Friday, November 8, 2024

3D Printable Terrain, OpenLOCK

Painting Walls and Floors For Stryfell Studios Sample Pack

I can honestly say that painting terrain is not my forte.  For as much as I am enjoying designing terrain, I'm the exact opposite when it comes to painting.  I watched a few YouTube videos and settled on a paint scheme that looks decent which I will be using initially for the Stryfell Studios Sample Pack.  I do have an airbrush which I use to prime the pieces.  I'm not an airbrush expert, having only used it half a dozen times before now and it took me the better part of a day to setup, prime, and paint a myriad of terrain pieces.  I have an inexpensive airbrush and box which I keep in the closet and bring out when I need it.

airbrush setup
I primed everything using Vellejo Ghost Grey which turned out to be a mistake.  The color is way too light, even lighter than the cool grey PLA the pieces are printed with.

primed piece (left) and raw piece (right)
I ended up hand painting all the primed pieces which I really wanted to avoid.  For walls, I used Army Painter dungeon grey for the base paint.  I then used Vallejo cold grey and Vallejo chocolate brown for select bricks.  I just picked a dark brown I already had.  Finally, all the walls were drybrushed with Vallejo stonewall grey.

painted wall
For the floors, I went with all the same colors except one change.  For the base paint, I used the same Army Painter dungeon grey.  For select bricks, I went with the same Vallejo cold grey but used Army Painter ash grey instead of the brown I used on the walls.  I used the same Vallejo stonewall grey to drybrush the floors.

painted floor
After realizing the mistake with the airbrush color, I did order some Army Painter airbrush medium (thinner and flow improver) so I can use the dungeon grey in the airbrush.  Until that shows up next week, I'll be painting the pieces by hand.

The Stryfell Studios Sample Pack is ready for download from Cults3D.

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