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Published: 2006-02-07 19:02:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 814; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 34
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Hi there -This is just a new batch of Steam Crows that I'm taking to hawk over at WonderCon, this weekend in San Francisco. I just wanted to capture a few photos of them, before they fly away.
Each is a little different from each other. Some have pits (that I drilled in) and different finishes. I especially like the copper ones.
Well, I gotta go get ready for the Con.
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I like the copper ones too, particularly because the legs match.
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Cold cast resin, and copper wire.
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Or sorry. Yeah, final lite drybrush is with your metallic paint... not with the umber or sienna, or it will look like grime.
I just use Krylon clear acrylic spraypaint. Sometimes others like rustoleum too. Matters little, I've found.
Glad to help.
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Hey man- I am trying to figure out how to get a metallic faux finish like the great one you pull off for these fellas. I'm trying to get a copper, brass, bronze, etc. finish for some parts of my own sculpts: would you mind giving me a step-by step on that process sometime?
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Hey Boggleboy!
Here's my process.
1) Spray paint the subject with cheap black spray paint (for iron), or red oxide primer (for copper).
2) Get some metallic acrylic paint. Pewter figure paint works well, but so does tube acrylic. Silver, mithril, copper, gold all work well.
3) Drybrush (lightly) over the surface of your object. Basically, you dab a little paint on a wide (cheap) brush, and then brush most of it off onto some cardboard or something. Then ever so lightly, you brush it over your sculpt. This will likely ruin the brush. Repeat until it looks good.
Often, this will get you something that looks pretty good, but not splendid. Usually it needs more realism, as it's just too clean. SO:
4) Get some raw umber acrylic and/or burnt sienna acrylic paint. Thin some paint down, and blot it over your whole sculpt as a wash. It should be quite thin, like coffee. Let dry. If you get too much on, you can blot it off of your sculpt with a paper towel. Repeat as needed.
Basically, Umber makes it look dirty or patinated; Sienna makes great rust. Both look great on top of copper an iron drybrushing. I use both of them most of the time.
5) The washes may obliterate too much of your metallic wonder; it may just look really dull. SO, go back, and do a super lite drybrush over the top of the whole thing. This usually looks really, really good.
6) I spraycoat all of my stuff with acrylic spray. Go light, or the solvent in your overcoat will lift the primer. That causes wrinkling, and it sucks.
I hope that this helps.
- Steam.
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WOW!!!! Thanks man! That's terrific! Exactly what I was looking for. We used to do this technique when I worked for a rapid prototyping/model makers shop a few years back- but I could not recall the process to save my life- and they used air-brushes, which I do not have. The only clearification I need is on this bit: "...SO, go back, and do a super lite drybrush over the top of the whole thing. This usually looks really, really good." A dry brushing with....? The umber/Sienna? I think I understand that part, but wanted to be sure. Also, which brand of acrylic sprau coat do you use- I'm actually not sure which product you mean, as I know of a few different ones.
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Thanks so much for the comments, very kind of you.
They're cast resin, not metal. (Though metal ones would be way cool!)
I sell em for $40.00 each at my website. They're expensive, but they're a lot of work to paint.
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wow, you sure are talented at that sorta stuff, wish i was. next time you make one, make it evil! Like blood comeing out of its beak half its head missing lol just a thought but i like these, their a creative species ^.^
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i really like your metel work, these are so awesome, i want one! very nice design quality
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How much are you selling them for? They are super cute.
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