So today had me working on my gundam tryon 3 for a friend of mine and I have to say the kit has impressed me so far. Looking forward to painting this one once I finish my degree at university. View
Tons of tuts on youtube. Gundam.info posts videos on all these techniques from Fun to build gunpla featurettes. I just bought an airbrush because the rattle cans just cost too much. Currently I haven’t used it yet due to the space limitations in my house in Okinawa but once I leave country I’ll be looking to improve my customizing skills
Hi Erik.
Yes, i started on you tube from zero and now I have a complete airbrush setup and already painted some cheap/old models. I’m planning to paint my new MGs when I’ll feel more confident.
My only doubt is that I only found “basic” technique tutorials (basically pre shading) and I was wondering if different techniques exist… particularly on…[Read more]
Some of the popular techniques for painting Gundam kits exist largely to give the kits a more dramatic look, to make the relatively simple designs look more complex… RGs don’t need that so much. Shading each paneel of a RG, for instance, would probably look kind of bad. Unless you kept it subtle… Basically RGs already look pretty intricate…[Read more]
I’m new to painting my gundam, and I need a direction go start, any guide??
I know that painting your model are all depend on your preference, but I need a guide on how most people airbrush it.
Go on you tube and search for “Airbrushing for the beginner” by SMConsortium and tutorials by Greenday0050. The both start from the very beginning (choosing compressor and airbrush) and go deeper into thchnique. I learned a lot.
yes alot of it is preference. but the best starting advice is pick a medium (acrylic, enamal or laquer) and stick with it. makes like easier. it’s easier to blend colors, cleanup always the same etc.
only time i change mediums are for certain techniques where one uses the properties of each medium to benifit