Painting techniques varied in order to achieve the different surface finishes. The metal parts were drybrushed and touched up after. Almost everything else was done using a technique called feathering. Feathering is basically painting on the highlights using thinned down paint. For example the green flesh was achieved by first painting it a dark green, then painting on the raised portions with watered down yellow.
Some new things that I tried were the paint chips and the rusty metal.
The paint chips were painted on after everything else was done to the desired area. A light grey was painted in a jagged blob pattern that would define the outside of the chip. Then a black/silver mix was painted within the grey region leaving an outline. Finally if the chip was on an edge straight silver was applied as a highlight, or on a flat surface some chestnut ink was used for rust.
The rust was was done by blotting chestnut ink on finished parts in a random pattern. This was repeated until a semi-uniform rusty area was achieved (about 2 or 3 layers).
For the base I used a texture gel that has a resin sand mixed into it. I got it at an art store, and was extreemly pleased with it. The grass is from woodland scenics, a model train scenery maker. I also added some small rocks from woodland scenics.
I used a gloss clear coat to protect the paint... I would have rather used a matte finish, however I didn't have any at the time.
Anyway, I'm pretty proud of the way this one turned out. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me (link at bottom of page).
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Overall shots
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From the back
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