This is so valuable. It's so easy to think you have a good understanding of something like this then watch someone break it down and realize how lacking your knowledge is. Thank you so much for putting this together.
Thank you for that. I have learned a lot from so many others that shared what they knew in tutorials like this, so I wanted to add to the collective knowledge when I could!
I really appreciate your attention to detail, story, and intentionality. Thank you for this tutorial and I look forward to watching the rest of this series!
I do scenic work on movies and we do a lot of this. You talked about the color of boots being different. ..have a tip if you are open to it. If you get yourself some dry color...rottenstone dry powder. ...mix it with water and put some clear in it for binder....then spray it on the shoes or anything you need to have appearance of dust. Rotten stone is amazing for that element!
I completely overdid my mandalorian chest plate, and I have done more whethering more on my helmet. But I think my home it looks better than my chest piece mainly because my chest piece is covered in a coat. And do you really see the original colors I tried following these rules 11 thing I realize that works really well is Mud Preferably just driveway grovel mud. And you will be able to get scratches if you just drove it on there, and you will get a good mixture of Turn the low spots in scratches from the gravel. I also use a sea sponge for an irregular pattern
Hey Colin, I was just listening to your Armor party podcast. Great interview! Also super cool that we approach things in a very similar way. This theory video is awesome and I bring up similar approaches and ideologies in my videos. Keep it dirty! Keep up the great work, love your stuff!
I love listening to you talk. Question, would you or wouldn’t you recommend weathering a set of ESB TK armor by wearing it in dirty places such as forests and desert? Does it work well?
ESB armor is usually unweathered. The white is the base plastic just like the Death Star troopers. The sand troopers on Tattooine were weathered, but those are the only ones from the Original Trilogy.
these videos were super insightful. Recently i made a prop that was black, and wasn't quite sure how to dirty it up, what would you use? dark grey or brown?
It really depends on what it is used for. The truth is, white shows grime more than black, just look at cars that are those colors. A lot of black stuff only shows dust in the corners, so something matte and gray. If it is metal, worn to silver on the edges looks perfect. If it is something that gets muddy, think like a black car or shovel, and use tan dirt. For non-metal armor, it will just show little, so what you do is sort of lightly weather by sun-fading the high points, rather than acrylic washing the low points (with a dry brush, or airbrush).
@@OddViking wow thanks, thats an excellent reply thanks, I always looked forward to your instagram posts, now I'll look forward to your videos too. Cheeers
@@markmarx2 you can also use rubbing alcohol or acetone to make certain spots look sun faded! It makes a huge difference in the look of your props and is my favorite way to weather dark colors.
Very nice videos helping me a lot! I have to questions, I’m about to weather my first crate and I read oil paint wash are more forgiving for beginners than acrylic what do you think ? Also If the crates are supposed to be out on tatooine would you still weather them with black or more brown ?
I find acrylic to be very easy to use, but I haven't tried oils yet (I plan to on a build soon). For Tatooine, way more brown than black, for sure. Raw Umber and even more red is great, and look at my Fuller's Earth powders video, because that gives it a great dusty look.
This should be a must watch series for anyone who's into Star Wars cosplay!
Wow, thanks for the praise!
This is so valuable. It's so easy to think you have a good understanding of something like this then watch someone break it down and realize how lacking your knowledge is. Thank you so much for putting this together.
Thank you for that. I have learned a lot from so many others that shared what they knew in tutorials like this, so I wanted to add to the collective knowledge when I could!
I really appreciate your attention to detail, story, and intentionality. Thank you for this tutorial and I look forward to watching the rest of this series!
Thank you so much!
Excellent tutorial! TBH I do a fair bit of my weathering by kicking the stuff around on our gravel track!
That is a great way to get some more natural weathering!
Love the HPLHS art in the background.
Haha, good eye!
I do scenic work on movies and we do a lot of this. You talked about the color of boots being different. ..have a tip if you are open to it. If you get yourself some dry color...rottenstone dry powder. ...mix it with water and put some clear in it for binder....then spray it on the shoes or anything you need to have appearance of dust. Rotten stone is amazing for that element!
No. That doesn't work
I really loved this video, it’s gonna give me a purpose going forward when I weather my props. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Thanks!
I completely overdid my mandalorian chest plate, and I have done more whethering more on my helmet. But I think my home it looks better than my chest piece mainly because my chest piece is covered in a coat. And do you really see the original colors I tried following these rules 11 thing I realize that works really well is Mud Preferably just driveway grovel mud. And you will be able to get scratches if you just drove it on there, and you will get a good mixture of Turn the low spots in scratches from the gravel. I also use a sea sponge for an irregular pattern
Hey Colin, I was just listening to your Armor party podcast. Great interview! Also super cool that we approach things in a very similar way. This theory video is awesome and I bring up similar approaches and ideologies in my videos. Keep it dirty! Keep up the great work, love your stuff!
This is an amazing video! thank you!
Really really good, thank you!
Super interesting, thank you for sharing. I'm also super jealous of your workshop, it looks so cool!
thank you! it is just the corner of a garage, but I can make a lot there!
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I love listening to you talk. Question, would you or wouldn’t you recommend weathering a set of ESB TK armor by wearing it in dirty places such as forests and desert? Does it work well?
ESB armor is usually unweathered. The white is the base plastic just like the Death Star troopers. The sand troopers on Tattooine were weathered, but those are the only ones from the Original Trilogy.
Great work! Are you printing with pla or petg?
I purchased these prints, so I am not certain, but I believe they are both PLA
Thank you!!!
these videos were super insightful. Recently i made a prop that was black, and wasn't quite sure how to dirty it up, what would you use? dark grey or brown?
It really depends on what it is used for. The truth is, white shows grime more than black, just look at cars that are those colors. A lot of black stuff only shows dust in the corners, so something matte and gray. If it is metal, worn to silver on the edges looks perfect. If it is something that gets muddy, think like a black car or shovel, and use tan dirt. For non-metal armor, it will just show little, so what you do is sort of lightly weather by sun-fading the high points, rather than acrylic washing the low points (with a dry brush, or airbrush).
@@OddViking wow thanks, thats an excellent reply thanks, I always looked forward to your instagram posts, now I'll look forward to your videos too.
Cheeers
@@markmarx2 you can also use rubbing alcohol or acetone to make certain spots look sun faded! It makes a huge difference in the look of your props and is my favorite way to weather dark colors.
Very nice videos helping me a lot! I have to questions, I’m about to weather my first crate and I read oil paint wash are more forgiving for beginners than acrylic what do you think ?
Also If the crates are supposed to be out on tatooine would you still weather them with black or more brown ?
I find acrylic to be very easy to use, but I haven't tried oils yet (I plan to on a build soon). For Tatooine, way more brown than black, for sure. Raw Umber and even more red is great, and look at my Fuller's Earth powders video, because that gives it a great dusty look.
Do you deal with a mat or gloss on the helmets and armour
I usually do a matte /flat sealer on props. Gloss is the wrong look for most things (excepting things like stormtroopers, shiny armor like that).
I love your apron where did you get it?
I am not certain, it was a gift. It is oilcloth.
Found you