[foolishmortal42]

I built my first new prop for 2014. I used a garden angel statue. I painted it black and applied a verdigris finish. I built the base out of plywood, wood molding and foam and covered it with Drylock. It stands about 6 feet tall. Thanks for looking.

 

[xxScorpion64xx]

Very nice work FM

 

[FearingtonHouse]

Awesome job. It looks real.

 

[Deadna]

Wow! That is beautiful!

 

[punkineater]

Beautiful work~very realistic!!!

 

[jdubbya]

Stunning! Love the scale, and the details you put into the base are perfect. Nice to see some of the larger monuments in graveyards. Very realisitic!

 

[JasonB5449]

Oh man that is AWESOME! Fantastic work!

 

[foolishmortal42]

Thank you all for the kind words. I really appreciate the feedback. I have a lot of the store bought tombstones mixed with some of my larger props (mausoleum, box tomb, grave slab, etc.) I am using these larger props to replace scores of the store bought tombstones. Trying the less is more approach. Also hoping the larger pieces make the remaining store bought tombstones become more filler.

Thanks again.

 

[SpiderMonkey]

Reallllly beautiful. You should be really proud of that - it's going to look fabulous in your display.

 

[SavageEye]

Nice work!

 

[Deadview]

Nice where did you get the statue and what is it made of ?

 

[DaveintheGrave]

Looks outstanding! Very nice.

 

[Echo Sorceress]

That's incredible, foolishmortal42. It looks so real!

 

[matrixmom]

Ok you are scaring FM42...what cemetery did you rob this from? TOO REAL.....Thats amazing

 

[Col. Fryght]

Super Fantastic!!! I really like the way you incorporate wood molding into your monument builds. It really gives your final work product a professional look. Keep up the good work.

 

[foolishmortal42]

Thank you all for the many kind comments. Deadview...I got the statue on sale at Amazon over a year ago. It is made of resin and is hollow. That being said it is still heavy and somewhat fragile. It is still available the listing is the following... English Tudor Garden Angel 41.5" High Statue (http://amzn.com/B002NTRXCE). It comes in a rust brown color. I painted it using a verdigris technique from this tutorial http://sylvestermouse.squidoo.com/paint-garden-figurines. It is actually pretty easy if you know how to do dry brushing. Dry bushing Is not hard either, just takes a little practice.

 

[booswife02]

Gorgeous! So realistic, great job!

 

[halloween71]

wow she looks great.