entry photo 2 Karin Foster (a)

oh this is just GORGEOUS! I love what you did with the greenhouse, and the aging on the top windows... the moss on the roof.... sheez I could go on and on... this is wonderful

I love the ageing too, Its very realistic looking, beautiful job!

Lovely garden, cute kitty! Beautiful build!

Amazing!!! I love what you did with the greenhouse, too!!! Wonderful job!!!!

I love this veggie patch - just perfect and of course echo what everyone else has said about the aging of the building - just right.

The open window on the top of the greenhouse is brilliant! And how you've added more panes to all the windows...the moss on the roof...gorgeous!

Ditto to all of the above! Wonderful detail in both interior and exterior. Beautiful work.

Wonderful work !! please explain the again techniques they are awesome !

That greenhouse, wow! Beautiful work

Love the details!

Aging Techniques:

I added the board & batten details, then painted everything with a watered down grey paint/black ink mixture.

Next brush on contact cement and while it's still wet paint over it. You should be able to lift some of the paint off with scotch tape. This is where I went wrong; I did too large an area & waited until it had dried.

So I had to wire brush most of the paint off which actually added to the aging.

Finally I used some of the paint/ink mixture that I further watered down to add more dirty details.

Love it.