QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelreenactor
Hey great job. How'd you make the corn stalks? I'd like to do a dio of the cornfield at antietam. Thanx for sharing.
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First, I drew a single leaf and cut it out. I then traced it across the edge of a piece of paper, leaving about 1/4 inch of space between each leaf. I then cut these out so I had a chain of leaves. Each leaf was cut so it had the extra at its base. Each leaf was folded alomg the long axis a. I took a 1/16 inch dowel and broke it to random lengths and added leaves to them where they were tall enough to leaf out using white glue. The leaves were bent over again randomly to give the feel of leaves on old corn stalks.The completed stalks were airbrushed MM Middlestone and drybrushed with an off white from Polly Scale, roughly equivalent to ANA Sand by MM. The two tallest stalks had some Woodland Scenics long grass added to the tips.
The only specific expense was the purchase of the dowels.
I shared these pictures with John at Military Miniatures Warehouse
http://www.milminwh.com, a Civil War specialty dealer in New York and he told me he'll be selling white metal corn stalkls in the near future.