Earth texture… now what?

urumomo said:

" Just paint over it with different earth colored tones, or flick paint onto it using a toothpick? "

Are you a good flicker ?
That might give you results you don't want .
You can add color directly to that Vallejo texture prior to application to change the tint then dab that around where you think it looks right to give it some variations .
Thinner , dry areas of mud splatter are a lighter shade than than thicker / wet mud of the same composition , so darkening the tone of the Vallejo then applying that over the lower portions of what you already have makes sense .
Or , do the reverse and lighten the texture and paint it onto the perimeter areas of what you already have .
Go lightly , you can easily add to it if necessary .

Mix a little color into a small sample of the Vallejo texture and let it dry so you can see what it will look like prior to moving forward .
Repeat that process if needed until you create the shade you find acceptable .

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langy said:

Personally I'd paint it (roughly) onto the lower areas of the running gear where it would gather up under normal use, and then you could use an old worn out toothbrush to create mud splatter on the sides of the vehicle. (that way it'll randomly land on the model and look more realistic...)

https://www.heresybrush.com/en/2015/mud-splatter-effects-in-15mm/

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Jack None Reacher said:

Hi, and thanks for your response. I tried the 'ole toothpick splatter method and can't say I'm happy with the results... but it's my first time trying, so I'm taking it easy on myself. See the results for yourself - I think I overdid it, chalk it up to beginner over zealousness.

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Marktastrophe said:

I think you may be too close to it!
If you aren't happy meaning you want to try to do better awesome!
If you aren't happy with it, meaning you don't like it... Remember it was your first time!

I think it looks good, and I'd be proud to have it on my shelf

If you try something once and walk away thinking "I've done perfectly, no room for improvement here!" THEN there is a problem, lol.

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Marktastrophe said:

I think you may be too close to it!
If you aren't happy meaning you want to try to do better awesome!
If you aren't happy with it, meaning you don't like it... Remember it was your first time!

I think it looks good, and I'd be proud to have it on my shelf

If you try something once and walk away thinking "I've done perfectly, no room for improvement here!" THEN there is a problem, lol.

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Irishvic said:

Looks great to me.
Irishvic

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Little Cutie said:

Without getting into a shouting match with other members here I don't use one simple thing or technique. Some swear by oils, chalk, etc. for their weathering but I don't. Oil is only good for simulating the sunken in look on tank treads. But that's the only thing I would use it for. Oil takes forever to dry, it's messy, and it stinks, and it stains your fingers and clothing or anything else it gets on and it's expensive for no more than what you get in a tube. I use water based because it's easy to clean, no mess, and it's easy to fix your mistakes. I would use some watered down colour for the effect. No one is going to see the bottom of this unless it's going to be tipped over. Using a toothbrush would work. Just flick most of the paint off first before doing this over the model. I mean it's your choice even if no one ever sees the bottom of it. You can practice your technique on a piece of paper - even news paper is better than nothing. There are tutorials on YouTube for this very thing. Watch a few of those and decide which one you think is best in your case.

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