{"id":2228,"date":"2009-03-08T20:14:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T01:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2009-03-08T20:14:23","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T01:14:23","slug":"in-progress-%c2%bb-dagobah-diorama-%c2%bb-painting-the-first-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fichtenfoo.net\/blog\/in-progress-%c2%bb-dagobah-diorama-%c2%bb-painting-the-first-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"In Progress \u00c2\u00bb Dagobah Diorama \u00c2\u00bb Painting The First Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s the first 5 trees all painted up and below is the process. After I mount them and apply the base celluclay\/groundcover I’ll use shredded strands of Jute for even thinner roots and vines.<\/p>\n

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  1. Flat Black Spray Paint (the cheap stuff… 96 cents at Wal-Mart)<\/li>\n
  2. Airbrush water-thinned Americana “Raw Umber” acrylic. A ratio of 3 parts water to 1 part paint.<\/li>\n
  3. Airbrush lightened Raw-Umber (added Slate + White) from top down for texture shading.<\/li>\n
  4. Drybrush with light wood mixture of cheap acrylics.<\/li>\n
  5. Very thin wash (filter?) of brown acrylics.<\/li>\n
  6. Drybrush of Medium Hauser Green + Acrylic Varnish for moss\/slime growth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Also shown is a HUGE drying box I made to speed the drying time of the celluclay. I have a smaller one that I usually use for figures, but this 13″ x 24″ base would not fit in it. I made it using a 2×2 and “cull” lumber from Home Depot for under $2. The cull wood is just the ends that have been cut off. There’s MDF, Plywood, 2×4’s… my huge sheet of MDF… about 2×3 feet was only 51 cents.<\/p>\n\n\t\t