weathering ruins, you asked for a how to and it could have been the tree of the ruins, so you get both, no mercy lol
these are Hornby, with a reasonable textured stone, I must have a picture total before and if I find one I’ll add it, but I recorded this including the first sytep
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I painted the window inner black, because the lighter grey just gave no depth
i added sone green around the base because I think water and damp over the years are guaranteed to ca rising ap and encourage greenery
i added a little glue and sone green, and frankly was very pleased with the result,
but the reference pictures offered more scope, so…
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some thinned black acrylic, dirtied the walls and glued nicely into the ‘cracks
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after trialing the idea liking it I extended it, the window and a larger area,
and more greenery
i usually use a minimum of three greens, because one always looks flat, plants often have yellow leaves if dry, bright green for new growth and dark green for established growth, so I imitated that
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Once the glue dried again I was pleased
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and adddd more of the black, dirt,shadows,seepage you name it
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oops I made the black too thin and once completely dry it faded!, still not an issue just go in with a richer mix, I often go thin first anyway to test the waters
and you can see I added sone static grass to the window
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again liked the result and extended it, all that bird poop must be excellent growing medium
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on the layout near a velux window letting in real light, offering sone nice shadows, bliss.
the landscape is also mixed textures, the pale dried grassy item is dried moss, I try to ensure you cannot see the base of the ruin so it looks grounded.
The ruins are a set and you see another just behind with a similar treatment.
When adding the black I turn it almost on its back with a slight slope so the paint falls in the direction of gravity. Perfectly flat too much, and upright the colour runs too fast and does not settle as well.
Feel free to ask questions,