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Offline Sangennaru

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Tatami?
« on: 10 May 2014, 10:18:44 PM »
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,
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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #1 on: 10 May 2014, 11:11:42 PM »
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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #2 on: 11 May 2014, 06:03:36 AM »
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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Offline Connectamabob

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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #3 on: 11 May 2014, 07:06:19 AM »
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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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #4 on: 11 May 2014, 08:49:29 AM »
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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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #5 on: 12 May 2014, 02:29:11 AM »
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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Offline Sangennaru

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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #6 on: 13 May 2014, 04:25:37 AM »
Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

Quote from: parcival42 on 12 May 2014, 02:29:11 AM
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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Offline FramFramson

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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #7 on: 13 May 2014, 06:03:22 AM »
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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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #8 on: 13 May 2014, 08:02:41 AM »
You can seal the paper with epoxy spray....
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Offline Sangennaru

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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #9 on: 13 May 2014, 01:59:31 PM »
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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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #10 on: 13 May 2014, 02:58:48 PM »
hairspray, molten hot wax......
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Offline Sangennaru

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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #11 on: 13 May 2014, 03:12:13 PM »
Quote from: former user on 13 May 2014, 02:58:48 PM
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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« Reply #12 on: 13 May 2014, 03:41:31 PM »
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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Offline Connectamabob

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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #13 on: 15 May 2014, 08:54:43 PM »
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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Offline Sangennaru

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Re: Tatami?
« Reply #14 on: 15 May 2014, 08:58:48 PM »
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! ^^
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