How to Model Weathered Wood
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Wood is a really common building material through out the world and it normally weathers to a lovely pale silvery grey. There is a slight sheen to it plus it stains easily where rust or bolts are affected by rain and damp. Over time it rots away to nothing but until then it becomes rougher and more coarse.
It is therefore a delight and challenge to model as it passes through these stages.
This video looks at a really simple and effective way to achieve that silvery grey effect if you are using wood as your modelling material.
Materials
Isopropyl Alcohol (I buy 100% but you can use rubbing alcohol instead)
Black india ink
Optional:
Pigments such as Mig, Ammo or AK
LifeColor Liquid Pigments - LPW 21 Smoke or LPW 22 Carriage Grime
Recipe for weathering solutions:
Light - 1 teaspoon of india ink to 1 pint of isopropyl alcohol
Medium - 2 teaspoons of india ink to 1 pint of isopropyl alcohol
Dark - 3 teaspoons of india ink to 1 pint of isopropyl alcohol
Index
00:17 The Real World
00:30 Method
08:35 Final Result
09:05 Mini Kathys
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Well, what can I say. By far the best tutorial on wood-wheatering!!! Greetings from Holland
Thank you!
Very helpful, Thanks Kathy. I just made a wooden tunnel portal and use this technique and it came out great.
Brilliant. Glad to hear that.
Great video as always Kathy, many thanks for the top tips on colouring wood. I used to just paint it brown and wondered why it looked naff! Now I know what to do to make it look more realistic.
I hope that you have a Merry Christmas with your family and friends and a very Happy New Year too.
Have fun,
Joe
+Joe's Model Kits Thanks Joe. Merry Christmas to you and yours too.
Thanks Kathy, another great tutorial! Thanks for sharing and have a great Christmas 😊
+Steve Preston Happy Christmas and have a wonderful new year.
Great technique! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
@@KathyMillatt I’m actually stopping on way home from work today to buy those supplies!
Great tutorial. I have a single jar of ink and alcohol (one strength only) for the same purpose. My main source of "scale" lumber is coffee stirrers! - it helps that tea and coffee are free at work! Love the O scale buildings too. Woodland Scenics does a great video where he just uses chalk, no paint, to give the weathered painted wood effect. Have a great Christmas and New Year. Cheers.
NOT Woodland Scenics! I meant Trackside Scenery. D'oh!!!
+davie maclean Thanks for the comment. I too love coffee stirrers but my main scale is now HO and they are a little too large... Have a great Christmas too.
Just found your sight, and I saw a video of the 2017 NMRA...and was so excited to see my Diorama featured...the N scale Dam Site "Almost Ready for the First Pour"...I made it entirely from balsa and cardstock, so much fun, only problem doing something like this is what to do with it afterwards, it is still boxed up in my closet, so much work don't have the heart to toss it. Love your videos, and glad to see another female modeler. I started a Facebook called "Building Memories", I build replicas of peoples homes and historic buildings, I call them Artitectural models, they are not exact, more fun. The Green building on the NMRA vidoe is an example, that is an old gas station up in Washington state, built it for my mom. Love your web site, keep up the awesome job....If you were at the show wish we could have met up....
Cindy, lovely to hear from you. Modelling should be fun and what you’re doing sounds awesome. The last convention I was at in the US was Orlando so I’m sorry to have missed you.
@@KathyMillatt thank you for replying. I am binge watching your videos right now, your peeling paint is awesome. I am working on a model of a historic building that burned down for the National Park Service, its a real challenge only have old pics to work from. Hope you are still modeling, question what do you do with all your models, and do you do custom work?
Do you have a facebook page?
Sounds like an interesting project but I hate colouring from black and white photos as it’s so hard to get right.
I sell some of the larger dioramas but generally keep most stuff. I don’t do custom work as I just don’t have the time.
I’m on Facebook as Kathy Millatt Modelling but I do prefer Instagram.
Great tutorial Kathy. The planks look like the real thing. thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas. RT
+retrainrun Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too.
reviewing all your weathered wood peeling paint videos as i get ready to model (n scale) an old country barn. thanks for the videos
Thanks! Hope you find them useful. Even in N scale, most techniques will work well.
Top tutorial Kathy! Seasons greetings to you. 🎄
+Tase Happy Christmas to you too!
Awesome
Thanks a lot!
Great video. Thanks for making it.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Amazing tutorial as always 👌
+Chris Hales Thanks Chris!
Thanks for a great and informative video! I'm going to be building a dock scene and I'll definitely be trying this method out!
Great! I hope it goes well. I certainly used it for all my dock scenes and it does look good.
I tried using wood originally and couldn't get the aged, weathered look right. So I went with styrene "concrete" and although it looked okay, I was not happy with it as I'm modeling the mid to late '40's, southern U.S. and I feel it needs to be a wooden dock. Now, it can be! Thanks again!
P.S. Do you have any suggestions on making a plastic kit look like real wood?
Hi, next week is peeling paint on wood but the week after is painting styrene to look like wood which should help you.
Kathy, I can use this on my barn in my diorama, thanks, and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
+George Taylor Glad you found it useful. Happy Christmas to you too!
Very informative Kathy, thank you.
Thanks Jay, glad you liked it.
Thank you I am building a large 1:35 barn for my panther Ausf g and this will help with the roof and doors :)
+British Modeller It's a great method for barns so good luck!
Thanks for the technique
Hi Kathy, love your How to' and various modelling tips. In a lot of your videos you mention you use " Isopropin" if that's the right spelling, perhaps you can tell me where this liquid is available from, and how you buy it? Regards Barry
+Barry Smith Hi Barry. It's isopropyl alcohol. I buy mine through Amazon but a weaker version that you can still use is called rubbing alcohol in the US. Maplins sells it in the U.K.
great tutorial Kathy and a great channel. I tried making a indian ink and Isopropyl wash but it just split in the bottle and after leaving the ink settles in the bottom of the bottle. Am I making the correct mix.
Some ink brands do that so you just need to try a different brand. I always shake before use as it will settle a little.
Hi Kathy, love your How to videos, in a lot of them you mention using "Isopropyn" can you tell me where I can obtain this item and how I buy it? Many thanks Barry
It is Isopropyl Alcohol, get in the chemist/pharmacy...or for a lot more for cheaper, ebay.
Hello
A big thank you for your answer.
I am currently studying your wood aging technique.
I think you are using a small modeler saw to stretch the wood.
I recognized the wooden sticks (fortunately for me), the pastels and powders but what are the products in the three large pots on your left?
(Which color the wood) and those you use to fix them (two vials with green lids).
Thank you again.
Cordially.
Mark
+m6087 Mark. They are isopropyl alcohol and India ink mixes. The recipe is in the write up beneath the video. Do let me know if you need any more help.
Un grand merci .
Hi Kathy
Tank's a lot for your video Great :)
But When i bring india ink with isopropyl alcohol the two are not mixed :(
Can you explain me why ?
+Baudouin van DELFT Some brands of India Ink apparently don't mix well. I've never had a problem and I use Bombay. Try a different brand and see if that helps.
I'm having the same problem. They ink is separating. I'm guessing I need to use either a non-waterproof india ink or perhaps try and alcohol based ink?
Hello,
Your tutorials are very interresting but please, please speak a little less quickly, because I find it very difficult to follow you in your demonstrations.
Maybe you could tell us by showing them the products you use.
In any case, a big thank you for your work.
Marc (in France ...)
+m6087 Sorry Marc, I do talk fast but will try to slow down! Which products did you want to see?