In Hindsight - Paint sampling work
Before we were to paint our model we needed to produce a paint sample to ensure we knew how to get a certain type of painting we wanted to cover our statues. I worked on my paint sample during the second week but I felt it was better to give it's own post rather than cram it into a week summary one.
Like all paint sampling I do it started out well only to go very drastically wrong then begin to slowly pick up again after much effort had been put into it.
I began with base layers and experimented with brush splattering, rollers and sponges to try and achieve the 'dotty' look to my stone. To space out the colours I tried using small flecks of methylated spirits but it had little to no effect. Unfortunately mine kept becoming too black or white and in a futile attempt to fix it I ended up washing off all but base coats. After a very frustrating moment I took a closer look at my reference photos and realised only the sponge could actually produced a dottiness that was close to the source material. Eventually I reached a point I was happy with all the experimenting had produced. I used a heat gun to dry it off and set aside the sample for use later.
I believed at this stage that due to the nature of the stone washes and stippling were the best approach (stippling with sponges). So in a sense, working on the final model with experimenting may be the best approach for me to take. I could use glaze layers to protect any perfected layers whilst progressing with each layer by themselves.