tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post3033842057947525421..comments2022-05-14T08:06:09.525-07:00Comments on Mr Papafakis: Making weathering powderMr Papafakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-78189628576985064622017-03-03T03:28:48.654-08:002017-03-03T03:28:48.654-08:00Hey Viruz,
That's exactly what I do, but it&#...Hey Viruz,<br /><br />That's exactly what I do, but it's not entirely foolproof. Some of the pigment will still be blown away, just have to spray from a fair distance away to minimise the amount blown off.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by :)Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-59942729328301088052017-03-03T02:28:09.486-08:002017-03-03T02:28:09.486-08:00Woh. Great idea.
A question.
Can I spray a clear l...Woh. Great idea.<br />A question.<br />Can I spray a clear lacquer (flat) over the pigments?<br />Greetings,ViruzViruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04488736421871605671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-30524761199115711102017-02-21T00:17:15.911-08:002017-02-21T00:17:15.911-08:00Damn right! They never use half the stuff they buy...Damn right! They never use half the stuff they buy anyway :D<br /><br />Cheers :)Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-26039633833937700782017-02-20T14:30:13.349-08:002017-02-20T14:30:13.349-08:00You are an evil genius. I'll have to steal my...You are an evil genius. I'll have to steal my wife's pastels and grater when she's out spending my money.Baconfathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152422678887860988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-26161063129600072722017-01-22T05:10:12.589-08:002017-01-22T05:10:12.589-08:00No, YOU are the ACE ;3No, YOU are the ACE ;3Ranalcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453270075766315882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-15344030005420786432017-01-22T04:41:28.734-08:002017-01-22T04:41:28.734-08:00It looks ace Ranalcus! I'll be giving this a t...It looks ace Ranalcus! I'll be giving this a try too :)Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-89065451861233048502017-01-22T00:11:32.806-08:002017-01-22T00:11:32.806-08:00Thank you! I will stash this away and give it a sh...Thank you! I will stash this away and give it a shot.The Composerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009448596738385017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-20921878804257848962017-01-21T08:59:59.112-08:002017-01-21T08:59:59.112-08:00Hi.
First you need to:
- use a Gloss Black as a ba...Hi.<br />First you need to:<br />- use a Gloss Black as a base paint.<br />- place a graphite powder on that part using a cotton q-tip<br />- rub that powder on, using cotton q-tip (use latex etc. gloves, it can get messy with graphite powder)<br />- at first it will be dark colored, but after more you rub the graphite powder it will get lighter and shine more<br />- BONUS - now you can use any Ranalcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453270075766315882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-64003987014487832012017-01-20T21:13:58.340-08:002017-01-20T21:13:58.340-08:00When you say "topcoat it" are you talkin...When you say "topcoat it" are you talking a fixative, or a thin color coat or wash of some kind to lighten it up? How bright is the graphite? I'd have thought it would be too dark, but . . . maybe I'm way wrong there.The Composerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009448596738385017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-48068726445468823572017-01-20T21:10:58.210-08:002017-01-20T21:10:58.210-08:00Now that you mention it, I bet you could use a coa...Now that you mention it, I bet you could use a coarse wood rasp as well, if the hardware store is easier to find than the kitchen goods store. Probably more expensive than a tiny cheese grater, though, and maybe slightly more of an issue cleaning it off. But if you have one sitting around anyway . . . That said, I'll have to ask my friend Ali where he got his cute little key fob sized grater.The Composerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009448596738385017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-19506730188973185592017-01-20T07:58:41.682-08:002017-01-20T07:58:41.682-08:00Cool! Nothing says 80's more than chrome :)
C...Cool! Nothing says 80's more than chrome :)<br /><br />Cheers.Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-53479519599177367832017-01-20T06:11:36.049-08:002017-01-20T06:11:36.049-08:00Thank you for this helpful tip.
I use sandpaper an...Thank you for this helpful tip.<br />I use sandpaper and graphite to make "Kossute Ginsan" (Chrome powder)that is just a powdered graphite used to make a Chrome look (black base layer of paint and then you use the graphite powder, topcoat it and polish with cloth)Ranalcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453270075766315882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-33387440073080873712017-01-19T21:58:48.996-08:002017-01-19T21:58:48.996-08:00Well, you can't argue with "can't be ...Well, you can't argue with "can't be arsed" now can we :DDDMr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-60804415723375995692017-01-19T21:58:01.736-08:002017-01-19T21:58:01.736-08:00Keep your pants on Curtis, the tutorial for that w...Keep your pants on Curtis, the tutorial for that will be coming soonish :)<br /><br />Regarding the grater, I think I got that little sucker back in Aus? But if for some reason you can't find them there in the UK, just use a lemon zester.<br /><br />I've not had much luck with the usual way of applying them either i.e. alcohol.....just turns it to mud :( I fix them with spraying matte Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-73576154168979274452017-01-19T21:49:24.164-08:002017-01-19T21:49:24.164-08:00Glad you like the way I do it JB. It's too blo...Glad you like the way I do it JB. It's too bloody easy to make'm yourself than to buy them ready made.<br /><br />Cheers mate :)Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-17863146275454689552017-01-19T20:49:48.113-08:002017-01-19T20:49:48.113-08:00You also use a course grit sandpaper to abrade cha...You also use a course grit sandpaper to abrade chalk pastels, that's what I use. Dr Mathias https://www.blogger.com/profile/14807391755623843427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-25644466228282983102017-01-19T13:23:08.719-08:002017-01-19T13:23:08.719-08:00I've thought about doing that...but, damn, am ...I've thought about doing that...but, damn, am I lazy 😀Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093356872477703550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-63725566264437053052017-01-19T12:54:01.111-08:002017-01-19T12:54:01.111-08:00Please show us how they look applied. Also, where ...Please show us how they look applied. Also, where did you find such a small grater? They dont have them in the UK!<br /><br />The problem with powders is that they come off. If you try to fix them it changes how they look. Tricky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-26434788635069885352017-01-19T12:42:02.406-08:002017-01-19T12:42:02.406-08:00Hadn't thought about doing it this way and I m...Hadn't thought about doing it this way and I must say it had made me go for ready made pigments. I'l follow this path in the future. ^^Asslessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475252828835332056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-38265698159266099282017-01-19T12:02:37.161-08:002017-01-19T12:02:37.161-08:00I've got the complete opposite issue in my nec...I've got the complete opposite issue in my neck of the woods :D<br /><br />Cheers :)Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-15516899099740943882017-01-19T12:01:15.003-08:002017-01-19T12:01:15.003-08:00Ooooh, another tutorial hey? Well, I've got a ...Ooooh, another tutorial hey? Well, I've got a Siege Dreadnought that's just about ready to weather up. Gotta solve a slight, possibly catastrophic, glue issue with it first. But as soon as that's rectified I'll give it a bash and take some pics along the way :)<br /><br />But I must warn you, I don't use the pigments strictly as "weathering agents". I do use them as Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-36849024940485526622017-01-19T11:56:35.260-08:002017-01-19T11:56:35.260-08:00Yeah, the pastel sticks are dirt cheap. I think th...Yeah, the pastel sticks are dirt cheap. I think their available in just about every pound shop, 2 dollar shop....or any other discount currency related outlet! <br /><br />I picked mine up for B60, which works out to be $2 AUS.....basically nothing really.Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-4884137567862373662017-01-19T11:54:02.731-08:002017-01-19T11:54:02.731-08:00Thanks, i will have to give it a try... maybe the ...Thanks, i will have to give it a try... maybe the weather will be more <a href="http://lasgunpacker.blogspot.com/2016/12/twas-night-before-christmas.html" rel="nofollow">accommodating to sprays</a> sometime too. Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-72578064441199566962017-01-19T11:53:57.217-08:002017-01-19T11:53:57.217-08:00Don't do that, you'll ruin them!!! :)
Sor...Don't do that, you'll ruin them!!! :)<br /><br />Sorry I couldn't have shown you how to do this earlier. But hey! Look on the bright side, at least you know how to make them yourself now. Mr Papafakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449586265828153638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90423495413148122.post-17289542017181521962017-01-19T11:51:50.741-08:002017-01-19T11:51:50.741-08:00Genius! That's a top tip mate - I've avoid...Genius! That's a top tip mate - I've avoided them up until now, partly due to price, and partly not really knowing what to do with the stuff.<br />How about a post on using them??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com