Painting oxidized copper

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Painting oxidized copper
Topic Started: 24 Apr 2012, 12:40 AM (405 Views)
F!re$torm	24 Apr 2012, 12:40 AM Post #1
Sergeant Posts: 90 Group: Comrade Member #2,053 Joined: December 13, 2011	I've been experimenting with different techniques to paint oxidized copper, but have not succeeded in getting the results I'm happy with. Does any body have a simple technique for creating this realistic effect?



☺The Antipope	24 Apr 2012, 04:37 AM Post #2
COMFORT COMES Posts: 6,859 Group: Honour Guard Member #234 Joined: November 15, 2007	Thin glazes, thinly applied. Literally using capillary action to get the paint to flow in tiny amounts round rivets. About 10 coats of it. With a hair dryer it will take no more than 10 minutes to do that maybe. For this kind of effect try one thick coat and you will kill it. Make it gradual and be patient. Hawk Turquoise or Scaly Green used to be good for this kind of thing. I don't know what nob-head name they are using now.



Lucius von Kalteisen	24 Apr 2012, 05:03 PM Post #3
Warrant Officer First Class Posts: 496 Group: Comrade Member #661 Joined: September 6, 2008	There are also products that give the effect in two steps, dunno if it can be called painting anymore though. Check out hobby/handicraft/painting stores in your area, I think there should be couple of different brands making that kind of stuff.



☺The Antipope	25 Apr 2012, 07:13 AM Post #4
COMFORT COMES Posts: 6,859 Group: Honour Guard Member #234 Joined: November 15, 2007	Vallejo do a good glaze for this is well. The word you are looking for if you google search is 'verdigris'. Vallejo's product is called 'Verdigris Glaze'. *THIS* is also a good page, providing a few different methods for doing this. Edited by The Antipope, 25 Apr 2012, 07:19 AM.



# Captain Wolverine	25 Apr 2012, 02:20 PM Post #5
Smoochie boochie Posts: 8,431 Group: Root Admin Member #1 Joined: September 18, 2007	Try here dude: http://blog.brushthralls.com/?page_id=3180 Found this very useful over the years



Keravin	25 Apr 2012, 03:51 PM Post #6
Go post in someone's topic that you normally wouldn't Posts: 8,137 Group: Comrade Member #136 Joined: October 5, 2007	I use the P3 turquoise ink very heavily watered down for mine.



☺The Antipope	26 Apr 2012, 09:50 AM Post #7
COMFORT COMES Posts: 6,859 Group: Honour Guard Member #234 Joined: November 15, 2007	I wouldn't use ink as it's too transparent. If you look at Verdigris it's not see through and I would use something with more of a pigment in it. But that's just my bit of course. Show us some example pics. Edited by The Antipope, 26 Apr 2012, 10:17 AM.



# Captain Wolverine	26 Apr 2012, 06:35 PM Post #8
Smoochie boochie Posts: 8,431 Group: Root Admin Member #1 Joined: September 18, 2007



☺The Antipope	27 Apr 2012, 02:47 AM Post #9
COMFORT COMES Posts: 6,859 Group: Honour Guard Member #234 Joined: November 15, 2007	That's nice but how did you do it?



# Captain Wolverine	27 Apr 2012, 06:15 PM Post #10
Smoochie boochie Posts: 8,431 Group: Root Admin Member #1 Joined: September 18, 2007	I used the brushthrall tut



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