01-01-2009, 07:11 PM
Thanks again, guys!
Mikey,
I must confess that the water looks better in photos than it did in person...
I wanted a smoother surface, but if you look at that sixth progress shot, you can tell how bumpy it turned out...I used a rubber spatula to help spread the soupy plaster...After it was dry, I actually sanded it to try & smooth it some...but it never looked that great to me...But when I put a blue backdrop behind the scene, it reflected off the gloss medium, & it looked so much better...like a river with some turbulence in it...But if you were just standing there looking at the diorama, it looked like a bumpy, shiney black area...
But hey, it was for photos anyway, right?
Mikey,
I must confess that the water looks better in photos than it did in person...
I wanted a smoother surface, but if you look at that sixth progress shot, you can tell how bumpy it turned out...I used a rubber spatula to help spread the soupy plaster...After it was dry, I actually sanded it to try & smooth it some...but it never looked that great to me...But when I put a blue backdrop behind the scene, it reflected off the gloss medium, & it looked so much better...like a river with some turbulence in it...But if you were just standing there looking at the diorama, it looked like a bumpy, shiney black area...
But hey, it was for photos anyway, right?
-Drew-
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."