I have put high density foam on top of plywood and I am now getting ready ro paint. The scenery will be high desert. Rather than just a base coat of paint, I want to add some texture. Some have suggested a little sand or sanded mortar. I don't want the post war saw dust look but I thought I would get suggestions. What have you used for desert look? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Art
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In Dave Frary's Scenery Book he covered mixing white glue thinned with wet water with a selected color [from a bag] of contractor sand. He made up a fairly thick slurry and applied it. I have never tried it myself.[wet water= tap H2o with a drop of liquid DW detergent in it].
Dennis Brennan has a good scenery book out that I can't locate in my stuff right now. A friend says he covered the subject also.
I have purchased texture paint at the home store and had it mixed to the color I wanted. When it dries it feels like very rough sandpaper.
Rust-Oleum Desert Bisque (which a lot of folks use to simulate concrete) is a textured rattle-can paint that might be what you are looking for. It will melt foam, though, so you will need to prime first. You can get nice variation in tone by mixing different color primer coats underneath the final spray.
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