02-04-2009, 10:21 PM
Nice looking water, Miles. 
Shane, as Miles points out, the pours should be no more than 1/16" at a time, and since the material can't be coloured, this is done when you prepare the base. One pour should be sufficient to make it look "wet". You first need to fill in most of the depth of your harbour - if the stuff is acrylic, it's not likely to react with extruded polystyrene, so that might be a good choice to bring up the level of the harbour floor. And since this is a harbour, you shouldn't have to worry about detailing the bottom of it either, so all you have to do is figure a good way to "make waves".
If your water is going to be convincing, your choice of colours is the most important tool.
The same applies to your wharf pilings: model the two outer rows or so, then use a little trompe l'oeil - the rest of the supports as a solid wall painted in a very dark colour - you could brush-paint some vertical lines in a slightly lighter colour if you feel that it's necessary, but unless you're planning on installing a lightship in the harbour, with the beacon aimed at the wharf, nobody will see it.
Wayne
Shane, as Miles points out, the pours should be no more than 1/16" at a time, and since the material can't be coloured, this is done when you prepare the base. One pour should be sufficient to make it look "wet". You first need to fill in most of the depth of your harbour - if the stuff is acrylic, it's not likely to react with extruded polystyrene, so that might be a good choice to bring up the level of the harbour floor. And since this is a harbour, you shouldn't have to worry about detailing the bottom of it either, so all you have to do is figure a good way to "make waves".
If your water is going to be convincing, your choice of colours is the most important tool.The same applies to your wharf pilings: model the two outer rows or so, then use a little trompe l'oeil - the rest of the supports as a solid wall painted in a very dark colour - you could brush-paint some vertical lines in a slightly lighter colour if you feel that it's necessary, but unless you're planning on installing a lightship in the harbour, with the beacon aimed at the wharf, nobody will see it.
Wayne