With the electrical work having stalled - I needed a distraction. I decided to start the 'flocking' or static grass application. I have used static grass, ground foam and dyed sawdust as well as sieved soil and ground up sandstone all applied over a PVA and Mod Podge base which was later sprayed with isopropyl alcohol before I added dilute PVA glue with a pipette. In these images you can see the still wet PVA mix pooling at the bottom of the terrain slope.
The bright yellow gorse flowers are cut down artificial flowers bought from Dunhelm - a UK based home decor store. The Gorse bushes are constructed from cut up coconut matting with ground foam glued to the upper edges. The individual flower stalks were then glued in place with superglue.
I have tried to add variety in terms of both colour and texture to the groundwork - something I have read about in various magazines and seen demonstrated on You Tube tutorials.
I will progress the ground cover over the rest of the board later as it does take some time to apply and ages to dry!
Tony
7 comments:
Looking great sir!
Thank you.
Nicely done! I like variety in ground cover - I think it looks more natural.
I agree and I had more than enough types and styles of ground foam and flock in my stash. A perfect marriage.
Amazing work
I can't find the static grass in the photo -- well done! Is it standing on the sawdust & foam? Laying underneath?
The static grass is layered on top of the sawdust and ground foam. I find it easier and more authentic to have static grass applied OVER the rougher groundwork. Also - I use a variety of different colour and lengths of static grass - it adds to the variety.
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