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Tutorial: Ancient Tombstones
Here is how I created my ancient-looking tombstones.

Videos of it can be found here: http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/73388-fcg-without-led-eyes.html#post543828
NOTICE!!!!!!!! This slide is out of order. This is not the first step. For now, skip this slide until I tell you later in the steps to come back to...
Using 1 1/2 inch thick blue or pink foam, cut out 2 copies of your design. Now, if you are going to put these outside, you must do this step....
To make an inset for the epitaph to rest on, I Dremeled a shallow layer with the multi-purpose cutting attachment. I rubbed the pieces off and sanded...
Epitaphs: In 'Word' find the font and size you like. Then go under the format tools and select 'emboss' to just outline the font and then go under...
To make the base, set the tombstone on your 1 1/2 inch foam. Trace around the perimeter. Then determine how big you want your base and cut that out....
Now the fun begins! I love shaping with rasps. I have a plane rasp for shaping long swaths of foam and a hand-sized one for detail shaving, aging and...
Use wood putty to fill in all seams in the tombstone. To add the skull, insert drywall anchors into foam. Then on your work-table, mold out your...
NOTICE!!!!! Now, you can go back to the first slide and follow the spray-painting instructions. Very important to do the spray-painting technique...
I made a video of this painting step and the rest of the painting steps at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FibTZIYrN7k Painting dark...
Dry-brushing: This is the miracle step. Get a dry 3-inch brush and dip it in slightly-grayed white paint. Brush it dry on a paper towel. Then lightly...
Make it ancient: Raw Sienna is the perfect orangey color to add a rust-colored lichen look. Have some of the paint straight and have some of it...
To make it ancient: To add a white-lichen look, put some white exterior paint on your pallet and very, very slightly darken it with some of your dark...
Get some moss from Michael's and hot glue it to the tombstone and you are DONE! Thanks for looking at my tutorial.




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