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thought i would try to do some metal skulls yesterday, i had three that i have just found in the woods over the last few years and decided to give it a whirl. None of them were in very good shape, the silver one is missing the other half of its skull, but they still made for a good way to kill a few hours, and they turned out pretty cool.
After cleaning and sealing them, i hit em with metal spray paint, covering the whole skull. When the paint dried i went over the skull with black acrylic paint, put it on real heavy and after letting it sit for a like 10 or 15 seconds, wiped it off with paper towel leaving it in any grooves, pits, or scratches. I didnt worry about getting it into every nook and cranny, cos otherwise there wouldnt be any of the accentuating paint left on it.
Hi Krusher
Just food for thought… I do it in reverse of that. I put the flat black on first. then Sponge on the metalized paint. which usually is like real pewter suspened in clear coat and right before it dries I hit them with a acrylic triple glaze. on new bronze- black under. on Antique Bronze use copper base.
Skullworks wrote: Hi Krusher
Just food for thought… I do it in reverse of that. I put the flat black on first. then Sponge on the metalized paint. which usually is like real pewter suspened in clear coat and right before it dries I hit them with a acrylic triple glaze. on new bronze- black under. on Antique Bronze use copper base.
sounds cool, any pics?
i like the results of your way, it probably would have worked good on my gold skull because it was so weathered that it got badly pitted and really rough in spots, the black is very pronounced on it.
I like em, I’ve got a bunch I think I will try a few…DC
sometimes on the real rough skulls I will seal them first… glad the info helped. this way is more cost effective I think also
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