Thread: My First Tombstone

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Well, with the help you all have provided in various threads I have successfully (I think) finished my very first tombstone.




I learned many things while working on Mrs. Rott's memorial. Including that sometimes accidents are happy blessings in disguise. We had a storm the night after I gave the stone it's first coat of drylock. It was sitting on my workbench and got knocked off, and my worktable (an old ping pong table) collapsed on it as well. I was devastated, thinking the stone was ruined, but I went ahead, did a few shots of spray paint to the gouges in the stone and threw on the next layer of drylock. This was the results.



I think the pitting and breaking adds SO much character to the stone. I'm beyond happy with how this boo-boo (no pun intended ) turned out.

I also wanted to show off a bit better shot of the stone's little critter.

Isn't he cute. *LOL*


Than you all for so much help, if you knew you did or not. If it wasn't for all the amazing tutorials I don't think this would have ever been created.

very nice! Love the detailed bat! Good job!

SWAAAEET! For your first stone...you knocked it out of the park. The critter is a darling

Nice job, has a very old look and feel to it.

VERY nice work! Looks way better than my first attempt.......

I have yet to play in this space, I think you did a good job.

Great looking tombstone! You did an excellent job!

Looking very good! Blows my first tombstone away!

Thanks everyone. I must admit I'm pretty proud of it and hearing praise from you all makes me even more so.

I'm already elbows deep into my second, and third one. *LOL* Addicted... me? Nah.

great job on your first stone.