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Reply to "Making Masonry Walls and Bridges – Fun with Foam"

Joe,

Great first try.   Some suggestions:

1) Try scribing the mortar lines with a non-sharp rounded tool. I really like manicure tools, which you can find at the dollar store.

2) After you lay down the basic color, try lightly dry-brushing a darker color.

3) To add interest, give some of the stones slightly different colors. I do this using a set of broad-tip markers. Do not make the colors uniform or too solid. Be sloppy (but not across mortar lines). Do it before the dry-brushing (or even before the first painting), which will soften the colors and make them more realistic. A common error is to overdue the color differences which to my eye makes the wall look toy-like (not that there is anything wrong with that if it is the look you are going for).

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