Posted by Raffaele "Picster" Picca
Hey everyone!
This tutorial will be in our documentary book and we thought about keeping it exclusive for the book.
But as this book will be exclusive for our Indiegogo supporters it would be a shame to keep the knowledge for a "small" circle of people.
Have fun with this small but interesting tutorial!
What it will look like:
What you will need:
- Angel hair (decoration for christmas trees made out of fibre glass)
- PVA glue (white glue)
- Super glue
- A Toothpick
- Colors, an airbrush is recommended
Step 1
First, use some super glue to glue a strand of angel hair to a toothpick.
You should wrap the hair around the toothpick like shown on the photo.
You can get angel hair at a hobby store at christmas time. It is normally used as a decoration for christmas trees. It’s very cheap and you get a big bag of it.
Step 2
Put some white glue (pva glue) on your fingertip and sweep your finger over the angel hair, beginning at the top and going down to the tips.
It dries very fast and should look like on the photo.
Step 3
Now use your airbrush to spray it in some greenish tones, depending on your project. I used some strong green color to let the plants pop out when applied on the base.
To make it look even better you can give it a gentle spray with some dark brown tone at the top.
When dry, just cut the strands off the toothpick with a hobby knife ...
... and apply the pieces to your base with super glue.
That's it! If you like this tutorial, tell us in the comment section :)
Best wishes,
Raffa
Hey everyone!
This tutorial will be in our documentary book and we thought about keeping it exclusive for the book.
But as this book will be exclusive for our Indiegogo supporters it would be a shame to keep the knowledge for a "small" circle of people.
„Keeping knowledge erodes power.
Sharing is the fuel to your growth engine.“
Have fun with this small but interesting tutorial!
What it will look like:
What you will need:
- Angel hair (decoration for christmas trees made out of fibre glass)
- PVA glue (white glue)
- Super glue
- A Toothpick
- Colors, an airbrush is recommended
Step 1
First, use some super glue to glue a strand of angel hair to a toothpick.
You should wrap the hair around the toothpick like shown on the photo.
You can get angel hair at a hobby store at christmas time. It is normally used as a decoration for christmas trees. It’s very cheap and you get a big bag of it.
Step 2
Put some white glue (pva glue) on your fingertip and sweep your finger over the angel hair, beginning at the top and going down to the tips.
It dries very fast and should look like on the photo.
Step 3
Now use your airbrush to spray it in some greenish tones, depending on your project. I used some strong green color to let the plants pop out when applied on the base.
To make it look even better you can give it a gentle spray with some dark brown tone at the top.
When dry, just cut the strands off the toothpick with a hobby knife ...
... and apply the pieces to your base with super glue.
That's it! If you like this tutorial, tell us in the comment section :)
Best wishes,
Raffa
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Simple and beautiful. Thanks for the tutorial! Some people like to use stuff they find from their gardens, but this is totally better option if your garden is full of snow and the plant's roots must be dug out under the 1,5 meter snow blanket...
Thanks for sharing Raffa, cant wait to lay my hands on my "precious" (book) :-).....
PS: Take your time...
Very nice tutorial.
Super cool, I wondered how you did this since I saw "Untold Honor" at Games Day this summer. Thanks for sharing part of the wip ;)
Sweet jeebus. Now how would you do the roots? ;)
Thanks for the nice comments, the roots have been made with... *drum roll* ... roots! Yes, simple as that. Find some nice roots in your garden or a forest and dry them to use them.
Good contribution, I note
Brilliant tutorial! I'd love to get hold of the book but I sadly missed the funding phase :(
Is there any other way?
@Anonymous: We will see if we find another way to sell the book, but atm nothing is planned ;)
If it's made out if fiberglass be cautious handling it. Fiberglass gives tiny invisible pricky splinters like nobody's business. I would think any sort of easily available artificial hair would work though? Maybe something for making dolls?