saltydog Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 can i future over pastels to seal them in? thanks. later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
albert_sy2 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 don't know about future; i usually just spray a coat of matte to seal them in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Yeah, I usually use a dull coat before I apply them (they don't stick very well at all to a gloss coat) and then either add a very thin dull coat after that or just leave them as is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkusN Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Unfortunately the very nature of pastel weathering precludes them from being safely sealed. Try future or a similarly strong sealer over pastels on a scrap piece and you'll know aht I mean. A mist of dull coat helps, but if it's more than a mist it will alter the appearance of the pastels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smutz Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 hi Ive started using mig pigments & tamiya's weathering sets, found em much better then pastels but you need to apply them on a matt finish to get good adhesion. andy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saltydog Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 (edited) well, i got these pastels from the LHS and shelved them without trying them. i'm working on a real "dirty" aircraft and thought i'd try them. i applied my camo scheme and did a little airbrush weathering bit it really slow. i broke out the pastels and started playing around and quickly became impressed with the look. now however, i have to apply the decals and such and am afraid the pastels will disappear under the future, then dull cote. i'm gonna go for it anyway and if i have to redo some of the weathering so be it. thanks for the advice guys. later. Edited July 23, 2007 by saltydog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Just as a tip, you're usually better off to add the decals and then dullcoat before you add the pastels. It just make the process a lot easier. It also allows you to weather over the decals and blend them into the model a bit easier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
albert_sy2 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 sometimes though it's incredibly difficult to fix the weathering if you make a mistake... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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