Rose tutorial

[CashWiley]

e) all of the above

[ShadowRaven]

e) all of the above

this one. Definitely this one

[Sanael]

Stem with thorns...somewhere I saw a tut on making razorwire for wargames using windowscreen. Could likely work for stems, too.

 

Get a good stiff windowscreen. Cut or clip a single line, leaving the perpendicular wire on either side...you should now have a line of wire with lots of little hairs sticking out. For razorwire, you now spiral this around the frame and paint it.

 

For a rose stem, you'll have to remove most of the little hairs, leaving just a few. Probably alternate sides, so it isn't symmetrical. Then put your rose on one end, et voila!

 

If the stem has to be vertical, you'll need a good sturdy wire...no nylon screen here.

 

Corporea, your roses are awesome! I need to make a garden for the Coralline Thaddington on my table, and you have just helped immensely!

 

Edit for annoying typos. I blame my phone.

Edited January 14, 2015 by Sanael

[klarg1]

I need to try sculpting some of these for practice!

 

 

Oooh!  multiple choice quiz!

a) subconciously you want to continue to learn and improve, flowering into an even more awesome painter

b) it prevents brain stagnation

c) you are a masochist

d) it seemed like a good idea at the time...

 

 

 

D!

 

D, every time.

[CashWiley]

For posterity, my initial attempt is pictured in this post: http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/58954-cashs-winter-workbench-2015/?p=1042689

 

It will be a while before I get to a painted version, as adding the rose will be one of the last steps of the project since it's so delicate.

[Doug Sundseth]

Stem with thorns...somewhere I saw a tut on making razorwire for wargames using windowscreen. Could likely work for stems, too.

 

Get a good stiff windowscreen. Cut or clip a single line, leaving the perpendicular wire on either side...you should now have a line of wire with lots of little hairs sticking out. For razorwire, you now spiral this around the frame and paint it.

 

For a rose stem, you'll have to remove most of the little hairs, leaving just a few. Probably alternate sides, so it isn't symmetrical. Then put your rose on one end, et voila!

 

To get the thorns on all sides of the stem, grip the line with a pair of pliers on one end and put the other end into a hand drill. Then use the drill to twist the wire while maintaining a bit of tension (to keep it from balling up). 

 

This reduces the need to trim the sides and keeps you from having all the "thorns" in a line.

[Clever Crow]

Great tutorial!!!

[Mad Jack]

 If you have a steady hand, you can sculpt the thorns on with thick paint or superglue by putting a tiny drop on the end of a toothpick or pin, touching it (not the tool itself, just the paint drop) to the mini lightly and pulling away slowly in the direction you want the thorn to point... once it dries, you can trim off the point if it's too long. It's fairly time-consuming though, and may not be worth it if you have a lot of roses/briars to do.

[thewagonstore]

Is it clay?

[ub3r_n3rd]

Is it clay?

 

No, it's "Green Stuff" which is a two part epoxy putty that dries hard but flexible.

[Corporea]

I buy the GF 9 version which is cheaper and you get a whole bunch.  It is on amazon.  It has the consistency and stickiness of chewing gum.  You need something like water or vaseline to keep it from sticking to the tools.  It has a really annoying learning curve, too.   Once it's mixed it hardens over a hour, so you'll have to work quick or mix up small amounts.

Edited January 27, 2015 by CashWiley
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[TaleSpinner]

I buy the GF 9 version which is cheaper and you get a whole bunch.  It is on amazon.  It has the consistency and stickiness of chewing gum.  You need something like water or vaseline to keep it from sticking to the tools.  It has a really annoying learning curve, too.   Once it's mixed it hardens over a hour, so you'll have to work quick or mix up small amounts.

 

I've never heard it called GF 9 before, but that is the same stuff I and a lot of the other sculptors use. When you get your tube, separate the two parts and place all but a small amount for working with in the freezer.  It will keep indefinitely that way.  If you do not freeze it, the blue part will eventually get a skin and will not mix well.

 

Wow, that has really gone up in price.  The last time I looked on Amazon, you could get a tube for $12.

Edited January 27, 2015 by CashWiley
Removed commerce link

[Sanael]

GF9 is Gale Force Nine, they make a lot of gamer aids. Their gs is pretty standard, not made by them. It's still kneadatite, afaik.

[CashWiley]

Commerce links! People can google it if needed :p

 

I buy mine in separate tubes, I think my batch is starting to get old. It's curing kind of rubbery, otherwise it seems ok. I bought a new batch just in case, GF9 was the only one in the form I like on amazon at the time, so that's what I have coming.

[ub3r_n3rd]

Yeah, I got mine off amazon too, it's just 2 separate tubes and I mix an equal amount of each. Very easy to do. I also use vaseline to coat my fingers lightly and tools to keep it from sticking as it is very sticky as it starts to cure and will take fingerprints very easily so be careful when handling it.