Custom Tiki statue carver needed - General Tiki

B BigDTiki Member Joined: Sep 13, 2010 Posts: 5	B BigDTiki Posted posted on Mon, Oct 4, 2010 5:35 PM Yes...the "supervisor" hasn't figured out that water will be coming from the spout above his head. We were joking that in theory we could have the only tiki fountain/dogwash in the State of Texas! I'm torn between using stain and water-based paint. I stumbled across another "how to" that suggested using a fine grit scraping stone to grind to get that smooth rock look and then spraying the water based paint onto the faux rock in layers to get the color and shading right. http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Painting2_15.jpg I may have to create a "test rock" and see which way yeilds the best effect, since I've never created or painted a giant rock fountain, I won't feel so bad if I screw up a test rock or two rather than an entire fountain.

Yes...the "supervisor" hasn't figured out that water will be coming from the spout above his head. We were joking that in theory we could have the only tiki fountain/dogwash in the State of Texas!

I'm torn between using stain and water-based paint. I stumbled across another "how to" that suggested using a fine grit scraping stone to grind to get that smooth rock look and then spraying the water based paint onto the faux rock in layers to get the color and shading right.

http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Painting2_15.jpg

I may have to create a "test rock" and see which way yeilds the best effect, since I've never created or painted a giant rock fountain, I won't feel so bad if I screw up a test rock or two rather than an entire fountain.

Post #557775 by BigDTiki on Mon, Oct 4, 2010 5:35 PM