Re: [Epic][E40K] Terrain

From: David Lado <lado_at_...>
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 08:19:06 -0400 (EDT)

>Sauron1 writes;David you can get the same Guesso effect by working in a
>little white glue when you acrylic paint your terrain,and then sifting on
>fine childrens play sand,and working that into the terrain. You get a
>rough hard textured surface that can be highlightted with acrylic spray
>paints for detailing. sauron1

Actually, the original reason I bought the Gesso was to mix it with fine
sand, but I find that gives a more sand/concrete appearance. Using Just
plain gesso gives a smoother, more mud-like appearance (IMO).

I also thought about using white glue, but I didn't know how it would
interact with the acrylic water. The acrylic water proved to be a
good solvent, disolving a wide range of substrates (including
styrofoam :(. Once I figured out that the gesso worked, I was not in
the mood to hammer out a new, redundant, technique.

As I said, if I had it to do over, I probobly wouldn't use the acrylic
water. The effect is really nice, but it was costly and a huge pain.
Mixing glue with paint sounds like a good way to get a smooth, choppy
surface for water. You can then spray it with a gloss sealer to give
it a shiny, wet look (that worked well on my swamps).

David
Received on Fri May 16 1997 - 12:19:06 UTC