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There’s a peacock rising spectral on Shopgoodwill right now. :0 Located around Chesapeake Bay apparently. As of this writing bidding is at $7.99.
If you go to Shopgoodwill.com, search ‘Windstone’ and you’ll see it.Thank you! I can try that, and putting smelly things like hot peppers up on the shelves with them. The house has a half wall between the kitchen and the living room. I can see Gus getting up on it from the fridge top. I sent a display cabinet to my mom’s house until the move, and it is now Gus’ favorite perch.
Cool, it doesn’t damage the plastic either? Then I can put some of my toy models up there also. One of my dogs is a pretty destructive chewer if anything falls into reach.
Oooh loving Toaster! What about horns similar to on the Male and Mother? I actually like their horns better than the pewter ones.
I forgot to mention no enamels, for the same reason as the oils. A small patch is okay though.
If you like, pick up a cheap ceramic figure to practice on first. It can help give you an idea how the paints/brushes/techniques will work on a sculpt if this is all new for you.
Good luck, I’m sure you’ll do fine! We love to see people’s work here, when you’re done. Or even in progress.
Windstone recommends Golden fluid body acrylics, and I find them the best. They’re archival quality, thin enough not to obscure details on the sculpt, and have a depth/life that most acrylics seem to lack to me.
You don’t want to use heavy body or thick paints, as they can obscure details. You also don’t want to use oils, they don’t allow the gypsum to breathe.
I really don’t know the best brushes, sorry.
Using a retarder (Golden makes one) will slow the drying time of your paint, which helps. If you’re mixing your own colors, doing so in small sealable pots or jars may help, keeping them from drying so you don’t have to try and match color (as much).
If it’s just something to keep the one dragon safe while he’s making your shelf beautiful, you can get display boxes/cases in various sizes at Michael’s. Other art/craft/hobby stores might have them too.
Welcome to the family!I could go for Elven. Both rock dragons!
If/when Toaster is released, that it also be in most color families. Crossing everything crossable!
No need to respond (maybe TMI) but the time matches up… wasn’t the Flea World flea market in Sanford FL was it? Just because way back when one of the vendors there was a dealer in authentic Windstones. You may have been seeing the real deal if so. But I also have a resin/acrylic knockoff from a different vendor there.
I have a couple Country Artists wildlife pieces and they are very nice, even if they don’t quite reach the level of Windstones.
Mimi, I opened the wrapped box and thank you so much, I have a small cloissone collection and I love it! I will post a pic tomorrow when I can get on the real computer.
It’s a gorgeous cloissone egg with a display stand.
