EDIT: My apologies for missing the admonition "NO QUESTIONS" for this board before posting!I am working on Egyptian scenery for In Her Majesty's Name. The ancient Egyptians used many materials for statuary and obelisks, among them Aswan red granite, shown below:
Here is an unfinished obelisk still in the Aswan quarry:
I am gaming in 25mm/28mm. I have numerous statuettes ranging from 3" to 6" plus a pair of 8" obelisks. I would especially like to do the obelisks in red granite. I have located a suitable spray paint [Liquitex Professional Spray Paint Raw Sienna 5] for the base color for the red granite. My question is:
How do I get that black stippling effect? Craft paints that recreate stone effects won't work: they have a very coarse finish, way out of scale for my purposes. Besides, most statues were polished and had a smooth glossy surface.
After the base coat, should I do my shading before or after stippling?
My first thought is to lightly spray black paint from a distance over the base-coated statue/obelisk, but I have no experience with this, and little time to experiment. Thus I would greatly appreciate your advice on the matter.
Thanks!
Mike O