Quick Tip. Making wooden crates, by Sergiusz Pęczek
1) The resin PaK 40 AMMO crates are first primed with a AMMO grey primer using an airbrush, and then hand painted using A.MIG-036 Old Wood acrylic color.
2) When the base color is dry to the touch, we slightly modify the color by applying a very thin acrylic filter, made of A.MIG-037 New Wood diluted with water.
3) For further steps we need to prepare some acrylic mixes for washes and filters for tinting. From left to right: A.MIG-043 Shadow Rust, A.MIG-046 Matt Black, A.MIG-048 Yellow, and A.MIG-040 Medium Rust. For thinning I used tap water and Transparator medium – A.MIG-2017
4) At first I applied highly diluted dark brown wash to enhance the wood grain, and make initial false shadows around the details.
5) Then by adding the black color to the previous color, I began to gradually darken the deepest cavities. For the last step, I used a clean black wash made of acrylic paint.
6) Here we can see the effect of tinting the wood color with yellow and rust tone acrylic filters. When using acrylics, you can work much faster than with enamels, but this technique requires some practice – it’s not as easy to correct the mistakes due to the fast dry time.
7) In the last step I highlighted the high points with A.MIG-036 Old Wood.
8) The final touch was to paint the clasps with mat black, and then rub some A.MIG-3009 Gun Metal pigment with Tamiya Craft Cotton Swab, creating a realistic appearance and excellent contrast between wood and metal elements.
