Tutorials

For far too long I’ve neglected sorting the tutorials section of this website. Well, hopefully this page will get it all organized into one easy-to-find modeling reference.

Video Tutorials »

Below you’ll find links to my tutorial videos posted on YouTube as well as the blog page they appeared on.The blog post often has additional information and insight.

• Star Wars Weathering Part 1: Discoloration
  YouTube | Blog Post
• Star Wars Weathering Part 2: More Discoloration
  YouTube | Blog Post
• Star Wars Weathering Part 3: Hand Painting Panels
  YouTube | Blog Post
• Star Wars Weathering Part 4: Individual Panel Discoloration
  YouTube | Blog Post
• Star Wars Weathering Part 5: Rust and Streaks
  YouTube | Blog Post
• Star Wars Weathering Part 6: Pigments
  YouTube | Blog Post
• Basic Airbrush Tutorial for Modelers (Animated Tutorial)
  Blog Page

Tutorials and Step-By-Steps »

These are stand-alone tutorials chock-full of helpful information. Or that’s the plan anyway…

• How to do a simple doll face-up on Maude
• How To Build Master Grade Gundams
  (or how I built MGs 5 years ago… now I prime everything.)
• Painting and Weathering the Zeon Cyclops Jeep: A Step-By-Step
• Making Tall Late Autumn/Winter Field Grass from Jute Twine
• Snowy Groundwork and Brush
• Using Salt for a Rusty Texture
  
• Creating Moss and Lichen
  
• Creating Copper Finishes
• Using Real Dirt for Groundwork
  
• Making and Painting Lenses for Mecha Eyes
  
• Clear Coats with Future Floor Acrylic (FFA)
  
• Drybrushing with Rub-N-Buff (oldie, but goodie if used correctly)
• Formula 409 and Modeling
  

Useful In-Progs »

These excerpts from some of my builds provide their own helpful tutorials within the context of a whole project.

• Painting Aged Copper
  Excerpts from my Fantastical Fish-Shaped Submersible build
• Rusty Chrome
  Pages from my Futuristic Vincent build-up.
• Painting a Burned-Out Rusty Car
  Excerpt from my BergeLuther build-up
• High-Gloss  Polishing
  Excerpts from my Markov Racer build-up
• Jungle Growth
  Excerpts from my Edmontosaurus Build-up
• Minotaur Build
  Shows creating and painting stone, adding moss, grass and flowers
• Rusty Desert Scopedog
  Includes info on scratchbuilding, salt-rust, chips, and weathering
• Roots from Jute Twine
  Excerpt from Dagobah Diorama commission
• A 12-Day AFS Build
  Shows groundwork, water, leaves and painting techniques.
• JGSDF Type 74
  Shows all phases of building a tank model from masking camo to weathering tracks.