Looking for the correct paint mixtures to duplicate weather worn bricks

[tcf511]

Those are great looking structures Wayne. Very nice work.

[doctorwayne]

If the bricks are orange, why not use orange?

My hometown of Hamilton, Ontario had a lot of structures built with orange bricks, although most were closer to black due to the heavy industrial presence there.

I used Floquil reefer orange to paint all of the structures shown below.

This one isn't too heavily weathered yet, as I haven't decided what kind of a business it'll be home to.  If I recall correctly, it got a wash of heavily-thinned light grey PollyScale, followed by a similar one of black:

 

This one got a wash of light grey followed by one of light-ish brown:

 

 

A well-thinned black wash was all that was used on this one:

 

This one got an application of per-mixed drywall mud to represent mortar (wipe it on with a rag over your fingertip, let it dry, then wipe it off with a clean, dry rag), followed by several washes of grey and black to simulate accumulated dirt and grime:

 

 

If you use washes, make sure that they're well-thinned, as it allows you greater control over the finished results.  For a more weathered appearance, just build-up the effect with successive applications.

 

Wayne

[cowman]

Welcome to the forums.

As Dave said, red auto primer is a good start.  You will find that different brands are slightly different colors.  Brick varies in color, even in the same town.   I have several cans, so my buildings don't look all the same red.  Using a white to medium gray wash, let it flow into the mortor lines, wipe off the surface.  Don't completely wipe off the wash from the surface if you want it to look old and weathered.  I lay the building on it's side so that the wash doesn't run down the side, but spreads rather evenly in the mortor lines.  Vary the surface color by the amount you wipe the surface.

If you have a piece of brick surface to pratice on try it.  If not, do the wall that will not face the viewing side of your layout first.

Good luck,

Richard

[dstarr]

Red auto primer from a rattle can.  It's dead flat, and a good red brick color.  Then you can highlight the mortar lines with a wash of white paint. 

 

[Grumpy Wiser]

I am looking for the closest possible paint mixtures to duplicate weather worn orange colored bricks.