How to Weather Miniature Terrain With Filters (Simple Watercolor Effect)

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7 ай бұрын

In this video, I follow through on weathering miniature terrain using watercolor paints to add color variation. Watercolors are a one of the easiest mediums to use for this purpose.
They are one of my favorite mediums for its ease of use in miniature painting, especially when compared to things like oil paints, acrylic washes, and inks. Often, these can be cumbersome, necessitating additional materials, or they may pose challenges for those looking to freely experiment and explore the use of color filters.
If you're looking for a refreshing way to add interest to your miniatures without the hassle of glazes, etc., then I hope you find this useful or at least gives you a different perspective other miniature painting possibilities.
Here's what I used:
SAKURA Koi Pocket Field Sketch Kit (Watercolor): amzn.to/3QLGyro
Synthetic Pointed Round Size #4 Brush: amzn.to/3SvFp8C
Other Accessories for Filming/Photography:
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Lume Cube Mobile Creator Kit 2.0: shrsl.com/48ilb
Check out the blog for other useful tutorials and tips:
How to dry brush miniatures: tangibleday.com/how-to-dry-br...
How to airbrush prime miniatures: tangibleday.com/how-to-prime-...
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@grampawerewolf9832 7 ай бұрын

Right on! Glad you had fun & thanks for the technique - and the inspiration! Gonna hafta rummage through the terrain bin & find something to try that on! 😉 👍

@tangibleday 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@benlewton3526 7 ай бұрын

looks nice. ive also been using watercolor washes/filters for few weeks now an im surprised not many people are using them. they give amazing effect with minimum effort, and not many downsides

@tangibleday 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Totally. Watercolors are so under utilized. I’m trying them on everything nowadays :)

@bolian450 7 ай бұрын

Neat! The watercolors certainly seem like an easy/relaxing way to add some visual interest and it's not something I'd ever thought of trying. You mentioned that watercolors are easy to remove. Is that true after drying as well? Is anything needed to fix the pigment in place? Or will a typical flat varnish work fine?

@tangibleday 7 ай бұрын

Hey hey. Yeah, after the watercolor paint is dry, it is super easy to lift them up/remove. All you do is re-wet the surface :). Actually it could be a tad too easy to remove color so be gentle :) After you’re done and happy with the result, apply a spray varnish over the model to lock in the pigments. Yeah a normal flat varnish you’d use on any other project is fine. Make sure to spray it on. A brush on varnish will disturb the fine pigments (I tried this). I’ll have to make another video to show this. Thanks again!