[Terrain] spraying cloth

I've got a camel-colored felt cloth and I'm planning to make it a
little more desert-looking.  I'm thinking some speckles of brown ink
and maybe a little sandstone/khaki acrylic, watered down enouugh to
spray, would work--but I figured I'd tap the List for ideas.

> On 7/11/02 8:20 PM, "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net> wrote:

> I've got a camel-colored felt cloth and I'm planning to make it a

Ink will probably not work on cloth. I'd suggest paints, either airbrushed (if
you have one) or using the old toothbrush speckling technique.

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Hi,

> From: "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>

As Schoon pointed out, inks would be a bit difficult to use. I think you're
likely to get what appear to be "stain areas" on the cloth, not shaded cloth.

I've painted felt with regular acrylic paint, and it works though it is a big
pain in the neck (the material is absorbant...)

You could try getting the cloth paint Karl mentioned, though I've not tried
it for terrain.  The colouring might be too thick/dense.

Alternatively, you could try doing some areas with a paint and flock over
those areas once the paint is dry - like I did with those river
sections. So, aim for a "blotchy" look.

You could try spraying a white-glue/water mix onto the entire surface,
and
sprinkling a desert flock all over it thinly - aiming for a result
similar to one of KR's desert ground mats, though without that level of flock
density.

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