Hello all I will be using Woodland Scenics Pigments for the first time. They say 16 to 1 for mixing the pigment. Any tips on how to determine this ratio or what mixing ratio you have used that works best? Will be using to color a mountain that is built with plaster cloth.
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MIke
First add a layer of plaster over the plaster cloth or enhance with plaster rocks, you don't want the grain of the cloth fabric to show through.
Make a small sample area where you can test the color. Start with the 16:1 ratio and start mixing keeping it on the lighter side and dab in on. you can always re-apply with a bit darker mixture later if so desired. Also dab some streaks of Yellow Ochre and Brown then over wash with a gray tone. The colors blend in really well
Have fun
I tried using this stuff last night, I am not a fan. Unless you want to see through it, you need to use it pretty close to full strength. Highly diluted, it runs everywhere and doesn’t cover anything. I thought it would have soaked into raw plaster a lot quicker than it actually did. Maybe you’ll have better luck, I ended up washing over the mess it made with India ink then 4:1 diluted brown acrylic paint.
There are several different products. Drywall joint compound can be good and bad. Standard stuff, when applied thick, more than 1/4" tends to dry very slow, sometimes not at all. Looking closely on the shelves at the big box stores, there are joint compound dry mixes with a specific set time. (90 minutes) works well for me. Some of this detail was done with plaster cloth and drywall compound.
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