What can I do to make colour more natural

[carthorse11]

Hi I’m sorry for all questions but am new to this, I am making tiger 1 in Sicily colour ral 8202 , I am going to weather it but the colour looks like it has just come off the spru , so any ideas to make it a bit more realistic?

 

[Bear43]

Washes and weathering are the things that will tone the paint down a bit. Just doing a simple panel wash will have a big impact.

 

[carthorse11]

Thanks, I will try weathering it and see if it looks better, I am new to wearpthering but watched loads of tuturiol videos just a bit nervous of doing it

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

Washes and weathering are the things that will tone the paint down a bit. Just doing a simple panel wash will have a big impact.

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[Pantherman]

Hi I’m sorry for all questions but am new to this, I am making tiger 1 in Sicily colour ral 8202 , I am going to weather it but the colour looks like it has just come off the spru , so any ideas to make it a bit more realistic?

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Have to agree with bear, one or more washes will do the trick. Allow a little while to dry thoroughly before adding a second wash if it's needed. Pantherman

 

[the Baron]

As you build more and gain experience, you may learn to modify your base colors, too, by mixing in other colors. You can take a color off the shelf, and lighten it, darken it, to match what your eye sees and your mind expects.