I have looked in the archives to see how to apply a black wash to duck feet. I just have one question. Many people said to seal the feet after the colors have been sprayed, and then do the black wash. Are we talking about fungicidal sealer, a light gloss coat, or what? Thanks for your input!
E. Anderson
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It is because when you go to rub off the black, leaving it only in the crevasses, you don't want to be rubbing off your underlying paint job. Therefore you need some sort of sealer to lock the paint job before hand..
Also, keep in mind, not all bird duck feet require the color black, some are orange, pink, even white in some cases.. A fresh spoonbill is more likely to have bright orange between the scale pattern, and a fresh bufflehead, is more likely to have pale grey/powder blue almost...
Jon~
Excellent advice from Jon. Also, make sure and let that sealer dry for a few hours (over night) if you can. Just because it's dry to the touch doesn't mean it's cured. Then do your wash coat and you shouldn't run into any problems.
...you can make a very thinned out wash and when airbrushed on at close range the air blows it off the surface and it runs into the nooks and crannies. Works for me!
laq. based paints and do a black wash with water based, a couple coats. works for me