rlee61 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 How would you go about shading the panel lines (raised) on a plane that is painted entirely flat black? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volzj Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 How would you go about shading the panel lines (raised) on a plane that is painted entirely flat black? What's the aircraft? You might want to pre-shade straight balck and then painted the plane with a slightly lightened black. Straight flat black never looks realistic in scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie Cheslo Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I agree with Joe. A more "realistic" scale effect would be to use various shades of dark grey, or your flat black lightened up a few degrees in various places, etc. For your raised panel lines, I would perhaps spray a dark grey along the lines. If you want panel lines to show up on light surfaces, you make them darker. If you want them to show up on dark surfaces, you make them lighter. That is the general rule of thumb. Why not play around with some different shades on some scrap plastic and see what effects you come up with, and then decide which you like best? In the end, it has to please you, anyway. Just out of curiosity, what are you building? A Black Cat Catalina, by any chance? HTH, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rlee61 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 I agree with Joe. A more "realistic" scale effect would be to use various shades of dark grey, or your flat black lightened up a few degrees in various places, etc. For your raised panel lines, I would perhaps spray a dark grey along the lines. If you want panel lines to show up on light surfaces, you make them darker. If you want them to show up on dark surfaces, you make them lighter. That is the general rule of thumb. Why not play around with some different shades on some scrap plastic and see what effects you come up with, and then decide which you like best? In the end, it has to please you, anyway. Just out of curiosity, what are you building? A Black Cat Catalina, by any chance?HTH, This is gonna sound crazy, but I am into "what if" schemes, just to make things interesting, the aircraft is a monogram B-52D and possibly an XB-70 that I have in my small stash. Just geting ideas. Thanks for the info. I saw some photos on the research pages of an all black AC-130 and thought that would look awesome on BUFF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 What I sometimes do is experiment. Cut a few pieces of sheet plastic in 2" squares, scribe some random panel lines, and apply various colors (for both the base colors and the wash) and see what looks best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I've started using Tamiya 'Nato Black' rather than flat black for large area coverage. Its more a very very dark grey/green under the right light. Mixing it with flat black and light grey you can post shade it lighter/darker as much or as little as you need. Cheers, Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Believe it or not, i've seen some black aircraft models with lighter grey for the panel lines and it looked great. after all, panel lines are just a representation of the way the light breaks up at a panel separation, sometimes the light causes a highlight on dark surfaces instead of a shadow. anyway, just a suggestion. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Takamota Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I would use Pro Modellers "dark dirt" on it. Here's one i used that combination with. Just an idea. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaRiO FDZ Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I paint Flat black the pre-shade and INTERIOR black the rest. Interior black is a very dark gray, almost black, and you can notice the difference. Take Care Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rlee61 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 I paint Flat black the pre-shade and INTERIOR black the rest. Interior black is a very dark gray, almost black, and you can notice the difference.Take Care Thanks for all the tips guys. Who makes the interior black? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rlee61 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 I would use Pro Modellers "dark dirt" on it.Here's one i used that combination with. Just an idea. Tom Is this phantom painted in flat black and finished with the dark dirt wash? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MaRiO FDZ Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Thanks for all the tips guys. Who makes the interior black? Model Master Take Care Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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