i´m sorry, the ceiling is made from what ?!

[Farin]

well folks , let´s see if you can guess the mystery material used for the ceiling of the Royal Palace in Brussels - just scroll down slowly

heaven of delight ceiling

 

[warhammerlord soth]

Old news.

For us Belgians.

It\'s a work of art.

 

[Naukhel]

30 people 4 months to glue them on.
How long did it take to collect them?

 

[Wren]

Is the chandalier made the same way?

 

[Farin]

30 people 4 months to glue them on. How long did it take to collect them?

I guess they breed them - since they needed more then 1 million , catching doesn´t seem like a good idea

Old news. For us Belgians. It\'s a work of art.

maybe, but strangely it never made the long way to germany lol - seriously, saw it this morning on a blog for the very first time

 

[Amazon warrior]

I was close! I guessed butterfly wings. Now there\'s a task for young boys with nothing better to do! lol

 

[Farin]

i thought, that it was some kind of stucco painted with a special color - i have that pretty pricey color from golden Acrylics here, that looks a bit like liquid mother-of-pearl when whet and let´s you simulate the effects of a insec´s carapace - it changes the color when dry

anyway , after thinking about it, i doubt that you can actually simulate the exact same effect with \"normal materials\"

 

[supervike]

It\'s gorgeous...and very alien looking!

 

[Minicreatures]

Wow that\'s beautiful! I wonder how they are preserving it? It must be really amazing to see in real life. It reminds me of some of the glass projects of Dale Chihuly:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_chihuly

and also a little of the amber room I read about a while back:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Room

Cool stuff!

 

[Minicreatures]

Oops nevermind answered my own question reading the interview the chitin material of their shells is the preserver.

 

[BPI]

I\'ve seen people use various natural resources on their minis, generally on bases, anyone used an insect carapace for the cover of a fantasy helmet or chaos SM shoulder pad? Or any insect bits at all? ??? Little critters in the UK tend to be very small but in Africa & the US I\'ve seen bloody huge beasties! B.

 

[Beelzebrush]

That\'s actually quite beautiful. Odd choice of media but the effect is lovely (feck.... I sound (read) loved-up).

 

[Farin]

@BPI

During my biology class in freshman year, one of the professors showed us some pieces from the universities collection of bugs - let´s just say i had a hard time believing that such big insects really exist.

And i don´t really think you can achieve a simular effect on miniatures by gluing insects on them - after looking at the pictues , i think that the effect only works from some distance