Looks absolutely awesome. I think it's the best I've ever seen. I love all of it, but what I like most is the finish. I think a lot of packs I see don't get the finish quite right, even though all the parts may be perfect.Could you elaborate on this technique?
Yours has that matte black spray or mist effect all over the pack which is present on the real one done by ISS. That gives the immediate overall accurate look.
ISS are very good at layered drybrushing. Which is basically -not- a base color and dry brushed wear highlights.
But it's more, passes of drybrushing with varying mix of paint and varying pressure on the brush.
Something along the lines of:
Pass 1: mix of 70% base color - 30% highlight - Heavy pressure
Pass 2: mix of 30% base color - 70% highlight - Medium pressure
Pass 3: almost pure highlight - Light pressure
Or even more passes.
You can see this on the periphery of the cyclotron on the screen used one.
In other places, where there are chips, it could be as simple as a silver sharpie (screen used trap) but I think that on closeup never looks as good as at least some mix layering.
When you say for example 30% base + 70% highlights either medium pressure are you talking about a brush? If so you mean they go over the pack with whether it’s black or somber paint with a brush?
Statistics: Posted by jonogunn — July 4th, 2025, 4:58 am