The Mogollon Railroad

[nachoman]

I've been attempting to paint my rocks. I started with stains of brown and black india ink, and noticed that the various batches of plaster didn't stain the same. For some reason, the castings took the stain well whereas the filler I applied between the castings did not take the stain as well. So, I stippled on some thinned brown/black craft paint over the light areas and wherever I thought it would look good. Then I applied washes of pink an turquoise colors to try and give "hints" of the ore minerals cuprite and malachite http://www.tigerminerals.com/morenci.htm. I then highlighted the rocks by drybrushing a sandstone color, and then white. I then went back with the brown and black ink and re-darkened some areas. I think it looks better in the photo than in person (that doesn't happen too often! ), but I will see how it looks after drying a few days.