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Post by newcrafter on Sept 15, 2014 0:03:19 GMT
I tried making a stamp to make 2.5d next dungeon floors. None of them look like yours.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 4:03:17 GMT
Show us what you made, we are happy to help, but your post has no info.
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Post by newcrafter on Sept 15, 2014 14:01:37 GMT
I took a picture of the stamp I have. How do I add it here for you to see? I bought the cork mats and painted them black and tried to stamp on the pattern but they just smudged they don't look good at all. I have already painted over them once more in hopes that I can fix the stamp or maybe start again with a new one. I think the problem may be that I didn't get all the paper off the one side of the foam core. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.
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Post by newcrafter on Sept 15, 2014 14:33:18 GMT
I tried it again and got the same results I took a picture of them. But I don't know how to put them in here.
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Post by DMScotty on Sept 15, 2014 14:35:32 GMT
Yes, you need to get all the paper off of one side. getting the paper wet should make it easier to remove. If you are in the US get your foamcore at Dollar Tree as you can just peel the paper off of one side easily.
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Post by commsnake on Sept 15, 2014 15:14:36 GMT
You might need to exagerate the pattern you have carved into the foam board or apply less paint to the stamp. Less is more when stamping!
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Post by onethatwas on Sept 15, 2014 17:16:28 GMT
Stamps are made by making absent space...that is, having areas on the stamp that are lacking detail. In this case, the space between the "stonework" of your piece is the major component. There needs to be enough empty space between one "stone" and another to make a visible impression on your work.
Alternatives you can try (albeit more time consuming to make) is to buy some crafters foam (that stuff that is super flimsy and flexible at walmart in the crafting aisle, usually in ridiculously broght colors) and cut a few strips apprpximately 1/2 a centimeter in width, then cut those strips into brick shaped pieces. The, individually glue them to the stamp pad of your choice (cardboard square for instance) leaving approximately a paperclip wire's width between each "brick/stone." Note that it's the WIRE width (measured in milimeters), not the paperclip's width (which could be up to a full centimeter+ in width).
After this arduous process, you should have a workable stamp.
Alternatively, for the foamcore style stamp, use a thicker gauge on your scoring tool (the stylus used to define the stonework in DM scotty's foamcore carving process). For instance, if you used a crafting knife to carve out the detail, your paint will bleed into the spaces between each "stone", preventing detail from coming through. If you use a blunted stylus (a very dull pencil), the space increases, preventing that bleeding from occuring as much.
Also, paint application and stamping technique play important roles: very wet paint/excessive paint application to the stamp will result in bleeding/blurring more frequently (though the more paint you have applied, the longer the stamp lasts, with progressively diminishing value on the applied result), while inappropriate technique on stamp application may also result in blurs (miniscule shifts in the stamp heavily degrade detail).
Hope that helps.
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Sept 15, 2014 17:22:23 GMT
Howdy, ..I don't know how to put them in here. Upload them to imgur.com or photobucket, then insert the url after clicking "insert image" in create post. Kev!
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Post by newcrafter on Sept 15, 2014 20:41:42 GMT
Thank you for your help. I think I might try using that other foam you mentioned.
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