painting concrete

[elcercao]

I am making piers for the bridges out of wood and would like to paint them to look like concrete, but so far I have not come out with the right color. Any ideas?I would like it to have a little 'aged' look. Thank you

[Anonymous]

Floquil makes a water-based "aged concrete" colour, called "aged concrete". I have some, and it is kind of yellowy-grey. They also have a "new gravel grey" that works with a bit of a grimy wash afterwards, which gives a more grey look to the concrete. Depends on how old and decrepit you want the piers to look.

Andrew

[MAbruce]

I did this by starting with a base color of light gray, then use washes (watered down paint) of darker colors. I used water based Acrylic paints, as they are cheap, easy to work with, and safe on any surface (won't melt foam).

In these pictures (N-scale), I used foam to create a concrete stone-like foundation for my bridge piers. They started white, but I painted them a light gray and then washed them with darker colors to mimic weathering and mildew. I even added some vine-like growth:




If you make an attempt and don't like how it turned out, you can just paint over them and start again.

Hope this helped.

[Anonymous]

Concrete is much more tan than we tend to think. I would start out with a tan base color, then mix in black & white or else the gray of your choice to "lime it up". Use a pallette and a paintbrush, pretend to be an artist, and mix the paints with the brush itself; you'll end up with color variations as you apply it. Use a stiff, short-bristle brush, and stipple in the paint (stab in at the surface, don't drag the bristles across) to create a rough visual texture. When the whole thing is dry, use grey chalk dust to weather it, applied rather heavily.

[randybc2003]

Woodland Scenics has a "Paint Package" of secinic colors. Try coating w/ a sealer, and then use their pre-mixed color. I intend to try that myself.

Randy