dkdkrd posted:Jerrman posted:
Wow!
Mind giving a quick verbal tutorial on how you created the gentle even/parallel ripples and the tug's wake???
And where did the buoy come from?......I've been pestering Clare (Sylvan Models) for years to make an O scale version (resin) of his excellent HO buoy.....to no avail.
And were the boats/ships in place when the water was poured/rippled? The coloring of the water??
Holy moly!...I'd love to know all about how this entire scene was create!.....Please? I can't stop staring at this photo!!!
KD
KD, the even/parallel ripples were created with a tongue depressor (they're usually about 7/8" wide, give or take). When the Envirotex Lite is almost, but not, cured, run the depressor VERY lightly along the top. You just need to find that window between too soft (when it goes back to flat) and too hard (can't make the depressions).
The tug's wake was created afterwards with Golden High Solid Gel Gloss (Liquitex also makes a version called Gloss Gel Heavy or Medium). It's a thick gel that is made to hold high peaks. If not available, they also make an Extra Heavy Gel which I think will do something similar). You can shape it with a small stirrer. Dave Hikel, of Hikel O Gauge, poured that water. Even took the incredible photo, one of my all-time favorites.
The buoy came from Model Tech Studios. It's a small kit, pretty straightforward. Has a blinking red light on top. I painted it imperfectly and rusted it up a lot. Bought it a few years ago. Just looked on the website and don't see it there so I wonder if they've stopped making it. You might want to contact them.
Yes, all the boats, etc. were in the water when it was poured. The goal was to look like they were really in there. But, you can create the effect afterwards by applying some gel afterwards, I think. The Golden or Liquitex products will hold their shape around the hull. The Envirotex might be more difficult as it will go to the lowest point and dry totally flat unless of course you can catch that window and play with it.
Ahh, color of the water. I'm a groupie when it comes to George Sellios' layout and techniques. He has a waterfront scene that IMO is second to none and I've always loved his water color in the harbor, a muddy greenish hue suggesting an inner city industrial harbor. Pictures of George's water were used in attempting to match his color as close as possible. Dave had four different samples we chose from. From some file notes I see a reference to Thalo green, Thalo blue (?) Raw umber, a bit of Ochre, maybe a hint of White. I think you'd have to experiment based on personal taste.
