Beautiful Destruction (My 2nd Build) **Pic Heavy**

[Josh]

ok so im really bad when it comes to painting..well artistic painting..ive painted a few houses before but thats a little different then this..

i kinda mixed the 2 browns together..the dark was to dark and the light was to light so what i got was a little in the middle....what do you guys think i should do from here to give it more detail..u said something about dry brushing..im sure thats self explanatory but what is that? **EDIT** nvm watching the video lol

here is the pic of the log so far

[Josh]

ok so be nice on ur reviews for my attempt at painting..this was my first time ever doing something like this haha...

anyway i started out with that brown that u see in my last post..and then i brushed in some black..and then some lighter brown and then very lightly stroked in a small amount of a light cream color to kinda make everything pop a little...its kinda hard to tell so click on it to see the full size...

as always any and all tips are welcome

-Josh

[Epiphile]

It's looking a lot better- nice work.

[Josh]

do you think i should add anymore color to it?

[Epiphile]

It's up to you- I'd probably do a really thin rinse in the cracks, but that's just me. Mind you, if you've got plants growing on it you might not be able to tell the difference anyways.

[Josh]

"thin rinse" of what? and ya im going to have a decent size brom and hopefully some java growing on it..so ya color wont matter to much..

[Epiphile]

As I'd said earlier, a thinner version of your paint mixed with water would probably run into the cracks nicely. You could even spray the piece with a spray bottle of water after you paint the darker coat on to work the colour into the cracks even better.

[Klowne]

that's called a "poor man's paint gun". Get a $1 spray bottle, fill it about halfway with water, add a little paint (black or dark brown), shake it up and spray down your tree. Then take a towel and blot it dry. The dark paint will seep into the cracks and makes your details pop that much more.

[Josh]

ahh i see what ur saying im gonna go take another look at it right now and see what i can do....


Quick question....what do you guys think about using Silicone to glue my "weed Blocker" mesh onto my F/B?

[Klowne]

just make sure to let it cure for a minimum of 72 hours before getting any creature near it as the fumes are highly toxic