How do you do good scenic water?

[cybersquig]

Hey,

I\'ve had a bit of a lurk and I can\'t see much on advice about scenic water. I want to create a small waterfall into a pond, which ideally I would like to round off flush with the base in the style of a cross section (you know what I mean right, with clear sides?)

so I guess that my questions are these:
1. What is the best material/product to use for each of the elements (waterfall and lake shore)
2. How do I go about doing it - are there any tricks of the trade to make it more effective?
3. can I dye the water (make it muddy, reflecting the sky etc)
4. Can I sand/file/paint it when it\'s done?
5. Does it discolour over time and can I avoid that, maybe varnish or something?
6. Are there any considerations about the surface onto which the scenic water is being poured?
7. Is it possible to do convincing white water? (at the foot of the waterfall and under the water for instance)
8. Can I get really trixy and suspend little fish or similar in the water?

Phew! now I come to write it out I realise how many questions I have on the subject!

Thanks,
Cybersquig

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by cybersquig
Hey,

I\'ve had a bit of a lurk and I can\'t see much on advice about scenic water.

You\'re kidding right?!

Making water bases
Can You Acccelerate Clear Resin Curing Time?
Buying solid water (2 part clear resin) in the UK
Maybe I should just give up on water........
Water Material in Diorama (ana, snik, Anakron)
Has anyone tried this stuff?
realistic water
Best water effect?
Best product for water fx?
GW water effects makes me a saaaad panda...

These are just from this forum, just from the last year. Obviously there\'ll be even more if you look more widely.

Do you need tips on how to search?

Einion

 

[cybersquig]

so sorry! :redface: I had a look on the tutorials section of cmon but didn\'t search the forum...I am indeed a humungous pile of steaming failure!

Thanks!

 

[Gilvan Blight]

Hey man it\'s not that bad. You are only one of many who ask questions the rest of us see asked every couple weeks. I\'m certain you won\'t be the last.

At least you didn\'t ask what NMM means. That particular one I am really sick of seeing.

 

[darklord]

why what does it mean?

 

[Gilvan Blight]

No More Morons

Nice Metallic Marines?

No More Metallics?

No Marylin Manson?

New Modeling Method?

 

[darklord]

i thought it was Nice Metally metal.
Newbies moronic mumblings?

 

[Necroghast]

Noogus Mumphus Meegles

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by cybersquig
so sorry! :redface: I had a look on the tutorials section of cmon but didn\'t search the forum...I am indeed a humungous pile of steaming failure!

Thanks!

That\'s 99% of your rep restored Welcome!

Einion

 

[cybersquig]

actually I read every word of each of the articles you linked to and now have scenic water on order, just waiting for the postman to provide. Thanks!

 

[alextheartist]

I see where he is coming from though, sure loads of people say what products are good but there isnt a good guide which tells you how to build the mould, what works for that etc, what stuff you cant pour onto.

Alex

 

[donga666]

My best advice is, don\'t. It\'s the path to insanity!

Especially MOVING water!

 

[cybersquig]

I\'ll be doing a (small) waterfall into a stream for my GD09 LotR entry, and given how much of a nightmare people I\'d met seemed to be having with the stuff I thought I\'d start now!