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Post by DM Misha on Jan 14, 2014 0:36:22 GMT
Wondering if I could get some advice from the community on HOW everyone is painting these awesome floors I'm seeing! I had planned on using preprinted floors, but the more and more I see yalls here, the more I want to replicate that!
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Jan 14, 2014 0:53:02 GMT
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Post by onethatwas on Jan 14, 2014 2:33:38 GMT
Essentially its a stipling technique, with the lines drawn on afterward. The lines aren't drawn on straight, and cracks are ok. Also, irregular sizes add character in my experience.
Thats it in a nutshell, although, as monkey with tacos stated the videos give some neat insights into making the tiles easily.
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Post by dmj on Jan 14, 2014 14:09:01 GMT
And the wood floor I do is a modification of the stone floor techniques. I'll take four colors put side by side on my pallet from left to right I use black, brown, tan, and white(or cream). And use a flat stiff bristle brush.
First either spray base in black or brush base in black. Second take your dry brush don't pre wet it, run it in the middle of two of the colors depending on the shade of the board you want. Wipe som of the paint off on a napkin but not to much this isn't going to be a true dry brush. Then just paint a straight line on your card board your line should be streaked with variations of the two colors. Then leave a break of black and paint the next board. After completing that row start the next stagger the length of boards to simulate the way a wood is built. Each time you refill your brush change the two colors you use and you'll have a believable variance in color of the different boards. Finally you can out line in black drawing in natural splits in the wood.
This produces a bold pattern boardering on cartoon like but I like the look. But I've seen some awesome almost photorealistic wood floor paints on here.
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Post by DM Misha on Jan 14, 2014 18:22:09 GMT
dmj - do you have a step by step tutorial video on this by chance?
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Post by onethatwas on Jan 14, 2014 18:55:20 GMT
I've been wondering about your board technique dmj. I like mine less cartoonish (Gothic Horror and Cartoony do not mix well for the right mood), but your boards look amazing. Its nice to have an idea of what you've done.
I might try a few variations of thedmg method to see if I can come up with a less sponge specific method. I've been using the sponge on technique, with stipling touch ups, and the look great, but the sponge tends to get hard to work with after a few tiles. That and the walls I use also have a pattern (I have all of my corrugation covered with cardstock), and sponging on the tile walls is a pain.
If I get any successes, I'll share the method
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Post by dmj on Jan 14, 2014 19:38:31 GMT
I'll see what I can do about a video. Yea I give credit to theDMG on my plank floor it was developed from his stone technique the first plank floor was done with a sponge then I figured out the stuff bristle brush.
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