{"id":118,"date":"2008-12-12T10:16:39","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T18:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/?p=118"},"modified":"2009-02-10T10:25:32","modified_gmt":"2009-02-10T18:25:32","slug":"rusty-texture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/rusty-texture\/","title":{"rendered":"Rusty Texture"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was playing around with the salt and rust techniques and thanks to the inspiration from those modelers whose threads I’ll link below, I came up with the following for making an interesting rust texture.<\/p>\n

1: Spray the part to be rusty with several shades of rust-colored paint mixes. I spray the part with a solid rust mix then randomly spray with darker tones. Finish it up with a light coat of Future Floor Acrylic to seal it.<\/p>\n

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2: Spray the part with a generous coat of hairspray then coar with kosher, then table salt. Don’t be stingy but make sure there’s gaps as well.<\/p>\n

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\n3: Now spray a few parts of the piece with some black-brown and follow up by spraying in other spots with some orange.<\/p>\n

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4: Dip the part in water and use a soft brush to remove all of the salt. The end result will leave a desireable rusty dextre both visual and tactile. (note: white specks are styrene beeneath and not salt… I was careless and salt IS an abrasive. Take care!<\/p>\n

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Thanks to Luca Z, vsuarez666, and Marc Reusser! How here’s some links to chipping and rust effects with various implements:<\/p>\n

Hairspray<\/a>
\nSalt<\/a> (here<\/a> and here too<\/a>)
\nLiquid Mask<\/a>
\nOr Paint Afterwards with sponges and brushes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n