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Old Apr 24th, 2007, 10:28 PM        Need Actual Help
Okay, so I made this guy.



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Only bisque-fired, intend to paint it over with acrylics. I want to make it look like weathered basalt, but I have no clue what I'm doing when it comes to colors, and since this is going into my portfolio, I actually want it to look good. I know a few people round these parts can paint, so if anyone can give me some tips so I can make it look like this I'd appreciate it.
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Old Apr 24th, 2007, 11:15 PM       
Dude it looks like you broke it. Be more careful next time butterfingers!
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Old Apr 25th, 2007, 12:36 AM       
You could always follow the shadow in that picture, possible color maybe copper for the base, with raw umber or sepia for the shadowed parts.

It would create a nice tan look..
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Old Apr 25th, 2007, 08:42 AM       
I could, but I really want to make a very convincing illusion that it's weathered black basalt. The problem with mimicking shadowing is that it only looks real at a distance.
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Old Apr 25th, 2007, 11:25 AM       
Gris I wish I could help, but truth be told I honestly haven't a clue what you are referring too about 'weathered black basalt'; If you could be a little more specific :/

Very true about shadowing, I did miss calculate also that without seeing the picture up close It is hard to tell being as it probably looks different on my computer.

Although in contradiction, I have a couple friends who have no problem's mimicking shadow into a realistic look.

I wish I could help ya more, but most likely your own perspective would be the best. :/
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Old Apr 25th, 2007, 03:03 PM       
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Gris I wish I could help, but truth be told I honestly haven't a clue what you are referring too about 'weathered black basalt'; If you could be a little more specific :/

This is what I want
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Old Apr 25th, 2007, 03:03 PM       
looks like oranges, blacks, browns and reds

you could try some technique like yo do when you're a kid where you draw a base color then draw others on top and put black at the top and then scratch it off or something :O

might want to test that idea first
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Old Apr 25th, 2007, 03:07 PM       
Yeah, I usually just lightly speckle sculptures with different colors over and over and over until I get what I want. It works with trying a bronze-patina look, but I don't think I can mimick basalt the same way. Probably would end up with an unconvincing greyish-black.
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Old Apr 25th, 2007, 03:09 PM       
...Actually, if I could find someone with a portable sandblaster, I might be able to genuinely weather it.

Problem is that it's only bisque fired and might shatter.
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Old Apr 25th, 2007, 03:17 PM       
Black conte' ?

Im not sure if it comes in paint though..

But it would give it the black basalt look.
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Old Apr 25th, 2007, 03:21 PM       
Nope, conte' is clay and graphite. Wouldn't adhere even if you could make a paint out of it. Nice idea, though.
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Old Apr 26th, 2007, 01:36 PM       
There are spraypaints that are textured to do exactly that. Go to your local hardware store, and look for something that won't eat away at your sculpture.
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Old May 29th, 2007, 11:51 PM       
So...

what happened?

I was going to tell you to layer it acylics and then use sandpaper or some shit to make it look weathered, but I'm sure you figured it out.
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Old May 30th, 2007, 03:24 PM       
I used fine grain sandpaper to completely smooth it out, then worked it over with heavy grain.

As for painting, I'm saving up to buy some paint for myself, since a couple of drunken highschoolers trashed the shit out of the campus ceramics room.
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