Cracked and Peeling Paint

[DACS]

Well, I used to use Polly s.  But as goes the dinosaur...
I have used thinned, water based latex.  You know, interior house paint.
I can get a lot of different colors at home depot, in small containers. 
It works fine.  But, I use it mostly as exterior structure color/s. I thin with water only and to the consistency of Polly s. I get the same effect.
Maybe I should do some for the forum with the latex, showing the results.
Giving more exact directions.  To the consistency of Polly s is rather ambiguous.
Does/would this help?

Dave
Seattle

[martin.ojaste]

Dave,  It does help.


What I noticed is that some of the craft paints (aka Micheals, Wal-mart, etc) mix well with alcohol, while others turn into a clumpy mess.


I know Vallejo Model (Vinyl) colour mix with Alcohol, but Model Air does not. I can't remember which craft paints do/don't.


Reaper paints are latex and I have not tried that yet.


Marty

[DACS]

Marty

I have not tried to use a paint thinned with alcohol.  Not sure what that would do to the white glue underbase.  The reason this works I believe, is that the water based paint does not like to be next to white glue.  It causes the paint to separate because of loss of surface tension.  Thus giving the cracked paint effect.
Hey, what's it going to cost to experiment with it?  You might discover a new way to do something else or even a better cracking effect.

Dave
Seattle

[DACS]

Okay, here it is.  A little more detailed explanation with some added photos.

The glue is used undiluted.  The amount used actually can vary.  Experimentation doesnt cost much and you will find that each board can vary greatly.
I use a 1:1 mix with the paint.  Paint to water...  but again, do not be afraid to experiment.

These are the required items of course.



This is a shot of the paint I used.  The color just happens to be what I had on hand.  I am not affiliated with this company either.



The way this is done, is shown in the thread up above.

As you can see, the effect will vary with each piece.  I did nothing other than what I describe on how this is done.  You can vary where you put the glue.  If your brush skips, don't worry about it.  In this case, perfection is imperfection.  Or, is that imperfection is perfection?
I came back in to modify the post...you can also take a dry paper towel and with a pointy corner, just touch the paint and lift it in spots.  This will add a lot of detail also.



Dave

Seattle

[S&S RR]

Great technique - thank you for sharing it with us.