I saw this neat article by the super talented Mr. Calvin Tan, about making leaves http://zyclyon.blogspot.ch/2007/10/yeah-right.html and thought the idea was absolutely brilliant. So after spending the equivalent of the foreign debt of Mexico on Eduard photoetched leaves and a bottle of Fimo Deco Gel, I decided to have a go.
Here's a picture of various sets partially covered in a mixture of Fimo Deco Gel and oil paint.
2 points worth mentioning:
- It is vital to use artists' oil (I guess enamel based would do as well) to colour the gel, using acrylics just turns it into a chewy mess
- Take extra care to apply the mixture carefully, without any of it flowing "under" or "between" the leaves. I was careless and ended up spending an insane amount of time just cleaning the 2 photoeched sheets (the ones on the right in the picture), because the mix had somewhat "encased" it in an rubbery shell.
Once this is done, I just stick the whole thing in the oven according to the Fimo instructions. (Roughly 15 mins at 120 degrees Centigrade, or something like that...). Then with a small blade, gently lift each leaf, one by one.
Here are a few leaves attached to a small piece of "zeeschuim",aka "Teloxys Aristata", a kind of shrub-like plant that seems to exist only to be used in scale modelling.... Prior to attaching the leaves, it has been given a quick coat of matt black.
And here's another one, with differently coloured leaves
And, as usual, to put things in context, here are some views of the final scene.
Happy Modelling!
Treflon
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