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Model Grass using things from home
meir
Ashdod, Israel
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Posted: Monday, January 10, 2005 - 09:41 PM UTC
How do I model grass from things at home. If I don't have any model shop in my house
mastertyno
Porto, Portugal
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Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 12:56 AM UTC
Viva...
Well, you can use those very cheap brushes, that you can buy in every craft shop, or even in supermarkets... all you got to do is paint their bristles and them cut it to the desired height... That's what I do, when needing grass, and buying some small bags from Woodland Scenics or Busch turn out a little expensive just to use in one specific diorama...
Hope it helps
See yaaa
Well, you can use those very cheap brushes, that you can buy in every craft shop, or even in supermarkets... all you got to do is paint their bristles and them cut it to the desired height... That's what I do, when needing grass, and buying some small bags from Woodland Scenics or Busch turn out a little expensive just to use in one specific diorama...
Hope it helps
See yaaa
Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 01:10 AM UTC
Ola Meir
The "Brush" grass that Mastertyno is reffering to works very well. I have used it in my last dio named : Gold in the Junkyard.
You can see it here:
I didn`t paint the brushes in this case but I simply cut the off the brush and glued bundles of them in place with ordinary white glue
The "Brush" grass that Mastertyno is reffering to works very well. I have used it in my last dio named : Gold in the Junkyard.
You can see it here:
I didn`t paint the brushes in this case but I simply cut the off the brush and glued bundles of them in place with ordinary white glue
AndyD
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 01:30 AM UTC
Another really cheap option is to buy a metre of hemp rope from a local hardware. Cost you a few dollars a metre and comes in various grades and colours.
And all for a few dollars!
And all for a few dollars!
zokissima
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Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 01:34 AM UTC
The brush method works very well for tall grass. For low, green grass, you can use sawdust. I mixed sawdust with some tempera dark green poster paint and water to dye the sawdust. It takes quite a bit of time to dry out, and the pigment may not be that strong, so you may wish to re-dye it. Then apply to dio.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 10:54 AM UTC
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The brush method works very well for tall grass. For low, green grass, you can use sawdust. I mixed sawdust with some tempera dark green poster paint and water to dye the sawdust. It takes quite a bit of time to dry out, and the pigment may not be that strong, so you may wish to re-dye it. Then apply to dio.
what if you accumulate saw dust, and stick it to hte dio with white glue then paitn it with an ab?
Frank
Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 11:01 AM UTC
You can also use various seasonings from the kitchen. Italian seasoning makes a good trampled and summer-dead grass. I'm sure there's more out there.
Rick
Rick
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Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:42 PM UTC
Shhhh! I never said this. But, the field grass we pay big bucks for is hair! So, I get all I want from my barber. Fine, straight hair from a ponytail (they often hang on the back wall) is a lifetime supply. Straw colored, light brown and even blondes that spent too much time in a pool with chlorine (light green)!
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Major_Goose
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Posted: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 12:23 AM UTC
Also u can locate some center with horses and get all the hair u need from there. Works fine . Hemp rope is also too good!!!!!
Jeff nice tip the one u told us !!!!
Jeff nice tip the one u told us !!!!