Ice board - Printed version found [07/02]

[Connectamabob]

One fun trick I've discovered is to intentionally spray an enamel clear coat from a little too far away to create a "snow/frost" surface. You know how if you spray a paint or primer incorrectly, and it comes out with an annoying grainy/dusty sort of surface texture as a result? Turns out when you do that deliberately with a clear coat it gets you something like that glittery-crunchy light scattering effect that snow has but flat white doesn't.

You gotta play with it a bit thought, get a feel for it. Spray too close and you don't get the effect, too far and it won't adhere right & will rub off when handled.

[Hammers]

Here is an interesting ice look and how-to

http://bennosfiguresforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5258&hilit=ice

Enjoy

Now, this was new to me! An inspired idea and the result looks very convincing. Also thanks for the in depth analysis of the proper materials, Connectamabob! This sort of exchange is what I think  makes Workbench on LAF so great.

[AndrewBeasley]

Following one from the notes here / TMP and the blog I've tried adding an extra layer of gel and also adding white paint into it:

As expected - all the gel went white not just the crystals and the thicker gel hides the colour.  It has also taken nearly 4 days to dry!

I think the best I can do is to paint green / blue, add a medium thick layer of gel and then drybrush paint/glue over the lumps to stick down the snow 'flock' from Woodland Scenics.

[AndrewBeasley]

Given I am full of cold at the moment I understand perfectly 

In real life its not too bad but the white is very strange to look at as the colour changes as the light reflects from the crystals in it.

[Galland]

You can use soft clear plastic or any other kind of clear plastic that is flat, then use it on top of the melted candles. Very effectful.

[AndrewBeasley]

Well after a bug that triggered off a runny nose and oddly a cough every time I opened a pot of paint I managed to get some blue on for shading:

Though quite dark compared to the white, the snow and paint layers should tone this down again - well that's my plan...

[dijit]

Yes that looking pretty darn cold and yucky!

[Hammers]

Nice'n. I will put this on How to... once it's completed.

[Argonor]

Beginning to look the part! 

[Marine0846]

This thread is cool.
I have started to collect figures and materials for an ice and snow board.
 Lots of ideas to use. Thanks.

[AndrewBeasley]

Been a little while since I have had time (family / work / stupid cough while painting) but I have managed to:

1) Get rid of the join in the boards with the WS gunk
2) Add the acrylic medium to the water area (remember this will dry clear with lumps in it):

I also added a light dust of WS snow but it needs more to become solid:

Now - the reason you should not use black marker pens and craft paints:

Serves me right I suppose - I should have stuck to the plan and not moved the river / island     

[Luckyjoe]

That board is looking great! That would be wonderful for some 15mm sci-fi

[Bloodsbane]

Are you kidding me? That marker mishap looks great! If you keep quiet about it everyone's gonna be asking how you did that crack deep beneath the ice 

[dijit]

Are you kidding me? That marker mishap looks great! If you keep quiet about it everyone's gonna be asking how you did that crack deep beneath the ice 

Exactly! This is turning out to be a great board.

[Wirelizard]

Ballpoint pen can bleed through paint amazingly too; at least one of my buildings has some marks on an inside wall from some quick markup I did before cutting, using a ballpoint instead of a pencil. Damn thing is still visible after at least four or five coats of paint, too!

The ice board is coming together amazingly, though, and as people have already said, black at least is just extra depth and cracks in the ice. Blue or red ink might have been a bit harder to explain away.