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Post by mark on Apr 2, 2016 12:58:23 GMT -5
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Post by Leonard on Apr 2, 2016 13:19:31 GMT -5
Awesome, Mark.
Enjoy the painting and await the complete product.
Leonard
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Post by mark on Apr 2, 2016 13:32:59 GMT -5
since i have absolutely no desire WHATSOEVER to finish the interiors of these little gems, i'm going to try doing something special to the exterior. have some ideas. we shall see.
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Post by mark on Apr 9, 2016 10:42:17 GMT -5
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Post by mark on Apr 21, 2016 11:28:41 GMT -5
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Post by mark on Apr 25, 2016 14:19:33 GMT -5
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Post by mark on Apr 25, 2016 14:21:31 GMT -5
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Post by mark on May 7, 2016 13:19:42 GMT -5
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Post by mark on May 8, 2016 7:44:18 GMT -5
  back to decrepit, much better
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Post by Leonard on May 8, 2016 9:05:38 GMT -5
Looking good Mark. Aged house?
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Post by mark on May 8, 2016 10:04:28 GMT -5
aged, old, decrepit, yes. i figure unless i do something different to the exterior, all i'm really doing here is coloring the wood, and any Bozo McGillahcutty can do that  . thought i'd experiment with 'the sadie' since it seemed to have the most wall area of all the smaller cottages. |
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Post by mark on May 13, 2016 12:59:02 GMT -5
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Post by mark on May 14, 2016 16:11:59 GMT -5
 i resized the 'cap' that is the base of the extension to the tower, and decided not to use the rest of it |
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Post by mark on May 18, 2016 8:07:03 GMT -5
i see now that what i was going for -- aged, weathered -- isn't what i got. by starting w/white walls,
and then applying brown over them, i ended up w/more of a 'dirty' look than an aged look. i'm going to try and fix it as is.
don't know how possible that w/be while the walls are glued in place. the roof came out exactly as i wanted.
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Post by Leonard on May 18, 2016 8:23:29 GMT -5
Mark,
Keep at it as it takes time to master doing something, I personally have not aged a house but there are sections on this on the web in various websites.
Leonard
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Post by mark on May 18, 2016 8:30:54 GMT -5
thanks Leonard. i look at it & it's not what i wanted to do so it's hard for me to leave it alone (pretty much of a tinkerer to start with). i do have a book purchased from petite properties devoted to exterior finishes, and it's from that i was working. it only yesterday dawned on me what the problem is -- that i started w/white walls rather than much darker & then adding lighter colors, distressing as each color would be added. live & learn i think is what you're getting at, and i agree. don't want to ruin what i've done, so i guess i'll experiment w/some scraps first.
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Post by Leonard on May 18, 2016 10:16:53 GMT -5
Exactly what I mean. I looks fine, yet not what you wanted. I have said that to many times to count. Anyway I would do as stated practice on scrape and write down the process that works best. This I always do as it may take a few times to get it. Good luck and enjoy.
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Post by mark on May 22, 2016 9:34:15 GMT -5
this  |
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Post by Leonard on May 22, 2016 11:47:08 GMT -5
Mark
explain what it is you are trying to achieve and see if anyone can recommend a process. Are the pictures of different wall stucco color?
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Post by mark on May 22, 2016 12:09:33 GMT -5
yes, 3 different weathered?, aged? colors on stucco. this is pretty much what i wanted, just started the cottage w/white walls which didn't get me where i wanted to end up. these 3 samples, more or less, are what i wanted. all started w/dark colors, then added light & dark but in differing amounts. the one on the right i like the best. the left-hand one is too dark. the middle one needs something, but in general, is ok. i think the real effect would come through better on a build, rather than
just on a sample. a build would have more complimentary colors, like window trim, doors, so on. some experiments are successful, some not so much  .
stucco (or air-dry clay which i've never worked with) is needed to hit just the high spots w/some colors, so that some of the underlying color still shows through.
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Post by Leonard on May 22, 2016 13:45:11 GMT -5
OK, got it. I think like you said best to see on a house or larger test piece. Adding a rustic color into the dark might help as well.
Leonard
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Post by mark on May 22, 2016 14:13:59 GMT -5
my trial-by-error education continues. like i posted before, if i'm not going to do the interior, i want to do something extra to the exterior.
i think you're right Leonard about adding a rustic color. once the initial color is on, adding small amounts of another color is easy, the object
being to gently dab or brush lightly so that the underlying color remains.
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Post by mark on Jun 23, 2016 14:15:52 GMT -5
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Post by Leonard on Jun 23, 2016 19:57:01 GMT -5
Trial and error always works for learning. You'll get it.
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Post by mark on Jun 24, 2016 8:09:11 GMT -5
well, this looks much better, though not there yet...
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. thought i'd experiment with 'the sadie' since it seemed to have the most wall area of all the smaller cottages.
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