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Offline Mr. Peabody

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Re: Six by Nine Textured Mat
« Reply #15 on: February 27, 2015, 05:43:42 PM »
Good advice Fram. I was tempted to do just that, but wanted to hold off and do things a bit at a time 'cause I go overboard.

Basically I lack confidence with the bigger pieces, so doubly appreciate the feedback!  :D
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Offline Terayon

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Re: Six by Nine Textured Mat
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2018, 09:18:56 PM »
Lots of dry brushing, but lots of fun!

Great results!
Jordan
Always looking for mini gamers and RPGers in Campbell River/Comox Valley!

Offline FifteensAway

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Re: Six by Nine Textured Mat
« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2018, 04:33:12 AM »
Did you have much shrinkage, in length or width, of the canvas after applying the caulk?

When I painted my very large (6' x 24') artist's canvases (3 of them, two sea, one land) for a pirate game some years ago, I had a couple inches of shrink on the width and a LOT of shrinkage on the length.  Piece was far too big to 'nail' down while painting.

Offline FramFramson

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Re: Six by Nine Textured Mat
« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2018, 05:11:03 AM »
You have to nail it down or otherwise clamp it to avoid the shrinkage. I did the same thing as Mr. Peabody and had no shrinkage.


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Offline Marine0846

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Re: Six by Nine Textured Mat
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2018, 06:15:20 PM »
Really like your mat.
I have played around with calk.
Have made much smaller ones than you have made.
Looking forward to making larger ones.
Thanks for the instructions on how you did yours.
Semper Fi, Mac

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Six by Nine Textured Mat
« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2018, 07:56:38 PM »
 :-* Fully instructional and inspirational! Thanks for sharing!
Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates. – Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

 

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