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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2018, 11:29:58 AM »
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... So I did some photographic studies and learned that, while slushy, melting snow is shiny, plain snow is dead flat. It looks a little shiny only because of the "sparkling" effect, which I found impossible to reproduce convincingly.

@Hornwrecker suggested ground marble dust for this purpose on my Polar Express roofs, but never got around to trying it.  Wonder if it would work here for the sparkle effect right atop the still wet matte medium to stick to.

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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2018, 12:50:30 PM »
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David,

Just curious but how did you weather the sidewalk?  I really like the random mottled look.
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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #17 on: January 05, 2018, 01:24:40 PM »
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Just curious but how did you weather the sidewalk?  I really like the random mottled look.

Oh golly, since it was a prop for a test, I spent like less than a minute making the sidewalk. It's pre-scribed Evergreen sheet (hence the wide, deep scores). I slapped on a coat of generic tan acrylic paint, and sloshed on some India ink wash--if you look carefully, you can just make out the two broad brush strokes running lengthwise.

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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #18 on: January 05, 2018, 02:43:12 PM »
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@Hornwrecker suggested ground marble dust for this purpose on my Polar Express roofs, but never got around to trying it.  Wonder if it would work here for the sparkle effect right atop the still wet matte medium to stick to.

I've actually elected to not bother with the sparkles. In real life they aren't visible beyond about 20-30 feet, so at typical model viewing distances, they wouldn't show up anyway.

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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2018, 03:00:29 PM »
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It was a little tedious.

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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #20 on: January 05, 2018, 03:31:53 PM »
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Oh golly, since it was a prop for a test, I spent like less than a minute making the sidewalk. It's pre-scribed Evergreen sheet (hence the wide, deep scores). I slapped on a coat of generic tan acrylic paint, and sloshed on some India ink wash--if you look carefully, you can just make out the two broad brush strokes running lengthwise.

Now that you say it, I can see the brush strokes, but washes never give me that fine mottled look.  Especially on those slabs closer to the street.  Usually more of a puddled look.

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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #21 on: January 05, 2018, 03:37:28 PM »
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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2018, 03:49:17 PM »
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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2018, 05:56:38 PM »
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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #24 on: January 05, 2018, 08:42:11 PM »
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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #25 on: January 06, 2018, 12:53:48 AM »
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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #26 on: January 07, 2018, 09:55:21 AM »
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...washes never give me that fine mottled look.  Especially on those slabs closer to the street.  Usually more of a puddled look.

Forgot to respond to this. I think it may be because I add a little alcohol to the India Ink wash as a wetting agent.

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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #27 on: January 08, 2018, 09:33:27 AM »
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Not to get OT, but damn do I wish I was able to get one of your N scale rulers, DKS.

It's also part of @tom mann 's secret streaking technique.




And no, not the kind of streaking where tom leaves the house, nude, wearing nothing but an NZT ruler.

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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #28 on: January 08, 2018, 01:26:27 PM »
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Not to get OT, but damn do I wish I was able to get one of your N scale rulers, DKS.

It's also part of @tom mann 's secret streaking technique.




And no, not the kind of streaking where tom leaves the house, nude, wearing nothing but an NZT ruler.

Will a Z scale ruler work?
http://www.zscalemonster.com/nzt/

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Re: Styrofoam Snow
« Reply #29 on: January 08, 2018, 01:58:40 PM »
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