Texture Day! And I tested something that solved a problem :)
🕑 Added 2021-11-16 16:25:53 +0000 UTCHi Guys!
So today (aside from a day job meeting - which was the last with that client! Starting to be able to wind things down more!) I've been working on getting texture and rocks down on the bulk of the tiles. I also painted a few of the details like the skulls there and some fish, a dead skellie and a golden crown... but that's for later :)
As you can see I've been using the technique I showed in the basing video to create detailed textures for the different surfacing materials, and also used it to smoothly sink the rocks into and make them appear far more natural than you tend to get with modelling compound...
I've also have a chance to test making this material with mod podge instead of pva glue, and it solve all the cracking problems the mix had in the basing video :) So if that was something that bothered you - now it's fixed and you can just use this mix instead 😄
I'm very happy with the results so far - hopefully tomorrow we'll have some finishing materials down to show off!
Right, I'm off back to play with more mud :D
Comments
PensiveBadger
It's really nice for getting an uneven, realistic ground texture beneath whatever other materials you're using :) so much better than smooth foam! 😁
Rosewood
Good ol' Mod Podge, the all-knowing, all-seeing god of arts and crafts. That mud texture is a lot of fun.
PensiveBadger
That was the original idea but I realised it would be too small to see if it was to scale 😅 So.... Crown 😁
Francois Leclerc
Did you think of putting a small golden ring in one of your river beds? Just for nostalgia.