I'm working on an 80mm white metal Andrea figure that depicts a fairie trying to lift a key (as in Peter Pan). The hands were molded to the key, with the arms attaching to the hands, so I elected to airbrush the figure and paint the key. I'll have to paint the key without airbrushing, and I wish to give it a subtle patina.


I appreciate any thoughts on the best medium and way to go about this.


Thank you for your help.


Alan

What colour were you going for on the key ? If it's steel a brown/red wash would give a rusty look if it's brass then a pale green/blue would give the effect of verdigre

Thank you for the link, Carl. I found it searching this site, and Luca was great in writing me and helping me through the process. It created the exact effect I was wanted to create.

It was my first try with acrylics, and the Valleyo paints are very good.

The green/blue. I followed Luca's tutorial and it came out very well. Thanks for your kind response, Steve.