wet effect?

[garywintin]

Guys .. please help me out.

I want to put on wet effects on my models.. say like rain streaks and rain drops and small puddles of water and so on so forth. The question is - How exactly?

I have a bottle of AMMO Wet effect and all it does is make the surface glossy. After putting in splatter with AMMO Wet effect, I can't even see the wet effects clearly with the naked eye let alone a camera. Is there something else that can be done to depict wetness? Please help ...

[ForbesHutton]

Coen just used a wet effect in the last or second last video of his Tiger build to wet mud and make puddles, worth a look and hopefully some input from him...

[Coen]

The only way that I know of for adding wet effects to a vehicle is using a gloss paint Gary. Whether it be an all over coverage or in small patches.
To add fresh rain streaks to a surfaces, I would use oils for that. Making tiny rivelet markings with either a wide brush dragged downward over the panel or a small brush to do individual rain marks. Then I'd add a coat of a gloss to bring out the wet effect.
For puddles I use realistic water from woodland scenic's. To make mud wet I add future to it after the mud I've added is dry.
Hairspray will also add a very shiny surface if you need a large area made wet.

[garywintin]

what colour of oil should I use to show the fresh rain effect mike? Grey? I'm also considering mixing a somewhat wet-look (ish) colour of the base colour and paint them on accordingly to further emphasise the wetness of the surface but I'm pretty sure that idea is quite stupid

[Coen]

Firstly... this has to be done on a matte or flat surface.
For the oils I do a burnt umber wash of panel or area that I want to add the streaks with 10-15% paint to thinner. I'll wait about 2-4 hours for that to set up (1-2 if I've added Liquin to the wash, it speeds up drying and makes the finish glossy).
Then I'use either a small thinner dampened brush or a wide flat one (depending on the area and the effect that I'm trying to achieve) and I'll pull the brush down the side of the panel using just the tip of the bristles.
It creates clean streaks in the burnt umber wash. It looks like water has washed away grime.
The key is making your burnt umber wash darker than a filter and thinner than a full on wash. You don't want to make it too intense. If you do you'll have a really really dirty looking tank.
Then I'll seal it with another matt coat, I'll go back with some future or another gloss coat and, with a small brush, make a few of the streaks shiny so they look fresh.
I wouldn't go back over it with a wet look paint bud, there's a chance that what you'll end up doing is adding an unusual kind of chipping. At least that's what it may appear like.

[corpsman23k2]

Mike I know this may be out of your area but could your wet streaking be applyed to ship's

[Coen]

I have ever intention of using it on my Moose Jaw when it comes time bud, so I don't see why not. I may use different colours for the washes but the rust would be the same for the most part.

[gustavlekstal]

I used for my wet t-26 first ak wet effects then streaking with Vallejo still water and a 0/3 brush did wonders.

[corpsman23k2]

Thanks was thinking of using a wet type effect on my Reagan flight deck