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Home made rock road
Posted by stindle on Friday, February 3, 2006 8:57 PM

This is my first time making something like this. so let me know what you think. This first one is just a test and not planing on using it with anything. Anyhows let hear what you thing and if I can make it look better.

 Thanks ahead of time.

 

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Sorry the pics are 650K so not very nice to dial up users.

 

 

  • Member since
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  • From: Burlington, Ontario Canada
Posted by gburdon on Saturday, February 4, 2006 12:59 AM

Stindle;

Looks good! What did you use to make it?

Cheers;

Gregory

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  • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
Posted by Triarius on Saturday, February 4, 2006 10:44 AM
That's very good, especially the variation in surface texture of the rocks—looks like a strongly foliated type, like gneiss.

Suggestions:

Depending on scale, stipple some color underneath the mud/grime layer—green, pink, yellow, white, blue, or dark red, etc. Not much, just a little in a fine spatter. Or you might try doing this with pastel chalks or dry brushing.

If the rocks are not all the same, paint each one a different color, brown, dark gray, dark red, buff, yellow white, pale green, medium to dark green.

Vary the width of the joints between the rocks, and may your roadway crack edges a little more irregular.

Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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Posted by stindle on Saturday, February 4, 2006 5:42 PM

Mmmmm I never thought about the stones maybe being diff types of rock. I am going to make another one and give that a try.

I will post the pics of that one when its done.

 

Thanks

 

 

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  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by zokissima on Monday, February 6, 2006 9:10 AM
That looks pretty good. Plenty of tonal variation. Details on how you made and painted it please.
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Posted by stindle on Monday, February 6, 2006 6:21 PM

Well here it is. I striped it, made rocks diff like you said and then weathered it. I don't know I thin I like the looks of the first one. It looked more war like Smile [:)]

 

 Tho this one looks brighter.

 

I need to do a post on how I made this. Its a lot cheaper then buying them for sure. I think I could make a good brick wall to. Thats another post tho hehehe.

 

Thanks for the feed back guys

 

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PS. These are smaller so they sould load faster, finally got off my lazy butt and reinstalled photo shop.

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  • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
Posted by Triarius on Monday, February 6, 2006 7:06 PM
Yes, it does look to new and clean. now:

Dirty it up—take all the colors you used, mix them, and make a wash. Use less of the brighter colors, more gray and black.

Cut the gloss completely.

Add oil stains—these should make whatever they cover darker. Newer stains should be semigloss.

Now, here's the real kicker: irregularly darken the outer edges of the lighter stones, and lighten the outer edges of the darker stones.

If this is a war zone, crumble parts of a few, or maybe take one out and make a pothole.


Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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Posted by DURR on Thursday, February 9, 2006 10:04 AM
yes, you must give us a step by step on how you did this.
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  • From: Dallas
Posted by KINGTHAD on Thursday, February 9, 2006 12:37 PM

Very interested in how you made this

 

Thad

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Posted by stindle on Thursday, February 9, 2006 2:38 PM

Well tomorrow is friday so I am going to try and  do a step by step on making one and I also will make a list of the items used.

 

 

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  • From: west springfield,mass
Posted by rudedog on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:25 AM
Hi Stindle.As you can see from the replies,we all loved your rock road & wanted to know more.So hows about writig a "how to" in the forum ?Many of us would appreciate it !!!   thanks,rudedog

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Posted by stindle on Monday, May 1, 2006 12:15 PM
Yeah I took all the pics and have the supply list all made out. Just need to find the time to type up the how to do it paper and post it.
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