Water effects testing (2nd Attempt)

Day 1: Set up a base, with green stuff, sand and some toothpicks. Painted and let dry. Used a thing plastic covering, but the sticky tape wouldn't stick, so used Blu-tac instead. Mixed ingredients using a paddlepop stick and added a drop or two of green wash to give it a slight green colour (though it isn't really noticeable. Tried heading a stick and move it over the top to see if it worked, but at one point got too close and it touched. I didn't notice any bubbles rising so tried both the breath and straw options, but didn't notice any difference. The bubbles at the top I did try to pop with a pin, but I'm sure it didn't work. That said, I really didn't see many bubbles when using a strong light source over it. Going to let it dry overnight and will see what the effect will be.

Day 2: So either I put one too many drops of green wash in (it didn't look dark) or the base wash of brown wasn't dry like I thought as the water colour dried a dark colour. The surface was a bit foggy, but that may have been a direct result of the accidental burning. After taking some photos I did notice in them that there are, what look like bubbles, but can't be sure as the colour is too dark to see if they are bubbles or something else like dust. I felt the surface didn't have that 'water' feel, so a layered on some GW Water Effects just to give it that shine.

Oh, important fact. The Blu-tac did indeed stop it from leaking, but I moved the epoxy into the corners a bit, which in turn, got it into contact with the Blu-tac on the edge, which stuck to it when it dried. I guess this isn't a problem as it can be avoided in the future and if not, it can be covered up with some flock.

I spent most of today to try and find some polish paste, but no one sells it (a common theme I'm getting from shops in Brisbane) and only one place (a local non-franchise hardware store) chose to help me try and find an alternative. Sadly, even with their help, it seems any altering has to be the whole thing to fix it (so if the sides are too high, you have to cut/sand the top to even point and then try with no guarantee it'll be clear). I'll continue to test with that larger base from the 1st wave I did.

Day 3: It's dry and the water looks more shiny. Again, the darkness of the water means I'm not sure what to make of it. As it stands though, I do plan to use this style for my Bayou bases as it seems to look the best. Hopefully a bigger batch mixed with a drop or two less of green or blue ink will mean a lighter, but still coloured water.


(pictures coming soon)