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Post by angie1985 on Nov 13, 2017 19:52:09 GMT
Help! My brick wall looks stupid and fake..I didn't texture it, thought i could paint it up enough to make it look ok...but nope I used based cardboard varying from 2-1/4" high, hot glue running on the edges to give the impression of some event that destroyed and melted the bricks. Used the ends of some neat molded plastic kabob forks I found at the grocery store for beams (painted bronze) and already added my broken brick rubble etc at the base of the wall...hate to start over as i only have till Friday dark to set up...anybody know how I could "rescue" my brick wall into some sort of realism without just plain starting over?
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Post by angie1985 on Nov 13, 2017 20:00:44 GMT
Sorry tried to get a pic off my phone and have no clue how to do it
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Post by angie1985 on Nov 13, 2017 20:32:28 GMT
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Post by deafnala on Nov 13, 2017 22:10:41 GMT
They may be a tad too big & the lack depth. I carve my bricks & stonework into insulation foam. With cardboard, you could cut out some stone shape & glue them in place of some of the drawn on stones. to give a more depth & an irregular feel to the wall.
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Post by angie1985 on Nov 13, 2017 23:07:36 GMT
thanks...I'll have to try just adding some here and there bricks to give it more depth. Turned out kind of lousy, but like I said time constraints dictate I can't just scrap it and start over, which would be better...thanks
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Post by deafnala on Nov 14, 2017 1:21:19 GMT
thanks...I'll have to try just adding some here and there bricks to give it more depth. Turned out kind of lousy, but like I said time constraints dictate I can't just scrap it and start over, which would be better...thanks I think you did a SPLENDID job with what you had to work with. The thing is that terrain never is really done. There is always some little thing to add or some touch up to do. It's endless like true love. Starting fresh is a real up feeling; ergo I won't try to talk you out of it. Have FUN with the next attempt.
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Post by Neyjour on Nov 14, 2017 12:15:44 GMT
If you don't mind doing a repainting, maybe you could try adding some texture to the bricks with grit/sand. Spread some PVA glue on each brick with a small paintbrush (avoiding the grout and crack lines), and once it's dry, paint over the bricks with your wall's base colour. Then give your grit/sand a drybrushing with a lighter colour to make the texture pop. You could maybe even add a darker wash after that as well, for even more depth. It would probably be best to do a test first, on a small piece of cardboard. Just paint a few bricks (exactly like you did for your wall), and see if you like the results.
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Post by factoriatabletop on Nov 14, 2017 14:35:17 GMT
Hi Angie, first at all i have to say that those walls are not very bad in fact...maybe just need more detail. I made 2 weeks ago walls using just cardboard and i decided print everything in plain black and then I used an stamp for make the stone work...so fast and easy and result is ...mmm well, accepatablle. Cheers!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2017 21:08:32 GMT
You could also try to do shallow cuts in between the bricks for details. I like to use more than one color on bricks. Try a lighter red, or even red-orange on one or two bricks here and there.
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Post by angie1985 on Nov 14, 2017 21:45:22 GMT
I do a lot of painting detail in simple cardboard with DM Scotty's sponge method...where I work cardboard is plentiful for the taking. They usually turn out about like this, which is still fairly flat but getgw...I will have to try pvaing sand on first for texture...never even thought of that, thanks! I ended up cutting out egg crate bricks and glueing a fair amount of them on for detail...not great but it helped. Part of problem is the red/bronze is a new color scheme I tried...don't have much that goes with it...most of my multi shades are grey/brown. Deafnala...you are so right! The longer I sit and look at a piece the more I putz with it, lol terrain IS a labor of love lol. Your stuff I have seen on here is SO neat...but I would never get a piece on the table if I tried that level of detail!
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Post by sotf on Nov 14, 2017 23:52:28 GMT
I think the problem is that the pattern is more of a stone block construction rather than bricks.
Bricks tend to be a lot smaller in comparison.
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