Model Scenery - Painting Rocks

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Do you need more information on building scenery for layout or diorama? Check out the helpful videos in this playlist. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6jHhH6DhLtrmrs

[@cammacgregor9354]

4 years & 2 layouts later and I still refer to Ron's excellent video for rock-painting tips--!!!

[@richardmattingly7000]

Washes can be thinned to a degree that they can be sprayed from small pump bottles you can buy from craft/dollar stores so you can apply it more lightly than usin a brush as well as multiple colors. A nice trick is to have some straws or tubing on hand after spraying so you can use your breath to blow the wash off areas and even a veining effect can be done as well. One cheap masking alternative is to use Glad Press n Seal wrap on areas around where your painting and it can also be used to get dust/pet hair of clothing/fabric before going out. Blotched effect be achieved after a wash/paint is apply by spraying it with the thinner you used and flicking a brush with it in the dry technique and powered chalks for dappling just before it completely dries.

[@LTBROYT6A]

Awesome looking rocks Ron, they are very close to what I want to eventually do when I get around to doing my scenery.

[@hillbillyrailroad1211]

nice job rocks look great.

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Thanks.

[@csxbaltimoresubdivision7746]

Great video, the rocks look great....

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Thank you.

[@dgpainting638]

Thank you so much. This is by far the easiest way I've seen this done. You have made my job much easier cheers

[@csxmad]

Looks good cheers Robert

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Thanks.

[@ItsMyRailroad]

That looks great Ron! I like your technique. KUTGW!

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@DruSteel69]

You rock, Ron! :) Thanks for sharing. - Drew

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Thanks!

[@trondatleolsen245]

Looks great! 👍

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Thanks.

[@leonarddecant8566]

Great video. Keep it up!

[@centeroftheearthmining4095]

Awesome!!!!

[@JoeG-firehousewhiskey]

Awesome tutorial, added it to my playlist for later!! Hopefully next time there will be some liquid in that cup!

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

LOL, yes, hopefully.

[@TheFrogfeeder]

Trying to figure out how to get color on the tinychips of plaster I chipped off my mountain while carving the rocks, trying to simulate the natural erosion. Recreating a bit of the HighLine on the Durango and Silverton line in Colorado, lol I found the set in my garage last month don’t even remember where or when I got it...something to do anyways...it’s fun to make the dioramas for sure. Edit: I wish I woulda colored the plaster first, woulda been much easier, the chips just turn a pukey color as too much mixed paint tends to do...

[@SkipRoGlo]

I have a foam base, can I pour epoxy river on the foam? Thank you so much for your videos.

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Not directly. The heat generated by the curing epoxy will damage the foam. I would use a layer of plaster cloth on top of the foam and smother it very well with thin plaster, then pour your epoxy on that.

[@SkipRoGlo]

@@RonsTrainsNThings thank you so much!

[@frankanz9228]

Can I use black paint wash instead of india ink?

[@alixjanove2786]

Great video! Are you using burnt umber or raw umber? Thanks.

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

I typically use burnt umber, but either will work for various colored rocks.

[@alixjanove2786]

Ron's Trains N Things Thanks very much.

[@rafaelsanisimoes4680]

The black india worked pretty well in my diorama…liked the video…

[@HotRodRodney25]

jailhouse rock, bedrock

[@GarlandKent-y6k]

[ thank, you for youre great helpful video]

[@cammacgregor9354]

Excellent video Ron...but an awkward camera angle at times

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Yes, well, this was shot a very long time ago. 😂

[@CONTAINERMAN68]

What, no Fusion Fiber yet? You do know that you can carve rocks in to Sculptamold and Fusion Fiber and you wouldn't need to cast rocks! Just saying, save some money by not buying rock molds. I cast rock molds from pouring plaster into a crumpled up aluminum foil.

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Hey, Ron. I've use the foil casting method too. Works ok, but sometimes the foil gets stuck in the detail. I'm not a fan of Sculptamold rock results. As for Fusion Fiber, I just haven't gotten to it yet, but I will. '

[@zacharybarry2862]

Thanks for sharing your techniques with us. I will be starting my rocks this weekend and will keep ya posted!

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

I look forward to that.

[@LegionOfWeirdos]

When you broke out the india ink I was thinking "rubber gloves"... but then that morphed to "there's no way I'd have india ink anywhere NEAR my household with my two curious munchkins."

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

LOL, understood. I thought about making a comment about not spilling it. What no one knows is that 5 feet below this project is white carpet.

[@Bigdog5899]

I used some real rocks on my diorama. Is there anything different when it comes to painting real rocks?

[@rva1945]

Hi Ron, I am in the process of making the south west desert scenery. Do you have any video covering that one? Thanks, your videos are very interesting.

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

No, I do nit have any desert scenery but I'm sure someone on KZbin does.

[@N-Scale]

Nice work Ron and like the way it all comes together. Mike

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Thanks, Mike.

[@jpdriver1967]

I really appreciate this video. I used several washes to color my rocks and was just not at all happy with them. I watched this and then tried the black ink to pull the colors together. It worked and made something crappy look pretty good. Was hard to believe that step made so much difference. I also used the dry brush technique and some colors to fix some spots the ink washes just were not coloring the plaster. Thanks again Ron!

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Hi, Joe. I'm so glad to he able to help. Yes, the India Ink wash really make a difference.

[@55477ggdfh]

Great

[@jolliemark6294]

Good show, they look like granite, definitely a nice looking set of rocks, thanks for sharing....Jack😁

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Thanks.

[@dacuzzz]

good job on the rock coloring Ron... looks great... vinny

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Thanks Vinny.

[@randallbimrose2020]

Enjoying, good info

[@PB-fw2mx]

Hi Ron. Great looking rocks, your technique is very similar to mine. Are you going to do a video of how to do the hillside above the rock casting. I really like your hillsides in the background , I like how they are half grass, half dirt with trees.

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Yes, I certainly will.

[@PB-fw2mx]

That would be great. Thanks.

[@averageguy7136]

great video. Thank you for sharing your technique. I'm getting ready to do rocky cliffs on a layout and this was helpful.

[@West_Cascade_Rail]

Always love the intros!

[@RonsTrainsNThings]

Thanks.

[@mapit07]

Ron great instructional video, thanks for sharing! One question, what do you use to adhere the molded rocks to the land form?

[@glennwildberger6529]

Can you show how a mountain tunnel access would work

[@NuvoVision]

That intro rocked...... get it?