Buffalo Canyon Mining Company in On30

[Jerry]

Mike the windows look great.

Yes how did you dirty the windows??

Jerry

[Michael Hohn]

Mike,

Your windows look like the real thing. 

Mike

[friscomike]

Howdy folks,

Curt, Dave, Rick, Rob, Philip, Jerry, and Michael, thank you for stopping by and sharing a comment.

Rick asked how I achieved the look.  The windows have mullions on both sides. On the inside of the windows, I used white and tan pigment (I use Dr. Ben's) and a fine-hair stiff brush to apply the pigment to the individual panes. The pigment covered the acetate well. Next, I rubbed the soft part of the end of my index finger across the panes to remove the pigment in the middle of the pane.  I used the brush to touch up and vary the effect.  I did not coat the windows with a fixative.  I am not sure this technique would work on smaller scales.

Have fun,
mike

[Larry C]

Mike great looking windows and they look fantastic against your
excellent stone work. I had the same problem with metal roof sheets.
My warm fingers, even though they were primed before coloring, would
pull up the paint and left tiny shiny spots. My fix was to handle the
pieces, once colored, with parchment paper which stopped the paint from pulling up;
I used that technique on my Cove build.

[Philip]

Oven baked parchment paper makes a great yellowed curtain blinds. Another project on my bucket list!