What material can be used to create realistic looking water droplets on decorative waterfowl carvings. I typically work with tupelo or bass wood and acrylic paints. I would like my carvings to have the appearance of water dripping from the bill and a few water drops on the head and body.
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I wouldn't think hot glue would work unless you wanted it to look like hot glue dripping of it's bill. I'm sure some one can tell the the exact type of resin to use.
You need to get some of the clear casting resins, like they use in the artificial water scene's. Either the polyester, or the acrylic resins will work for what you're trying to do.
Coyote
Use clear casting resin. Mix a quarter ounce at a time. You can over catalize tiny quantities. After it gells, scrape some off on a tooth pik. Lightly touch a feather and lift strait up. The resin will stretch and break when it gets drawn too far it will fall and form a droplet. smaller droplets are form with liter touches.
Tony
I read about this and it sounds feasible, although I haven't tried it yet. Mix up a small amount of clear casting resin using the largest amount of catalyst that is recommended. Drop individual drops into boiling water where the heat will cause them to harden almost immediately. Later you can sort them out and individually glue on the ones that look best.
The water will work. You need to have the water boiling and then shut it down. As soon as the water actualy stops boiling then drop it in. If you drop it into boiling water most of the beeds will distend and look bad. Hope it works for you too!
I tie off lengths of fine fishing line hanging over newspaper, then I apply the mixed resin and hardner to the top of the fishing line, this allows the mixed resin to run down the line finally dripping of the end and creating a nice and cured water droplet at the end of the fishing line. After it has cured, cut the line right above the water droplet and instant glue it into place. You don't see the line and it looks like a real water droplet. Let me know if you use this method and how it turned out. Thanks, Brad