Mapping

[Nige201980]

Hi all I normal use humbrol enamels to paint my models then use klear to seal the paint then decal then another couple of coats of klear. Will I then be able to use oil and white sprit to do mapping with.

Thanks in advance

Nige

[benc123]

This is going to sound stupid i know, but what is mapping?

[SuperDryBeef]

Not stupid at all, I have no idea too. Do you talk about making dots with oil paints then blending them with the white spirit?

[Coen]

I think that I've heard mapping used to describe both oil washes, and pin washes.
Other than that it's a bit of a new term to me.

[Nige201980]

I think it's called mapping. It's where you use oil paint in little dots then rub it in with white spirt so the paint work looks patchy and faded in places I've seen it done but never tried it.

[Paul]

You should be ok Nige, the clear should protect the enamel paint.

[Nige201980]

thanks Paul i thought so just wanted to check.

[benc123]

Haha I've used both those techniques but had no idea they were called mapping.

I put a coat of vallejo gloss/matt down first and not had any problems so I think you'll be fine.

[SuperDryBeef]

It's just called fading

[Nige201980]

I'm sure I read some where it was called mapping never mind got there in the end lol

[Paul]

It's just called fading

It's called both names

[SuperDryBeef]

ok then

[HamilkarBarkas]

I know "mapping" as an enamel paint wash applied on a surface which was moisted with water before. as the enamel paint won´t mix with the water it creates a certain dust effect similar to the usage of pigments. I used this technique a couple of times but it is a bit too complicated compared to others and somehow it is a bit of a childish technique.
However there may be variations of this technique which i don´t know, i´m just familiar with the one i described.

[Gav0909]

So, question for anyone who knows.

I am going to be painting my M10 Achilles. This will be olive drab as a main colour. I think that I want to create the effect of faded paint in some areas, whats the best way to go about this?

I will airbrush the base paint colour, I will then wash the vehicle with a dark wash to add depth to the recesses. How would I then go about creating areas of faded olive drab? So what paint/wash/etc would you recommend, and how do I apply it?

I will also want to create some rain streaking effects as well, again how would I go about this?

Cheers

[Lee]

Lighten the paint ever so slightly and spray in the middle of the panels out towards the edges in a circular motion, leaving the edges on joins and panel lines the darkest. Do this a few times, it's the way I would do it anyway

Oh and do this before you add any washes or varnish...

[Coen]

Normally I'll take the base colour (in this case, olive drab) add a drop or two of flat white or armour sand (model master), then lightly dust the panel centres.
For rain I'll use oil paint and turpenoid. For olive drab I'll coat the model with acrylic gloss or semi gloss then when dry I'll use raw umber. I'll put tiny dabs along the upper edge of all vertical surfaces, then with a clean wide brush, moist with turpenoid, I'll drag it down the sides. For the horizontal surfaces, I'll use a very thin was of the same colour.
The gloss dulls a lot under the washes but not completely, but from what I've seen on real vehicles, the sheen seems fairly accurate to me.
That's my two cents, hope that it was helpful.