Getting Real Column - 15
56. Here are the same castings with some wet col-
ored Sculptamold used to blend them in place. See
the difference between the old and new rock types?
Everything here needs to be shale. There’s a reason
that fracking for oil today is a major industry in my
modeling area. The castings were continued one to the
other with Sculptamold.
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57. In this shot, note how the castings and Sculptamold
are properly colored with flat latex paint that I had color-
matched to an actual piece of slate I brought home from
Meshoppen on one visit there. Powdered pigments are
used for weathering and accents. All that remains to do
is one more coat of fresh paint on the fascia.
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MRH-Sep 2014
