Morning arrives and the Realistic Water has cured to a point that now if I touch it, it holds its form. I grabbed an old, small paintbrush that had dried solid with something or other on it, and began ‘stippling’ the top of the water to create tiny mini waves. Hard to see in photos, but noticeable up close. I’m very pleased with how this has turned out. By layering paint and RW, I was able to achieve depth and a little bit of the mottled look rivers have up close. I’m very pleased with it and am going to call it essentially done.
Union Bar Rd. will be the project tonight. I have on decent authority it was paved. My ‘paving’ technique involves using very wetted down spackling, applied very gently with any flat bladed tool of the right width. My choice this time was a paint mixing tool. After it’s dry, a light sanding, wipe down and application of top coat should seal the deal. The trick will be figuring out the crossing at that spot. Was it wood? Pavement? Can’t tell and nobody seems to know for sure. Guess it’ll be more guessing. 🙂