Magic sculpt - sculpting grass.

[centurion]

Hi all,

I have purshased some Magic sculpt from a gentleman on this forum. What I wanted to ask is there a tutorial on how to sculpt grass? I am really sorry, I sound like an idiot. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Kindest regards - have a nice day.

 

[Dan Morton]

You are not an idiot! Everybody has to start somewhere and sometime. Don't worry about it! Not so sure that sculpting grass with MS is a good idea. It could be done, but I don't think it would be the best medium to work with. You could use MS to model the ground, but it would be expensive for that purpose vs. paper mache'. I use Celluclay paper mache' for earth and usually a relatively thin layer of Vallejo Piedra Pomez 599 - coarse pumice paste to give texture. That gives a solid base and a surface that looks like earth when dry. I warn you - it looks like crap going on. Not impressive at all. But when it dries thoroughly - it gives a surface like you'll see if you check out my "On the Wire" diorama. I used those two products for all the earth on it.

For grass I suggest you try http://www.sceneryexpress.com/ or some of the products offered by Squadron or Michigan Toy Soldier. I'm not an expert on ground work but plenty of guys on this forum are! It actually would be nice if one of the guys that are really good at groundwork would do some SBS's just on that, stressing their tips and techniques.

All the best,
Dan

 

[garyjd]

Donald, If I were to sculpt grass it would only be for a much larger piece of sculpture with the intent to cast it in a medium like cold cast bronze. It is possible to make groundwork minus the grass using MS. You can texture it with a toothbrush and roll small stones and or rocks.~Gary

 

[Frank-Holger]

When making Grass nothing beats Hudson and Allen Stuff! Tall grass, Winter, Summer or Spring Turf and so on. I would like to say that grass sculpted from MS could look a bit out of scale and I think it might be very difficult to get it right...

But why not giving it a try?

Frank

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Just as Gary, I use MS for the ground beneath the grass, I texture it with a piece of dried mortar Ive found but I think a toothbrush would do the same job.

For the grass, I use Static Grass, Noch has a wide range of colours. You just paint the ground, let it dry, put on a somewhat thick coat of varnish or diluted white glue and sprinkle it over. Blow the excess away. For denser grass repeat and it could be touched up with paining or drybrushing.

It isnt the best of pictures but heres a sample of what it looks like.

Cheers

 

[rbymar]

Hello, I used Dioramaterials product
DIORAMATERIALS
they have a line of products that i think you can found also in USA and UK

Roberto

 

[Hudson & Allen Studio]

When making Grass nothing beats Hudson and Allen Stuff! Tall grass, Winter, Summer or Spring Turf and so on.
Frank

Hello!

We are carrying Wild Grass and should have our Field Grass back by the end of next week! We have finally been able to restock our Pine Boughs #9505. The Pine Boughs, Wild & Field Grasses will be on our website within the next few days. We have also started producing a line of finished Normandy style buildings suitable and a Damaged WWII Factory for 54mm to 60mm figures.
Please lets us know if you have any questions. You can find us online at our new website: www.hudsonandallen.com
We still carry almost all the product you remember us for including snow, slush, mud, muck, etc..

Thank you!

Ericka Osen
Hudson & Allen Studio
7887 36 Mile Road
Bruce Township, Michigan, USA 48065
586-336-0837
www.hudsonandallen.com

HUDSON & ALLEN STUDIO: When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Look Real!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Its a nice follow up, Ericka, but you do realize that this thread was started for more than three and half years ago?

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Hudson & Allen Studio]

Hi Janne,
Yep, I knew it was old but I figured better late than never. I also figured once a thread is replied to that it is resurrected from the land of dead threads and given a chance to live again, a forum version of CPR.
Thanks!
Ericka

Hudson & Allen Studio: When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Look Real!
www.hudsonandallen.com

 

[Philofmars]

Its a nice follow up, Ericka, but you do realize that this thread was started for more than three and half years ago?

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

Now it's even older. People still want to know how to SCULPT grass, not fake it. I have had little luck on the web. I have to do it for a resin casting. I am fumbling around with it, but it's not there yet. I got some ideas here and there... use a scouring pad, toothbrush, etc. Any other ideas?

 

[redhorse]

I broke the end off the eye of a needle to give me something that looked like a tiny barbeque fork. The grass blades are a little thick, but I just say it's St. Augustine

You can see my results with Magic Sculpt here:

http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39911