GSW Chipping medium

Green stuff world chipping medium is a liquid mask designed to easily tear off, helping the artist simulate effects of paint chipping on miniature and scale models, depicting weathering that occurs to real-world objects.

How to use a Chipping fluid?

Using chipping solutions effectively in your scale modeling or miniature painting projects requires a specific process. Here's a step-by-step guide to creating realistic weathering effects:

1. Base Coat: First, a base coat is applied to the model's surface. This serves as the foundation and represents the underlying color or material.
2. Application: It is then applied over the base coat. This medium creates a barrier between the base coat and the subsequent layers of acrylic paint, altering their adhesion properties. It makes it easier for the topcoat color to be removed or chipped away.
3. Topcoat: After it has dried, a topcoat in a different color or shade is applied over the base coat. This represents the outer layer of paint on the model.
4. Chipping Effect: As the topcoat dries, modelers use various tools like brushes, sponges, toothpicks, or even their fingertips, often dampened with water, to gently remove or chip away areas of the topcoat. This effect allows the topcoat to come off more easily, revealing the base coat underneath. This process creates convincing weathering effects, making the model appear weathered, aged, or battle-worn.

This is a valuable tool for achieving realism in scale modeling and miniature painting with model paints. It allows modelers to simulate the effects of time, exposure to the elements, and wear and tear, resulting in detailed and lifelike representations of the objects they are recreating in miniature form.