The experiments continue. I am refining my painting on these concept pieces. This is all Liquitex acrylic ink you see here.
I am having a bad time with the plaster crumbling where it is thin, so I am going to move to Hydrostone tomorrow is wont crumble like the plaster of Paris is.
I hope you enjoy the pics
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Hydrostone is a good alternative for strength. A bit heavier than plaster, if I remember it right.
To get a bit of extra strength in my plaster, I’ll sometimes use a little PVC glue in the mix.
Colours on the mummy is great… getting to a nicly aged resinous-parchment feel!
oooooooooooo i like this -looks great
Hey, Grim. Your locals are pointing you in the right direction. Plaster of Paris is great as a sort of "gateway drug," but for the kind of work you're after you can't go wrong investing in materials with the strength and longevity to reward your efforts.
This page breaks down a few additional plasters and their pros/cons: http://www.hirstarts.com/casting/dental.html
Good luck.
Hey Grim
Love the new mummy heads!
I am really liking the coloring on this one.
Looks fantastic.
I have thought about using Hydrostone years ago to make some outdoor garden pieces and never got around to it.
I'm interested to hear how it turns out and how hard it is to work with.
Hey, that looks great. I don't do a lot of work with Plaster of Paris either, but I found it to brittle myself. As you said, it works well for 'testing' new projects. Wonderful work as always!
Why do you think the plaster is crumbling?
Because there are some very thin edges on these pieces, and Plaster of Paris isn’t the strongest of plasters. I talked to some people today locally and they recommended I use Hydrostone http://www.plaster.com/HYDROSTONE.html
Plaster of Paris is one of the softest plasters I discovered. Strength and hardness are not its characteristics. But for these concept pieces it suited my needs I guess.
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