Comment by jeff kirt/ kirtbag Carving mix on March 2, 2011 at 7:54am

hey christian, awesome work. Are the colors mainly greys and whites. What brand paints did you use? The greys look very realistic.

Comment by Christian Maucieri on March 2, 2011 at 2:31pm

Hi Jeff, I used Butterfield color elements.

I first fogged on some green very lightly on random stones, I again randomly used these base colors 

50/50 white and Grey

50/50 White and Kona Brown

50/50 white and taupe

30% black 70% Grey

Straight Taupe

Straight Grey

Straight Kona Brown

I then fogged a little Stygian on some of the rocks

I used an airbrush to fog on some black and quickly hit it with a light spray of water to get the black to settle into the low spots.

 I top coated all of the stones with a sea sponge using a sand colored latex paint watered down 3 parts water 1 part paint. I dispersed that with a fine bristled paint brush.

 

Finally I hit the high points of the stones with a 60 grit sanding block.

 

 

 

Comment by jeff kirt/ kirtbag Carving mix on March 2, 2011 at 4:39pm

wow, they look so real. Im having trouble with the painting aspect of rocks. This really looks great. I love the fireplace with the white wood trim you did also. Great stuff

Comment by Christian Maucieri on March 2, 2011 at 4:58pm

 Hey Jeff, Subscribe to the site and you will gain access to all of the videos. Everything you need to know to get the results that I got are in the videos and more!

Comment by jeff kirt/ kirtbag Carving mix on March 2, 2011 at 5:01pm

Ya, i am subscribed and have watched them, but when it comes to doing it, i get mixed up. Just rewatched the painting ones and am going to try somemore. thanks christian

Comment by John Eddington on March 2, 2011 at 5:25pm

Hi Jeff,

Your profile says you are not a subscriber...you may want to update your profile. 

Kind Regards,

John

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