Muddy Windscreen painting - help!

[snapper41]

Hi;

Can anyone tell me how to paint a dirty windscreen, where it is clear where the wipers have worked? Thanks!

 

[Centurion3RTR]

Find the arc of the wipers on paper and cut them out, use bluetac to put on your windscreen so the paper is about a 1mm from it then a light dust from the airbrush. It'll have a nice feathered look where the wipers have been and not look ott, hope this helps.

Have fun, John

 

[snapper41]

Just what I was after - thanks!

 

[Centurion3RTR]

Not a problem, glad to be of help :xyxthumbs:

Have fun, John

 

[m1ks]

Exactly what that man said, however i'd personally use masking tape straight to the screen to give a hard edge as this is what real wipers would give on a dirty screen.

Personal preference on that one but something to think about.

An easy way to calculate the swept area is to use a pair of compasses from the pivot to the bottom then top of the wiper blade. (I saw this on a tutorial somewhere and it worked perfectly, sounds more complicated than it is but will see if I can find the original and link to it)

 

[CDW]

If you've used a pair of dividers to ascertain the arc then you could "pull" them in a bit and slightly scratch the surface of the wind screen in a few select areas giving the effect of abrasion damage from an "ill fitting" or broken wiper blade or just good old grit scratches.

Adds a bit of authenticity