BlackPanther Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Hello, I' m trying to improve my techniques when building a military vehicle...Until now i didn't apply any filter to my models. Now is time to try this new thing, but I have any experience whith it. I bought AK Intercative filter for NATO vehicles, but before using it need to solve my doubts: 1) Should I use it on a matt or on a gloss acrylic surface? 2) On the bottle I read " Do not over apply, just dampen it...how does it means? I will appreciate if you link me a walktrough/guide/tutorial..... Thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chukw Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Hi, BlackPanther! I haven't used Any AK filters yet, but I do use tube oil paints to make my own. My advice is to apply the stuff over a matte surface- the "tooth" helps to hold the pigment. As far as "Do not over apply", the idea of a filter is to add a thin glaze of color to tint the base coat. Use too much and it becomes a "wash", running into corners and giving the wrong effect. Say you have a green armor plate- smearing a thin film of red and brown will subtly change the green in random ways. It breaks up the stark, uniform green and adds a sense of scale and realism. Good luck- and post pics, please! chuk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackPanther Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 Ok, thank you, I will try to apply the Ak filter on the tank. It is meant to be used with NATO three tones camoulflages( black, green and brown) In my case I'm building a german Pzh-2000 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyT Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Guide here http://migproductions.com/2010/11/washes-and-filters/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackPanther Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thank you Tony, that is very intetesting and will be many helpful to me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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