Sir Balthazar-
Can you tell us how you make those marvelous rocks?! What a great idea.
Mookie Fish (newbie)
Sir Balthazar's fake rocks
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Started on 2003-08-25
Sir Balthazar's fake rocks
From: (marthabeau@aol.com) |
Date: 2003-08-25 23:22:04 UTC-04:00
Re: Sir Balthazar's fake rocks
From: Sir Balthazar (neovolatile@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-08-26 04:37:54 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, marthabeau@a... wrote:
> Sir Balthazar-
> Can you tell us how you make those marvelous rocks?! What a great
idea.
>
> Mookie Fish (newbie)
Thanks for asking. I use Amaco "Sculptamold" at about two parts to
one of water. I am now mixing in tan, black, and silver paint with
the wet material before I mold it (then add more Sculptamold if the
mixture is too wet.) That way if the "rock" gets beaten up, it will
still be naturally colored throughout. Nothing says trash like a
glaring white hunk of something.
I mold this around tupper-like containers or film cannisters with the
lid side down. I then make sure the lid still will seat around the
sealing surface. If it does not, the set material is pretty easily
pared away with a knife.
I spray each rock with matte finish plastic sealer, top and bottom. I
try to get at least two coats on. We do not have that much rain most
of the year but we have not been thru a rainy season since I started
doing this. Will let you know in December how the rocks holdup.
They are fairly lightweight. You could put large iron washers in for
extra weight if you thought that a problem. I try to place these in
fairly sheltered locations. Obviously the one for the Stone Soup is
very exposed. May have to move it.
Funny thing, some of my fake rocks have been out in plain sight for a
couple months and they have not been molested. People see what they
expect to see, I guess.
My other fake rocks are real rocks that I have hollowed out by drill.
I intend to bring both sorts up to the Sept 6th Bay Area Gathering
and will have both sorts at the Oct 4th SLO Stamping in the Meadow
event.
I am sure you can find some other materials to play with. I have done
oven hardening clay with some success but it is a tad pricey.
Hope this helps and was what you wanted to know.
Sincerely (anti-cheese-racingly) your servant,
Sir Balthazar of 10**100D
> Sir Balthazar-
> Can you tell us how you make those marvelous rocks?! What a great
idea.
>
> Mookie Fish (newbie)
Thanks for asking. I use Amaco "Sculptamold" at about two parts to
one of water. I am now mixing in tan, black, and silver paint with
the wet material before I mold it (then add more Sculptamold if the
mixture is too wet.) That way if the "rock" gets beaten up, it will
still be naturally colored throughout. Nothing says trash like a
glaring white hunk of something.
I mold this around tupper-like containers or film cannisters with the
lid side down. I then make sure the lid still will seat around the
sealing surface. If it does not, the set material is pretty easily
pared away with a knife.
I spray each rock with matte finish plastic sealer, top and bottom. I
try to get at least two coats on. We do not have that much rain most
of the year but we have not been thru a rainy season since I started
doing this. Will let you know in December how the rocks holdup.
They are fairly lightweight. You could put large iron washers in for
extra weight if you thought that a problem. I try to place these in
fairly sheltered locations. Obviously the one for the Stone Soup is
very exposed. May have to move it.
Funny thing, some of my fake rocks have been out in plain sight for a
couple months and they have not been molested. People see what they
expect to see, I guess.
My other fake rocks are real rocks that I have hollowed out by drill.
I intend to bring both sorts up to the Sept 6th Bay Area Gathering
and will have both sorts at the Oct 4th SLO Stamping in the Meadow
event.
I am sure you can find some other materials to play with. I have done
oven hardening clay with some success but it is a tad pricey.
Hope this helps and was what you wanted to know.
Sincerely (anti-cheese-racingly) your servant,
Sir Balthazar of 10**100D
RE: [LbNA] Re: Sir Balthazar's fake rocks
From: Gnosis 4-H Club (gnosis4-h@sbcglobal.net) |
Date: 2003-08-25 23:29:05 UTC-07:00
>one of water. I am now mixing in tan, black, and silver paint with
Thank you for the detailed instructions and I had just one question. What
type of paint are you using - oil, watercolors, acrylics?