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I am using the deco antiquing stuff that you mix your acrylic paint with. I’m having a hard time getting the stuff to stick to my PYOs. When I go to wipe off, it ALL comes off. So I leave it on longer and again, either too much comes off or it’s splotchy. Any tips? TIA!
I have a lot of trouble with that stuff myself…though it’s really the only thing that works for me on the kirin scales. I was having a HECK of a time on a kirin I’ve been working on the past two days, and tonight I found the answer – MOIST PAPER TOWELS. I wouldn’t have believed it myself, but unlike sponges, it actually leaves the antiquing where it’s supposed to be. I paint the stuff on, wipe a bit of the excess off (this you can do with a sponge) and let it dry for a little while. Then I come back with a damp paper towel and wipe away the rest – it works like a freakin’ charm. I’m stoked.
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-J R R TolkienYou might want to PM Ski if she doesn’t pipe in. The antiquing on her Kirin’s scales is excellent and I’m curious to know her method.
I bought a sponge-type thing at the crafts store. Its on a wooden stick and has a grey sponge thingy at the end. I have been trying to look it up, but I cant find it. 😕 I used 3 different antique gels on yours, Lokie. If you want it darker, lay it on thick and leave it on longer. I really coat it on, then just wipe off what I dont want. I am actually gonna try the wet paper towel method. I think that may be less streaky. The Ki rins scales streak really easily.
skigod377 wrote:I bought a sponge-type thing at the crafts store. Its on a wooden stick and has a grey sponge thingy at the end. I have been trying to look it up, but I cant find it. 😕 I used 3 different antique gels on yours, Lokie. If you want it darker, lay it on thick and leave it on longer. I really coat it on, then just wipe off what I dont want. I am actually gonna try the wet paper towel method. I think that may be less streaky. The Ki rins scales streak really easily.
Hmm, I’m just have a really hard time getting the antique on the round scales, near the Kirin’s inner thigh to actually stay put. I was extremely impressed with that area on yours because it looks close to perfect. I do tend to try to remove all streaks so maybe in the future I should just not try to wipe as much off, and then just touch up the circle scales.
For the larger Kirin scales, I don’t have much of a problem because I actually paint in the antiquing to avoid streaks or wiping to much off.
I use a moist paper towl 100% of the time, and regular water. Depending on the consistancy of the paint, and how dark you want it to be, the less water you use. If you want a darker outline, go for broke and don’t add water to your brush to apply it. On my amathyst KiRin I had painted the scales in white, and once dry, I painted the pink hue directly over it very quickly, like I was applying a base color. Then, again quickly, I used the mist towel and wiped downward across the scales…down because you want the paint to stay in the crevice. It’s not 100% perfect on the first go, so do it again, and touch-up any areas where paint is where you don’t want it. For the inner thigh area, I add a touch of water to my brush and add the color I want to antique, and cover the scales. Some will drip down the inner leg of the Ki-Rin so try to watch that…you will probably need to touch it up later. Sometimes the water pooled the color perfectly in it’s own antique, other times you’ll need the paper towel again lightly. This is also true for dragon wings. I never use a paper towel on those, just some slightly wet paint and paint it around the wing until it pooled in the crevices.
To add on to what everyone said (moist paper towels do work well! You just have to be careful that you don’t start getting little tiny bits of paper towel ‘sloughing’ off onto your PYO), I never get good results with just one layer of antique. I usually do 3 or more in progressively darker shades, or it looks splotchy and weird. 🙂
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My art: featherdust.comHonestly, I have the best results just wetting my finger and wiping lightly against the grain of the area thet is being antiqued. Just small areas at a time. Then use a large/ medium soft brush (long bristles work best) and dampen it (just a little) and bush against the grain of thw whole area to even out any splotches wiping excess paint off on a paper towl and re wetting the brush as you go along. I get really flawless results like that, but it’s quite tedious.
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Dreamscape, Orion, Poison Dart, Fireberry, Spangler + Tigerberry Dragonsdrag0nfeathers wrote:Honestly, I have the best results just wetting my finger and wiping lightly against the grain of the area thet is being antiqued. Just small areas at a time. Then use a large/ medium soft brush (long bristles work best) and dampen it (just a little) and bush against the grain of thw whole area to even out any splotches wiping excess paint off on a paper towl and re wetting the brush as you go along. I get really flawless results like that, but it’s quite tedious.
Ha! I was about to post the same thing. I use my fingers! I just coat the whole thing in a well thinned colored and then rub my thumb or finger over the spot to expose the details.
Aaaaaah yea, I just used the thumb wiping technique on a certain someones PYO for the swap! BAW HHAHAHAHAHHA! *I’m so evil*
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Arc-en-ciel Emperor
Siphlophis Male Dragon
Calypso Hatching Empress
Ivory Moss Sitting Baby Kirin
Tattoo Mother Kirin
Emerald Tabby Male Griffin
Tie Dye + Orion Hatching Royalty
Indigo Rockfish + Flame Tabby Little Rock Dragons
Dragon Quail + Obsidian Frost Old Warriors
Betta Sun Dragon + Male Dragon
Dreamscape, Orion, Poison Dart, Fireberry, Spangler + Tigerberry Dragons
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