MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - El Tiki/Ben Wilson Wall Finished - Other Crafts

T TIKIGIKI Tiki Socialite Australia Joined: Aug 18, 2022 Posts: 452	T TIKIGIKI Posted posted on Sun, Jan 8, 2023 4:07 PM Here's a suggestion (FWIW) if you are going to cast resin eyes but want them to look like pau shell. First get your mould prepared but before pouring the resin in add a layer of silver foil first. This will provide the shiny reflective quality that paint alone cannot give. You could lightly crumple the foil to reflect in different directions. Then pour clear or very lightly tinted resin over the foil, add some drops of colour (blues/greens/purple, maybe a little black) and swirl gently before it sets. After it has set then add a few black wavy lines on the surface. Now this is only my theory. I have yet to try it but it just might give an approximation of the look of pau from a distance? [ Edited by TIKIGIKI on 2023-01-08 21:27:05 ]

Here's a suggestion (FWIW) if you are going to cast resin eyes but want them to look like pau shell. First get your mould prepared but before pouring the resin in add a layer of silver foil first. This will provide the shiny reflective quality that paint alone cannot give. You could lightly crumple the foil to reflect in different directions. Then pour clear or very lightly tinted resin over the foil, add some drops of colour (blues/greens/purple, maybe a little black) and swirl gently before it sets. After it has set then add a few black wavy lines on the surface. Now this is only my theory. I have yet to try it but it just might give an approximation of the look of pau from a distance?

[ Edited by TIKIGIKI on 2023-01-08 21:27:05 ]

Post #807237 by TIKIGIKI on Sun, Jan 8, 2023 4:07 PM