Tiny Historic Town Christmas Village

[deirdrebeth]

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paint gets in tiny cracks

Look up dry brushing techniques - I don’t know that’s what the OP used, but it definitely works

Mini Fireplace Design

The technique is called dry brushing - and on something that’s already three dimensional it’s shockingly easy - and as a bonus, if you don’t like what you did you can always laser another one! This video has a nice overview. I tend to use a much smaller brush (1/4" wide or so), and dump less paint on the paper towel, but this is pretty similar [Dirt and Rock Painting 3: The Light Dry Brushing] I used a mix of white/black/grey - and didn’t mix them smoothly which got a random mix of…