The first two photos show the stonework basecoated and washed. The paint used was
Anita's Acrylic Craft Paint and was applied with a large round brush. The next stage will be drybrushing with lighter greys.
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The two colours used for the base are un-diluted Burnt Umber 11027 and Charcoal 11086, mixed in a ratio of one part Burnt Umber to five or six parts Charcoal. (The exact mix was varied to give a more natural stone colour). It needed up to three coats to get a good even coverage.
I have also washed the whole structure with a wash of five parts distilled water and five parts Klear, with a spot of flow improver and a dash of dark brown and black acrylic paint.
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The paint was bought from Hobbycraft, Droitwich (The Webbs Garden Centre Store) for 95p per bottle - very good value for terrain painting! The basecoating has taken about 3 hours work over a period of one week, as I have had to wait for the paint to dry in the cold and wet weather.
I realise that the whole project is well behind schedule, but I am pleased that it is still moving along and keeping me interested.
Tony