How to Paint Marble Effects | Gundam | Warhammer

[@YearsOfLeadPoisoning]

Those plastic spoons look better than my counter-top!

[@euansmith3699]

Green scouring pads can make a cheap and cheerful alternative to spray booth filters. These finishes look like they'd make some cool looking Eldar armour for 40k; especially with some colour-gradients in the filters. Lovely stuff.

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks Euan. I never though of scourers but next time, I’ll definitely give them a go.

[@carlhuxford7067]

crunched up newspaper work really well

[@KathyMillatt]

Interesting - thank you!

[@outofthisworldmodelsandmin898]

I've used the dryer sheet method in the past and absolutely love it! -John

[@KathyMillatt]

thanks! was so easy to be consistent with it.

[@ghostface3655]

@@KathyMillatt I'am so happy I found your channel! I don't know how or why, it took so long but, I really excited to do some binge watching. I just watched the "Clone Wars Diorama" video and, was truly amazed! I'm an intant fan and, can't wait to see more. Thank you for the amazing content! So much fun!!

[@KathyMillatt]

@@ghostface3655 thank you so much!

[@darkmattercrafts2139]

What a technique. Just wonderful.

[@johnodonoghue7381]

Another instructive tutorial Kathy well done . Green Filter silver only

[@KathyMillatt]

Interesting! Thanks

[@OONeal]

I enjoyed that thank you Kathy 😊

[@ColonelSandersLite]

There's an interesting acrylic variation on the sort of subtractive marbling you might want to experiment with. Here's what you do, in a nutshell - Airbrush a color. Airbrush a second color, usually kind of blotchy. Mist with windex (must be the kind with amonia). Blot with various wadded up things like paper towel, newspaper, plastic shopping bags, saran wrap, etc. Optionally, repeat. Basically, the amonia in the windex gets the top layer of paint moving again. There are a lot of variables to play with - Drying times between layers. Drying time between second layer and amonia spray, acrylic over a different kind of paint to make the base paint more resistant. Different blotting materials. Color combinations. Number of layers. Etc Here's a video of a guy doing a demo of the concept - v=TGNrYHWD1wI The only real issue I see with it for modelling purposes is that you have to be a bit more careful about the amount of windex you use to avoid too much runniness due to geometry. There are also interesting spray can art variations on these basic ideas but I'm guessing that the result is going to end up too textured for general purpose modelling stuff. Might make for some interesting rock texture for game terrain and/or dioramas though.

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks! I will take a look at those ideas.

[@PaulinhoThompson]

Brilliant advise, thanks Kathy.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Great to see these techniques Kathy!!

[@DaveDeCoursey]

Thanks for the techniques! A fantastic job!

[@TATICMOOR]

Highly effective results Kathy, even the failure of the foil would look okay on an alien shell or armour. The thing I have with marble when you look closely at it, is that it contains other colours within the marbling that you initially see.

[@KathyMillatt]

Definitely. If you look at it flat on, it doesn’t come to life in the way it does when you move it.

[@fotomakr]

All of them look cool! Thanks for sharing.

[@KathyMillatt]

They all came out better than I expected.

[@LaserGadgets]

First thought: Mechs made of marble? Maybe I do NOT know what gunpla is about :p

[@KathyMillatt]

🤣😂🤣

[@ronm6585]

Thank you. 👍🏻

[@channelsixtysix066]

Fascinating. 😊

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

VERY cool! Thank 'e!

[@ghostface3655]

Great video, thank you for the fun content!

[@jerryvolpini7987]

Great video! The secret to good results with any new technique is practice, practice, practice! We might be impressed by the result but have very little appreciation for the time and effort that went into it! Thanks for showing your 'process' and not being afraid to show what worked and what didn't (although that can be subjective). 👍

[@markfergerson2145]

The foil+silver+thinner and the cling film+2xsilver look more like malachite than marble to my eye. That's not a bad thing. The others look like perhaps some alien minerals we don't have on Earth. I don't do Gundams and don't quite get why that sort of finish is appropriate on something supposedly made of metal and ceramic, but that's just me. The technique does strike me as useful in off-planet dioramas or exotic ancient temple stonework for sure.

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks and I agree that they probably wouldn’t be painted this way but some view them like modern day sports cars where their owners paint them in very stand out colours and effects. This would definitely work for alien!

[@GunplaTalkShow]

Awesome video as always Kathy, very thorough. Normally these kind of finished deter people from trying them out as they seem difficult but you explain it so calm and clear.

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks! They are time consuming but worth it on that special something.

[@lunaisspy4424]

This helped alot, thanks! Might i suggest a ww2 diorama

[@Rdeboer]

That's pretty cool. I've been planning to do some undead wights with marble effect blades and have been on the look out for effective methods. I like the first approach best.

[@MrBanelingBust]

It's marblin' time

[@scalenetriangles2520]

very informative! I may need to give this a try myself.

[@stephan4ever64]

Foil Silver & Thinner

[@brianmicky7596]

Hi Kathy, I think they look fine , (What you going to do with the rest of the spoons??) All the best Brian 🤗😎😍

[@KathyMillatt]

There’s a lot of testing potential in those spoons!

[@CatPawCreations]

Some great ideas to try for a marble effect, some have an almost Moss Agate look to them, thanks Kathy. Have you ever thought about making a movie prop replica with this method? I'm thinking particularly about the sacred rocks from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Could be an intesting project to include 3D printing, lighting and the marbling effect..... plus, if done right it could look better than any Himalayan Salt Lamp ;-)

[@KathyMillatt]

I need to finish my Titanfall cosplay first but I’m definitely up for using this where I can on future.

[@Ratty_Rex]

I think they all have a use, as you say. Using filter material for me might be too much effort..... as I can 100% guarantee I'd leave some of it on the model. 🤔 I wonder if dipping might work similarly..... (never tried it, but looks cool) ..... albeit more work to it?? (All about short cuts, so dipping might be a huge no, no.)

[@KathyMillatt]

Dipping looks hard work too! Some people use sponges to dab on the silver. That might be quicker.

[@readhistory2023]

To think I spent $1,000's learning how to woodgrain, marblize etc at The Painter's Union School and I could have picked it up from Kathy. I need a V8 P.S. It's called Saran Wrap because they invented it.

[@KathyMillatt]

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[@cllines604]

what are candy paints

[@KathyMillatt]

Clear colours so they are transparent and you can see what is beneath them.

[@zahraazizi5016]

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