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Miniatures Adventure => Adventures in the Far East => Topic started by: Sangennaru on 10 May 2014, 10:18:44 PM
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Hello everyone! I'm looking for suggestions for a material for a good 28mm tatami texture. I'm gonna cut and make the decorated edges, but the tatami itself must be done somehow, and sculpting it should be the last of the options!
I think that the jeans cloth could be a good solution. Not the Denim, though, but the most "striped" one.
However, i'm sure that you LAFers will have many other bizzarre and bright ideas! lol lol
Thanks,
jack
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What about straw place mats, cut to size.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Straw-Orange-Retro-Place-Mats-Table-Runner-/261471815300?pt=UK_HG_Crockery_RL&hash=item3ce0ef4684
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Yes, I guess some textile is the best scale idea
try some fine corduroy http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velluto_a_coste
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The one time I tried to make Tatami, I embossed a bit of heavy cooking foil with a scrounged piece of lenticular plastic (a fancy convention flyer in my case, but a giftcard or a sticker would probably be the most easily sourced).
Basically just glued the plastic to a bit of scrap MDF (to give it a firm backing), taped a square of foil on top, burnished it with the heel of a hobby knife, then smeared glue on top of the foil to fill and stabilize what would become the back/underside of the embossing. Once the glue was dry, I took the tape off, cut the embossed foil to shape, and glued it down to the base. Subtle irregularities in the embossing + the slight downward crowning on the cut edges made it look pretty good as a natural reed mat.
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Not a solution for everyone but I laser engrave the texture into plates and use those.
Works a treat if I can get the laser to cooperate ::)
cheers
James
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Just guessing, but you may be able to find some thick paper that's textured right at a high end stationary store or an fine art store. Seems I've seen something like that before.
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions!
Just guessing, but you may be able to find some thick paper that's textured right at a high end stationary store or an fine art store. Seems I've seen something like that before.
I've found today an interesting textured paper, and i tried the first experiments. Actually, probably it's better to paint the resin than the paper: it absorbs the water endlessly! :(
tomorrow - hopefully - i'll post some pictures!
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Paper might still work with airbrush painting?
But if you've already found a better solution, then let's see that. ;)
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You can seal the paper with epoxy spray....
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here i don't have spray cans, so for now i've impermeabilized it woth a coat of gw paint.... for now, it seems to work! :)
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hairspray, molten hot wax......
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hairspray, molten hot wax......
hairspray? it dries, but then it melts again when exposed to water! Not very good as a wash base, no? =(
What do you mean with molten hot wax?
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try it out first:
melt wax very hot, until it is very liquid - and dip a tiny bit of the sheet into the liquid. the capillary force of the dry paper will suck the wax into the fabric.
Although, it might be not such a good idea, since it could get oily then....
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Just use liquid superglue/CA. Soaks right in and pretty much straight-up turns the paper into plastic. Give it a coat of Future right after it sets to keep the white frost at bay (or put it next to a fan while it cures, but coating it lets you move on immediately), and you're gold. Easy-peasy.
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Both of them are really interesting solutions!!!
However, i've order silicon and resin for other purposes, i think i will use them to cast the tatami. Painting on resin it's always soooo great! :)
I now DO have some pictures to show, but everytime i write here i've my camera elsewhere! ^^