Dry-brush painting brickwork with Phil Parker

[@ModelRailwayTrainsUK]

I always love it when your videos pop up on my subscription’s notification, always a great watch! Wish my videos were as good.

[@world-of-railways]

Glad you like them!

[@cliveballiston7471]

I've made two of these and I painted the brick walls orange let dry over night and then painted over the whole thing with a cream mortar colour and immediately wiped it of with kitchen towel/blue roll and the effect is good, this can then be weathed as you wish

[@world-of-railways]

That's a great idea!

[@IronHorseRailways]

Made me chuckle slightly, when you demonstrated how to "mess it up" what you actually did, was just show Modellers how to paint bricks with a wash 😂❤
Just swap the base colour to red brick, let dry, (seal it)
Add white, wash it down, it fills the gaps - hey presto! Mortar!

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

great tip thanks for the vid on channel thanks lee

[@_RandomPea]

Chris Nevard did an article about using dry brushing for the main colour, I think it was on a ratio goods shed. I've not had much success, perhaps it's the type of brushes + less talent 😂

[@_RandomPea]

I personally use ready mixed lightweight filler for the mortar, make it wet and spread it over, wipe off lightly and hey presto but much of a muchness 😊

[@world-of-railways]

I've done that for laser cut models - there's a video covering this on the channel.

[@andrewstephenson3594]

Phil, do you think there is an argument for painting the sheets before cutting out parts to make a model?

[@world-of-railways]

Possibly, although you have to be careful with the glue, as if it seeps under the paint, it will lift it.