Building the River Scene: Part 19

[jhonny1392]

Hi Evert, I've seen alot of your vids, but in this one definetely this is not the way to go for painting rocks. You must start with a light color first, then apply a second more dark and finally overcoat the whole thing with a wash black which highlights all the 3 dimensional details of the rock. Cheers from Chile.

[blaster2012]

What did you call that accidental whitening effect? Spackling? I don't know what that is (i'm English). I have seen similar rocks in Wales with this kind of effect,and i would like to know how you did it. I have watched every Building the River Scene episode,you are a great modeller,and you have given me some great ideas.Thanks.

[thebige61]

@blaster2012 It's called dry brush highlighting with white paint. I take a brush with very very little paint on it (the brush is almost completely dry) and just add a little paint to the edges of the rocks.

[johnel34]

@blaster2012 I think Spackling is America's version of Pollyfilla, that's used to fill in the holes between the rocks.

[K8PEZ]

I seal my rocks with scenic cement. I also use the "leopard spotting technique, spot on yellow orchard over 50% then spot on burnt umber on the other 50% then go over the entire surface with very very thin black wash

[222delta1]

how do you make the rocks you were painting at first?

do you buy em or make em yourself...

[thebige61]

@222delta1 Cast them in plaster using Woodland Scenics rubber molds.

[222delta1]

@thebige61 thanks...

[MrSaturdayNight7]

Great video. Thanks for posting it.

[davidnightingale]

5 stars Neat, great rocks. Cheers

[LeeBCS]

I have been whaching your videos since the foam was pink/being glued on

looks alot different

[SuperDunebuggy]

whats the green stuff

[thebige61]

Florist Foam.

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[DoctorTankEngine]

Really inspirational, plenty of tips for me in this video!

Cheers

Tom

[akkksj]

What scale are you useing

[TheEllOhEll]

I think he uses N Scale.

[colinroxanduknowit]

amazing how much difference a little paint can make, lookin good

[BaronvonBavert]

great job!!!!

[Felsssss]

He is "inking" the stones black. That looks so great!

[JakBal3112]

looks fantastic a really enjoy watching these videos you post cant wait to see the final product!

[Linkacious1]

Looks awesome mate! You could always 'dry brush' some of the rocks with a light colour if you wanted to make lighter areas stand out more. It also emphasizes the shadows and dark areas.

[ModelManTom]

Phenomenal.

[svinehunden]

something like a... ;)