Showing posts with label Snow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snow. Show all posts

26 Jul 2009

Let it snow...

For anyone wanting to know how i do my snow here is a very rough guide to what i do and use.
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First up, you need supplies:
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Snow flock, a mixing cup, PVA glue and something to mix with (I use coffee stirrers or lollipop sticks personally).

I mix the snow 50/50 with the PVA glue and add water until I get the desired toothpaste/porridge consistency so it's not runny but not like dough.

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You need to play around a little to get the mix right, but when it is you can drop in on and it flows just enough to get a pretty realistic look.

Once you have the mix looking right, take your base (using an unpainted junk base for this example) and using your mixing tool, drool a small amount of the mix where desired.

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Now you can use a wet brush or tool to manipulate the snow to how you want it and smooth any marks left over from the last step.
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On the base in the post below, it took 2 layers to make it look thick and fluffy.

I made up half a plastic disposable cup's worth, which if coved up properly should last a week or so for wore applications. if it dries out just add a little water.
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you can also add a little white or ice blue paint to the mix to enhance the colour a little.

So that's my (Very) rough guide to how I do snow, hope it helps someone out but if not at least it make me look like I blog alot ;o) and it's a nice break from not painting my guard ;oD

Here is some pics of the ogres I used this method on:
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Some old pics in bad light (as are all i take at the moment! will set up a light tent one weekend!)

Cheers for looking and hope it wasn't too painful to look at ;oP


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