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Cronos-Stef In reply to Minisnatcher [2018-05-07 12:07:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Here's the best explanation I can give since I used common acrylic paints.

To paint the overall colour I used a sponge to stamp/stipple it on, to not clog any details.
First I mixed the red and blue with a little black for a dark base coat.
Then add more pure red and blue for a lighter, but not bright, second coat.
After that I basecoated the metal latches/handles black and gave them a silver drybrush.
The numbers are just freehanded on with plain white paint.
The skull symbol was already etched in the MDF, I just painted it with black and white.

To dirty up the containers I first watered down some brown paint with a little black.
Smeared the brown in the recesses and dabbed off the excess with some paper towel.
To add more contrast to the deeper creases I painted in watered down black and smudged with my finger.
As final touch to give them a used beat-up look I drybrushed some silver on the edges.

A simple but effective way to paint containers if you ask me.

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Minisnatcher In reply to Cronos-Stef [2018-05-07 20:35:20 +0000 UTC]

Well I hope you do not mind me trying that out for myself

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Cronos-Stef In reply to Minisnatcher [2018-05-08 08:35:28 +0000 UTC]

Go right ahead.
Glad to help out with some instructions/advice.

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