Creating "snow" for habitat

mbus1 · #1 02-18-2009, 12:22 PM

I would like to know how folks are creating various snow habitats in their compositions. What variety of acrylics work best, texturing hints and tips, whatever else might help. Thanks.

Merryl Bustin

Claude · #2 02-18-2009, 12:59 PM

Here's two:

OutWestWoodCarving: Let It Snow!

OutWestWoodCarving: The Woodchopper

Claude

Lynn O. Doughty · #3 02-18-2009, 01:03 PM

Whatever method you decide on remember the scale of the figure to the snow. Lots of carvers forget this very important point and end up with artificial snow looking like artificial snow. I carve 8-14" figures so snow in scale to that size really has no texture other than being white. For such scenes I just indicate snow by making it deep, very smooth and use a cool white. A lifesize carving of a bird in a snow scene would be another story to where the snow would look kind of grainy but still very smooth.

Claude: You're just too fast!!!

Hugh-P · #4 02-18-2009, 02:08 PM

That is good info Lynn, never crossed my (mind) grin, makes sense, thanks for posting.

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