Winter dios and glittering, sparkling snow...

Modeling Subjects Dioramas
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I came upon this idea quite by accident and thought I’d share and get some input from those of you that’ve made snow-scene dios, or those of you planning to.

While putting a wash on a 1/72 scale Jagdpanther I finished some time ago, I had inadvertantly mixed some (very little actually) metallic paint into my wash. The result was an interesting finish that sparkled here and there on the surface of my tank. It was a very subtle effect (‘subtle’ being the key word here) and while at first I was a bit dismayed with my error, it soon grew on me and I came to like it…after all it is ‘art,’ right?

Anyway, my idea is: don’t you think that airbrushing this glitter effect onto a snow scene would enhance the snow of the dio[?]

Although I haven’t seen actual snow in about six years, as I recall, growing up in Delaware, it did in fact glitter. Especially in the light of a full moon!

Has anyone used, or thought of using this technique in their winter scenes??? If so, how has it added the realism as I’m imagining it would? Your comments would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Eric

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That sounds like an excellent idea! I live in Canada, and although we do have hot summers and such, we also get more than a third of the year in snow. Snow does glitter, Very much so. If I had a dio in winter to do (and I may later) I’ll give that a try!

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If you get yourself some sanded white tile grout from a building supplies store you will get sparkling snow,and you only have to sprinkle the stuff on and hit with plain water,
done! This stuff does sparkle!

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What does the tile grout contain to get the sparkle, mica chips?

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Cool!!

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i tried that ( but i dont have an airbrush) i just used little hints of silver, and blue, the blue looked cool but u couldnt see any silver, but ur idea sounds great, and yes, many a time i was on the ski lift lookin down thinkin the same thing, how could i make the snow sprakle like that?
i hope someone does try it cuz itll really make it realistic
-DJ