Egyptian Mythology Display - Spring Clean 2024
Practice model
I wanted to practice applying leaf to another model so I painted up a 75mm mini (full details on painting can be found in my other project here: https://www.beastsofwar.com/project/1593676/).
This time I’m much happier with the results. The process I used was:
- Varnish model first to protect paint job.
- Apply glue on front of model.
- Wait ten minutes (not 30 as given in glue’s instructions).
- Apply leaf using kid’s paintbrush.
- As soon as leaf has been applied to all glued areas use a make-up brush to remove excess using swirling motion to ensure strokes come from all directions.
- Repeat above for rear of model.
- Repeat for any parts where leaf has rubbed off or glue was missed.
When I was finished there was lots of gold leaf on other parts of the model. I was able to gently blow most of it off. Once the glue has fully cured tomorrow I’ll blow a bit harder to get off the excess. Perhaps I will use a cotton bud to get it off. Then I can varnish the model again to protect the leaf.
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