Faux Fossil
24x36 acrylic fossil made for my son who loves dinosaurs and everything prehistoric. I used crackle paste and acrylic paint for the background. I used tinted molding paste and a stencil for the fish.
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Comment by Cheryl Moyer on February 3, 2013 at 5:36am -
I love decorating with man-made fossils, Gretchen, and this is one of the most realistic I've seen so far. Great job!
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Comment by Paula Blackwell on September 4, 2012 at 12:37pm -
very nice job.
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Comment by Gretchen on August 18, 2012 at 11:42am -
yes it is the Golden brand. here is a link to its description
http://www.goldenpaints.com/products/medsadds/molding/molding.php
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Comment by Bronwyn Palmer on August 18, 2012 at 9:48am -
Can you tell me what the moulding paste is?
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Comment by Gretchen on August 18, 2012 at 9:29am
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Thank you!!!
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Comment by Lisa Rose on August 18, 2012 at 8:16am -
This is a really cool piece. Thanks for all the detail on your process; I always learn so much when other artists share. I can envision so many different things you could do with this. What a great job! :)
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Comment by marsha carlton on August 6, 2012 at 11:33am -
this is neat, he's going to love this!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAPZn5TEyM&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg&index=41
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