Published on Thursday 2 April 2020 by Kathy Millatt
I was on a mission to find lightweight, easy to make rocks. These work well for smoother rocks or those in the background but you can use the painting technique on any rock face.
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Materials
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EVA Foam - I used 10mm but you can use any thickness but thinner foam will require more layers
Metallic Sharpie amzn.to/364q4Ae
Template - see the Model It Yourself sheet
Evostik impact adhesive (UK) amzn.to/2G0KrU2
Barge Cement (US)
Utility knife amzn.to/2vVPnbj
Dremel (I use the snake attachment) amzn.to/2Ct61BL
Dremel sanding drums amzn.to/2udjh9Q
Protective Safety Glasses amzn.to/34uwbxl
Respiratory Mask - amzn.to/2Zp9A77
Flexbond or wood glue (I haven't tried the wood glue but people swear by it) amzn.to/3aoyiXh
Artists' acrylics in warm grey amzn.to/2v219jU, payne's grey amzn.to/3633tDR, wedgwood amzn.to/30zs3eD, mid grey amzn.to/2Tzt3xS and raw umber amzn.to/2R81PwF
Water mixable oil colours in olive green amzn.to/366tXoj, yellowish green amzn.to/2tlSW9R and sap green amzn.to/3apMAGQ
Large natural sponge amzn.to/2G0PrYO
Matt clear sealant by Plastikote amzn.to/35LHIc2
Tacky Glue - just a thick white glue
Woodland Scenics Fine Turf green blend amzn.to/2sCf9Qx
Isopropyl Alcohol and Water mix (1:2) (amzn.to/2BJh6OR)
White Glue and Water mix (1:5) (amzn.to/2ouvu3O)
Free Model It Yourself Sheet
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