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Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 - Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A-27
By Dave Pierik
Shelton-Mason County Journal
Construction
New construction vehicles are clean and shiny, but at work, they show a lot
of grit!
Weathering is fun and easy to do. Let’s create a construction site!
“g: You Will need:
Tools: ruler, scissors,
paint brushes, fine black
' marker
Materials: construction
vehicles, cardboard,
school glue, flat tooth-
picks, sand, acrylic
paint. Optional: old
dry white or grey paint
from a palette
GOSt: about $3'$10 in‘ Measure and cut eight cardboard rectangles,
each 1” wide 1/1” Add layers of glue and sand to cardboard, and paint
black. Let
,Cluding vehicles, paint tall. Trim 16 flat toothpicks to 1 54” length
for legs, and eight to dry. Add more glue, sand and. bits of dry white and
grey paint
d l T. t t 1/2” for side supports. Place cardboard flat and glue legs to
the from an old palette, for the look of asphalt and broken con-
an g ue lme' W0 0 sides. Allow to dry, and then glue the tops and
sides. From the crete. Lightly paint highlights of brown and tan for dirt
and tire
four hours 01' SO. side view, they make the letter “A.” Prime in
white, then grey tracks. For the port-a-potty, paint a cardboard box, 3A”
on each
legs, orange sign. Let dry, then use a black marker for stripes. side and 1
1/2” tall then add detail with a marker.
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5. appy‘ Tree Rdadflept. ‘
Mix black and brown paint with water and a bit of white glue,
and work it in to all of the low spots on each item you are
weathering. Let it dry a bit, then dab off the excess with a paper
towel.
The crew is hard at work on something. What could it be? We’ll have to
wait until another time...
Starting with a dry brush and light paint, dab some of the a , ., What
WOIlld you to see Crafty
excess paint moisture into a neWspaper or paper towel. Then, r—J Visit
craftytimewithdave com for more photos and
brushbver the high spots of each figure to bring out more ’ t
detaiL-This'is known as drybrushing.rP'ick out the highest spots L
I: proyect ideas. Please email your feedback to
With a fiw to‘l9h95 (if-Wm“ Pamtf “ , ‘ E dave@masoncounty.com or
call 360-426-4412.
‘ Visit our office to see the display!