Pre shading

[GazVickers]

OK this is my first newbie question so here goes.

I'm just getting back into the hobby and want to improve my panting, can you guys suggest any techniques for pre-shading 1/72 aircraft. I do have an airbrush but it's only an iwata neo and cannot afford an other at the moment.


thanks in advance for the help.

[Spook]

Hi Gaz,the neo is a really good airbrush and will do everything you need it to, so don't worry about that. As for pre shading just follow the panel lines and it doesn't matter how neat you are.If you go to the tutorial section Paul has done a great video on pre shading.Modeling technique part 8 . Oh and welcome to ism

[Stokesy44]

OK this is my first newbie question so here goes.

I'm just getting back into the hobby and want to improve my panting,

thanks in advance for the help.

Run till you're exhausted then stick your tongue out. That will improve your panting!

You don't need a fancy airbrush for pre-shading, take your time, get nice and close and don't overspray. You'll be fine. The real trick with pre-shading is what you do afterwards. Spraying the base coat and watching the pre-shade slowly disappear is where the art is. Get it right and it's like magic.

[das84]

Alternatively if you are struggling with pre shading you could try an different technique called black basing where you prime the whole model in black and then squiggle/mottle on the base colour. Not tried it myself yet but it creates a much more random shading effect than panel line pre shading.

[Joe]

The Neo is a much better brush than what I use so you're good to go! First you get your primer on then you preshade. You want to get your pressure down around maybe 5 psi? You might want to practice painting straight lines and right angles on another hard surface other than your model. Get good and close so that your lines will be thin but be careful to avoid "spidering" which is easy to do up close. Next step is to spray on your base coat. Be sure NOT to apply so much paint that your preshade lines are wiped out. Put down a couple of layers of your base coat then start to thin your paint more and more with proceeding coats until your preshade lines are just showing through the way you want them.

Welcome back to modeling and write often!

Joe

[GazVickers]

Thanks to all of you for your responses, I'll be taking my first base at it this weekend.