Kountzyro Shows off his Polystyrene Tikis - Tiki Carving

K kountzyro Member Brooklyn, NY Joined: Jul 02, 2008 Posts: 49	K kountzyro Posted posted on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 4:51 PM Finished up today. The idea for my finish and paint job was "lava rock", so I was able to leave a lot of the foam's texture as it would help the whole piece to read as porous rock, with my paint job. As is usual for painting rock-work, my technique was a build-up of gradually lighter hued dry-brushings which I then knock back with colored washes. The dry brush colors were purples and the washes were venetian red and black. Then a final very limited light purple drybrush keyed down with a very thin black wash were added for dramatic highlights. viola! Unfortunately after this picture I sealed it with an allegedly "flat finish" clear coat which despite its name left the overall tiki with a slight sheen that lessens the subtleties of the paint job. Oh, well, he still looks great at home anyway. See: [ Edited by: kountzyro 2010-07-30 16:55 ]

Finished up today. The idea for my finish and paint job was "lava rock", so I was able to leave a lot of the foam's texture as it would help the whole piece to read as porous rock, with my paint job.

As is usual for painting rock-work, my technique was a build-up of gradually lighter hued dry-brushings which I then knock back with colored washes. The dry brush colors were purples and the washes were venetian red and black. Then a final very limited light purple drybrush keyed down with a very thin black wash
were added for dramatic highlights.

viola!

Unfortunately after this picture I sealed it with an allegedly "flat finish" clear coat which despite its name left the overall tiki with a slight sheen that lessens the subtleties of the paint job.

Oh, well, he still looks great at home anyway. See:

[ Edited by: kountzyro 2010-07-30 16:55 ]

Post #545476 by kountzyro on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 4:51 PM