Exquisite wood (Patreon)

My friends, here's another round of old, weathered wood. I tried these techniques for the first time on the last facade and since then, my view on this particular effect has been transformed. It's so much fun to combine chipping fluid, acrylics, and enamels/oils.

The shack is finished already. I played around and spent some time with random junk behind the windows - one of them is blocked off by cardboard boxes, and the main window has some oil cans behind it. All the painting and aging was inspired by the real building, I only took some creative freedom with the plywood.

The large barn door is in the process of aging. The other half will look completely different, and I might also need to add some extra effects to the left wing. Also, there will be some enameled signs there for extra color and detail! :) The cool thing about aging wood is that you can always add more layers if you want to.

I realized that around this time a year ago, I was working on the water mill. And a year before that, I was building that rusty Conqueror diorama with the old warehouse in the background. It's crazy to look back and see how the painting techniques have evolved over time!