Kountzyro Shows off his Polystyrene Tikis - Tiki Carving

K kountzyro Member Brooklyn, NY Joined: Jul 02, 2008 Posts: 49	K kountzyro Posted posted on Wed, Jul 28, 2010 6:54 PM side view
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 ]
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 9:41 PM Well done! He totally looks like a rock.
T ToddVegas Member Michigan Joined: Mar 29, 2011 Posts: 115	T ToddVegas Posted posted on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 9:04 PM Hello Friend! I love the fact that tiki carvers worry that cracks might appear in a bad spot on the wood, and ruin a tiki... Whereas you actually need to carve cracks into your foam to make it look like wood! Awesome work! Thanks for your time. TODD

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kountzyro Posted posted on Wed, Jul 28, 2010 6:54 PM

side view

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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 ]

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seeksurf Posted posted on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 9:41 PM

Well done! He totally looks like a rock.

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ToddVegas Posted posted on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 9:04 PM

Hello Friend!

I love the fact that tiki carvers worry that cracks might appear in a bad spot on the wood, and ruin a tiki... Whereas you actually need to carve cracks into your foam to make it look like wood!

Awesome work!

Thanks for your time.
TODD