The Coal Tipple that I have been working on the past few weeks is finally done! Aiden and I weathered the roof last week using white and light tan chalk. We added the metal smokestack and applied a rust color to give it an aged, weathered look. Then we added a rust wash along the roof to simulate rust slowly running down and off the roof.
The past few days I've applied a diluted India ink wash to the sides of the building. There is a little more added under the windows to simulate extra weathering from rain running down from the window sills.
Finally, I painted and weathered the accessories that came with the kit. This includes truck tires, a wooden barrel, a trash can and a wooden handled broom. There were also a variety of posters/signs that that came with the kit. I picked a few and weathered them using some light tan watercolor paint to make the white background paper look old. I was really amazed by how much realism these accessories added to the tipple. It really made the whole scene pop!
Here are a few pictures of the final product:
