Dear community,
i started weathering yesterday and for that reason i want to keep you informed and BEFORE i'm in a flow and forget about taking pictures....althought not that much was done. It's about the first step of quite a few. I carefully masked the windscreen and the front lights (they are treated seperately and should not be covered by dust that "hard" because i'm quite sure that all clear / optical surfaces had been cleared often while the race). Then i made a mixture of XF20 grey and XF57 buff (one of the best tones ever!) and diluted the colour mix extremely until it appeared almost invisible on the surface and sprayed the body in ONLY ONE WAY, namely from the front to the back. I think it is very important to keep in mind on how the car / the surface is under exposure while the race and how the wind streams are surrounding the car. Don't just spray the dust simply all over, that would disturb the look in the very end when everything is done. There are so many steps still coming to make that dirty look. And i keep in mind what Phil said, "less is more". Once the dust is sprayed on you won't be able to remove it! Here we go.
I made a few tryouts to make the masked area of the windscreen some more interesting. The evidence of water is simulated with a sharp tip of a 01 brush dipped in some pure X20 Tamiya acrylic thinner and then just draw your lines......
I'm quite happy about the look so far especially when i think of all the techniques still to come.
Thats it for now, have a dynamic week all!
Sincerely
Jochen (watching the LeMansSeries running in spain live on Eurosport)