолепную подсказку! я собираюсь написать вид из окна в сад с сиренью, опыта нет, поэтому ваш урок очень ценен для меня 😊
You're welcome thankyou
Great tutorial James, have an awesome Christmas buddy ( better be an upload during Xmas as it will be far more entertaining than TV, cough cough lol)
Thanks John. Hoping to have something out around New year time !
Very useful James. Thank you.
Thanks for watching Peter 😀
Nice toutorial. I really enjoyed it. Merry Christmas!
Thanks Peter, I hope you had a good Xmas 👍
Truly amazing work 😃👍👍
Thanks my freind
Awesome , Awesome , Awesome !!!!!!!!
A excellent Tutorial James!!! ... very helpful and very well done!!! ... thanks for sharing ... wish you happy holidays ... cheers Markus
Thanks Markus 🍻
Thanks mate great video
Sooo good tutorial! Really appropriate it :)
Much appreciated thankyou ! I'm glad it's helpful
What a great technique
Thankyou David
Thx James, very nice tutorial ...
Thankyou mate !
Fantastic video, this is how I've always done my wood patterns too, however I don't produce as good of videos so I haven't attended one myself, you hit it spot on! Keep em coming
Thanks mate ! Videos are a fiddly business , I remember your albatross from the rigging video
@@lpjmodels awesome, hopefully I will get another out soon, have a GoPro so maybe that will be better than cell phone
Merry Christmas James
Thanks Dave, hope you had a good one !
Thank you sir!
You are welcome!
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks @THROTTLE POWER !
Great tutorial mate.. really enjoyed that
Thanks Mos !
Nice one James. Gives me the confidence to try your technique out. Got some WWI fighters in the stash awaiting the day so here goes 👍🙂
Thanks Steve! Learning this myself was a game changer for the ww1 stuff. You'll ace it
Superb
Thank you very much, I will try it ... I was really afraind of wood ... so i never tried to build WWI plane in larger scale
Thanks my freind I'm glad you found it helpful, best of luck !
Thank you so much
This was quite helpful since I plan to build a few dioramas in 1/72. I hope this also works in such a small scale. Anyways, thanks a lot!
Thanks Starfish, just be more subtle with your strokes and It'll work out oerfect
i use almost the same technique, but use a sand colour base and burnt umber oil. This gives a good vivid wood colouring.
Thanks.
muy bueno!!!!! hay va mi like
Very useful, thanks 👍🏻 greetz DutchDave✨🎄✨
Thanks Dave !
Wow👏🏻
Amazing tutorial James, makes me want to go and simply paint wood effects.
Any chance of a Luftwaffe mottling tutorial. Cheers James take care 🙂
That would be so helpfull
I hope you found it useful Szymon 🙂
@@lpjmodels deffinetly yes
Another very good video James. I started on AFV Modelling a couple of years ago and haven't ventured into using oil paints as yet. Can you give a list of suitable colours to get started. I saw you listed some at the beginning but are there other colours that you would suggest should be added to those. Keep up the fantastic work.
Nice job James. I wonder IF I could use Mission Models clear colors for the end section.
Hi James, great job simple to follow. How would you go about painting 1-35 piano. Thanks
*Thank for this tutorial, wood parts are not so easy to paint if you want them to be realistic!*
Thankyou @Forever Plastic kits, once you get the hang of it it's easy !
Thanks very much for putting this tutorial together. The end result is amazing.
It would have been helpful if you had given to approximate mix of oil colours used to achieve each wood colour maybe? Still, a wonderful demo of a cool technique.
Thanks Bruce ! Colours are very subjective and eventually I'll get around to a colour video. It may be a while though. I'm of the close enough school of colour because so many variables come into play, lighting, time of day e.t.c and because of variances with even base artist pigments between manufacturers and the setting on my camera, if you mixed the same colours it might not be exact. And you miss out on the learning process of colour mixing, which is a art in itself !
I know its not a direct answer to the ratio question, but it's the reason why I don't go into great detail with colours in my other videos. I'll give a base ratio, but it's an approximation, like with riding a bike, there is only so much theory you can do before you get in the seat and learn to balance 😀
@@lpjmodels thanks for the very detailed reply!
I totally agree regarding the subtleties of colour mixing, I was just curious about the base colours you used for each of the different wood effects rather than specific ratios. Regardless, awesome effect and a great tutorial. 😀 Lots of opportunity for some trial and error.
Brilliant tutorial I have some 1/200 scale wood to paint ( Titanic grand staircase) any tips in this tiny scale to give the wood effect
Thanks Chris, at that scale I'd be just going for the best colour match for the deck with no messing with grain
Wish the audio on the video was better. Both YT and computer volume at max and still can barely hear the audio. I think I got what I needed by paying attention to the steps.
I know this guide is a year old but I found it helpful. I'm stuck on the varnishing part. Every single comment I see online tells me to wait until the oil is try before varnishing. Does your specific thinner or varnish help you accelerate your process? Will lacquer thinner vs acrylic thinner matter? Would be nice to spray varnish right away as you do here but my oil seems to remain wet for awhile anyways.
Best thing is to test it with what you have. The reason I varnish it after the thinner has evaporated is because I'm clumsy and am likely to accidentally wipe a bit away.
As long as you leave it for a day or two ( your oils should be thin enough to at least skin over by then.) You should be able to handle the varnsihed part.
Oil oxidises instead of drying via evaporation, this is why you're able to hit it with a varnish almost immediately, (as long as your layers are nice and thin )
VMS Universal weathering carrier (light) evaporates fairly quickly. Sometimes I'll mix in some VMS oil expert matt to speed up the drying.
Best thing to do as stated before it to experiment on your own and see how you get on, even if you try it on an old plastic tub.
Hi there. Do you think it will take a chipping fluid over the varnish?
It may, but you have to wait a fair while fo it to cure up properly before you start chipping.
What can I use instead if I Don have an oil thinner
Some people use lighter fluid, but oil thinner isn't very expensive, just avoid enamel thinner.
does this work on 3d printed parts made with PLA filament?
It should yes. It would help if the print was smooth . So heavy filler/primer or sanding
@@lpjmodelsthank you for your reply! also, is a spray-can varnish a suitable alternative to using an airbrush? i don’t have access to an airbrush unfortunately :(
@@kriminull8461 the danger with spray cans is the reactivity and thickness. I would let the oils dry for longer. And test it first on scrap with exactly what you're going to use. If you can keep the coats as light as possible !
Where’s the audio?
the sound needs to be lot hire
I got wood
Best not share that there mate. Might have to get a restraining order out 😋
@@lpjmodels 😂
4:26 I guess this isn't for depressed people then
It might help, a relaxing hobby is a great escape.
Nice technique, but I'm not quite sold on the knots. They're just not convincing enough for my standards and I've seen them done better, frankly.
I disagree, mission models paint is only good for gluing things to the bottle that need painting. It's so bad that there was a petition to make them remove the "made in the USA" label
Excellent!
Thanks Pedro!