Post #222422 by hodadhank on Wed, Mar 22, 2006 11:38 AM

On 2006-03-21 14:04, HelzTiki wrote:
I also posted this thread hoping to spur a little discussion about painting these guys...but to no avail...

There is some texturing needed to make him/her look authentic. I guess you could just dry brush on some lines for the effect, but does anybody have any other suggestions?

Thanks for the awesome close-up Helztiki.

Sorry I missed your previous post on this subject.

I say Shorts Schmorts, this is as close to having a Disney Pele as I'll ever have so I'll make do. It might have been a copyright issue where changing 10% of the sculpture keeps the manufacturer safe from a Disney lawsuit.

I expect acrylics would be fine. Try an inconspicuous test area, let it dry and wait to see if it peels in a day or so. If that's the case maybe some very fine sand paper to make the surface more porous and the a clear non-gloss coating afterward to seal the sucker. That's what I'm doing anyhow... I'll let you know how she turns out.

I'm more concerned about finding the right diameter tiki torch to put in it's hat. I'll have to cut off the very top and that makes me nervous. To dremel or not to dremel that is the question.