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Hi everyone,
I decided this year to make some columns for the front of my fence line and I wanted to have skulls that looked like they were bronze castings on the front of the columns. I liked they way they turned out so I thought I would show you the painting steps.
In preparation I cut off the back of the skull and cut a piece of foam to fit in the hole to make a flat back surface to glue it to the column I made. I added some faux candles out of PVC and hot glue. I then painted it black with flat exterior paint. After this I used craft paint (the 59 cent stuff from Micheal's) for the rest of the layers.
I then used the dry brush technique but with more paint than normal, to heavy coat it in bronze. I also added some rush FX under the skull on the faux stone work:
![12096427_10206495034268925_4424961893744488936_n.jpg]()
Next I used Frog Green lightly dry brushed on over the bronze:
![11201173_10206495034308926_3839077148307427021_n.jpg]()
Next I layered on Sea-foam Green, combo of painting it on heavy and dry brushing. Wanted to leave the dark low levels in place:
![11220478_10206495034388928_7273840532617018950_n.jpg]()
Then the lightest dry brushing of bronze again to make highlights and I added UV painted eyes and cracks:
![12122435_10206496872474879_7666621727221730986_n.jpg]()
Here is the final result with the candle having 3 layers of dark gray added:
![12043058_10206497052639383_4179312313521959534_n.jpg]()
I decided this year to make some columns for the front of my fence line and I wanted to have skulls that looked like they were bronze castings on the front of the columns. I liked they way they turned out so I thought I would show you the painting steps.
In preparation I cut off the back of the skull and cut a piece of foam to fit in the hole to make a flat back surface to glue it to the column I made. I added some faux candles out of PVC and hot glue. I then painted it black with flat exterior paint. After this I used craft paint (the 59 cent stuff from Micheal's) for the rest of the layers.
I then used the dry brush technique but with more paint than normal, to heavy coat it in bronze. I also added some rush FX under the skull on the faux stone work:
Next I used Frog Green lightly dry brushed on over the bronze:
Next I layered on Sea-foam Green, combo of painting it on heavy and dry brushing. Wanted to leave the dark low levels in place:
Then the lightest dry brushing of bronze again to make highlights and I added UV painted eyes and cracks:
Here is the final result with the candle having 3 layers of dark gray added:
