Weathering Your Prints - Make: 3D Printing - page 140

so it's flat, or buy a specific brush that's made
for drybrushing, like MicroMark's Dry Brush-
es ( Figure 14-4 ).

Figure 14-2. 3D-printed part from the back of the
robot

2. Pick a Metallic Paint for
Worn Edges Figure 14-4. Micro-Mark's Dry Brushes

I like Citadel's metallic paints ( Figure 14-3 ),
but any hobby metallic paint will do. Cita-
del's Ironbreaker is my favorite, and it's quite
brilliant.

Dab the brush into the paint, and then re-
move most of the paint onto a paper towel.
Drybrushing means exactly that: the brush
should not be wet with paint. In fact, it needs
to have barely any paint on it. Practice on
something other than your model to get the
hang of it. Drybrushing correctly will leave
just a little paint on the raised edges of your
piece. Remember to keep a light hand and
go slowly ( Figure 14-5 ).

Figure 14-3. Citadel paints

3. Start Drybrushing over
the Piece

You need the right type of brush to get the
right drybrushing results. Take an old brush
that has a lot of bristles and cut the end off

Figure 14-5. Drybrush the part