my take on creating rust

rather than bulking out my rat rod bus thread , I thought I would show how I replicated rust in a separate thread. having been inspired by jsl's rat racers I spent a while on youtube and thought I'd have a crack at it. I didn't want to fork out on expensive materials , other than bits and bobs I already had to hand , I bought some acrylics for 80p a pop and a set of cheap make-up brushes (ooooh ducky!). after I trial on some packaging I thought it was going to be plain sailing but two cock-ups later I wish I had practised a little more. I'll mention those little mishaps as we go. no guarantees but I'm happy with the result for a first timer.

I used a red aerosol primer to give an even base.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag85/g...zpsovkb5m37.jpg

with a small piece of sponge and or short bristle brush , stipple on paint starting with darkest through to lightest. I used black , burnt umber , burnt sienna and pumpkin. blend the colours until they look "right". an ice cream tub lid is ideal for blending and watering the colours down.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag85/g...zpszwuhnbzw.jpg


I ended up with this.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag85/g...zpsxb05jyif.jpg

slightly dampen (very slightly...this was too wet!), the add salt crystals to the parts that you want to show through the finished job.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag85/g...zpsdpv62wnf.jpg

lay on a light coat of paint (I know its a different piece.)
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag85/g...zpswlcjwajm.jpg

when the paint had tacked off enough , you can brush the salt away with a old toothbrush to reveal the "rust" beneath. more detailing can be added in the same way on top with brush or sponge.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag85/g...zpswmahuxik.jpg


just realised that photobucket is being a donkey and I cant copy image links...I will try and put images up again....but you get the idea. (or check out my rat bus thread)