• Washing
• Color Scheme
• Paints
• Painting
• Regrets

• Related Pages

Washing

We started by washing the gargs with plenty of water and ammonia-based cleaner.

We decided on ammonia because it would not leave a film, and the use of ammonia to stabilize liquid latex implies that the chemicals are compatible.

Washing removes talcum powder, as well as any leftover mold-release compound and other debris.

Paints

We painted the gargs with WF Acrylic Artists Ink, applied with an

The inks are $4.29/bottle (October 2002).

Gargoyle Base Coat

quantity	ingredient
2 tbs.	water
4 droppers	"cool gray" WF Acrylic Artists Ink
4 droppers	"black" WF Acrylic Artists Ink
2 tsp.	weak ammonia-water

Mossy Lowlights

quantity	ingredient
2 tbs.	water
1 droppers	"black" WF Acrylic Artists Ink
3 droppers	"sap green" WF Acrylic Artists Ink
2 tsp.	water or weak ammonia-water

Highlights

quantity	ingredient
2 tbs.	water
2 droppers	"white" WF Acrylic Artists Ink
2 droppers	"cool gray" WF Acrylic Artists Ink

The ammonia-water (thinned glass cleaner) was added as a surfactant to keep the water-based ink from beading up on the latex rubber surface. This might have been helpful on the first few coats, but is not necessary on subsequent layers, after the ink has established a foothold.

Painting

We diluted the FW Inks with a lot of water, so it took numerous coats to build up enough color to cover the latex.

• Main gargoyle page
• Gargoyle internal skeleton
• Painting [this page]
• Flickering eyes
• Flap those wings!
• Make a gargoyle breathe smoke
• Making them talk
• Mounting gargoyles on fence columns
• Lighting up the finished gargoyles

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