Dozens of more decorative bits were added around. Most notably a pile of cheap hobby plaster/Milliput/resin casts. Tried out to do some silicone molds out of different details from various terrain pieces. Poor quality, most likely because I was anxious to get things done instantly and didn't bother to let things settle/cure properly, so everything warped a bit. But that was absolutely suitable for this building. I intentionally left some walls completely bare with very little details on them, to contrast with the more cluttered and chaotic areas.
Looks like at this stage I've added some thick & mushy textured rubble paint from sand, sawdust, sprue cutoffs, static grass, all the little mess from the table, card, pieces of granny grating, paints, PVA, varnish, crackling paint & crackling medium. Looked exactly like tuna flakes when wet. I put on two layers of that mush, both of different brown colours, concentrating on the floor level, corners and other filthy spots. And two gunky layers of PVA, creamy paint and a drop of dirty water painted in many areas, just to seal things up a bit more and hopefully provide more even surface for crackle paint(s) to crackle later on.
The whole thing got a spray basecoat of black, followed by zenithal grey/white layers and dusting. Specific (the most flat & clean) wall sections got extra attention with even more white. Unfortunately I ran out of the black and grey spray paint, so a couple of small areas were left bare. Damn those "+ extra 1000% more paint" super cans that wont last long enough.
The acrylic paints in the foreground were propably just left on the table from earlier stage(s). However, notice in the background the round (but bent) metal jar. I use it to throw the hot glue gun into, when I've just applied a drop of hot glue somewhere and have to get that gun out of my hands real quick.
Next up was the Viva coloured crackle paint that I didn't know how to use properly. Tried to make an even surface for it, shaked & stirred properly, and painted on with uni-directional brush strokes. Should have used a paint spreader? Not that impressive crackles appeared 6 hours later. But hey, it's something! Also some black was added on crevasses left bare during spray painting.
Looks like the whole thing got a drybrush of pale grey. Then I experimented with a tiny spray bottle I got from a hobby shop. Just add in your own paint! Earlier attempt I made with one of those was disastrous, maybe the paint I put in was too thick, or had some metal/texture flakes that clogged the whole thing. This time I used only thin washes & contrast paints, together with contrast medium and clean water, everything in equal amounts. Tried Basilicanum Grey on some walls, and a mixture of Coelian Greenshade & a few other brighter greens on the more mutated/overgrown areas. This worked out great, but I wasn't able to apply it in any small areas. So just big stains here and there. Very nice & messy!
Drybrushed the mutated/overgrown areas with two layers of dirty rotting greens. Mixture from cheap acrylic hobby paints. Pretty close to Underhive Ash paint tonally, one darker and one lighter layer. The most flat wall sections and edges of walkways got a couple of coats of creamy white. Tried using a roll and a sponge, but in the end just drybrushed it on. Then put on another layer with some dirty water and chipping medium mixed in.
Finally I mixed a thin wash from Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Pledge floor polish and dirty water. That was splashed/pooled/sprinkled/washed on the creamy areas, as well as many corners and rubble piles that seemed likely to gather rust.
So here's the current situation, with a group of Skavies I started painting while waiting for the paints to dry on these buildings. I'll continue work on these this week, and hopefully get them all finished by the end of the month. Can't wait to get gaming! RIP all the little rats falling off those highest floors though...
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