How I Paint Weathered Wood on a Pirate Ship (Overbrush, Sponge, Drybrush)

A full scale pirate ship is one of the best centerpieces you can put on a tabletop, until you sit down to paint every single plank. In this video I break down the three techniques I used on the wood of this 28mm galleon commission: overbrushing, sponging and drybrushing, and how they stack together for a weathered, sea worn deck without edge highlighting every board. What's covered • Overbrushing: a heavier load on a flat brush held nearly flat, so the raised wood takes the color and the cracks stay dark from the primer • Sponging: a torn scrap of sponge and a lighter, slightly desaturated brown to break up the deck with random weathering • Drybrushing: a pale, sun bleached tone wiped almost dry and flicked across the grain to catch the sharpest edges What I used • Dark primer (black or dark brown) • Apple Barrel Melted Chocolate for the overbrush • Apple Barrel Chestnut for the sponging • A pale bone or driftwood gray for the drybrush • A flat brush, an old drybrush and a clean scrap of kitchen sponge Chapters 0:00 Painting a pirate ship without losing your weekends 1:39 Overbrush vs sponge vs drybrush, side by side 3:13 Step 1: Overbrushing 5:38 Step 2: Sponging 8:26 Step 3: Drybrushing 10:01 The finished ship and teardown Which of these three do you reach for most at your own painting desk? Or do you swear by a secret fourth step for painting wood? Tell me in the comments. 3D printed miniatures, terrain and accessories: https://projectkirtrite.com #miniaturepainting #drybrushing #tabletopgaming