Plaster cloth for scenery. What if you add paint?

Lots of us use plaster cloth on our layouts as a base for starting our scenery projects. Then we get the paint brush out and paint it green. Brown or black.
But what if you add paint to the water? Will this eliminate the step of painting a base coat?
Let’s see what happens when you add paint to the water.

[@sparky107107]

if you like this tip and are going to try it out, HIT THE THANKS , I do want to know if it works. lol

[@SchuylkillRiverValley]

I've added color to both plaster cloth (through the water) and sculptamold (home-made, of course) - definitely a step-saver. Looks great Sparky!

[@newhavennscale]

This is very helpful for me right now, thank you. Perfect timing, Sparky!

[@derekalexander4030]

I’ve seen your scenery and thought you had a green thumb but now it’s green hands, gloves come to mind. Great idea and it looks like it worked well. Thanks Sparky.

[@dbtech7914]

I've never worked with plaster cloth before, but it looks like it gave you a good base coat. Looking forward to the next step.

[@SantaFeBob]

Acrylic paint is a great use for water soluble projects. It looks like it worked really well. More of a tint than a solid color, but at least you won’t have the unsightly white show through if it chips. Great idea Sparky! Thank you for posting.

[@RayBoebel]

I like what you did there Sparky! Basically one thing to keep in mind: you want that mixture to be very similar to a wash. I'd say 90% water, 10% pigment. Never done either, but I would think that would be a good starting point.

[@thecamocowboyoutdoors5693]

Great idea my Friend! The Prairies are going to look great. Have a good evening!

[@ralphgreenwood5857]

Great tip Sparky!
Just needs a shot of yellow and you're good to go!!👍😉

[@tracksidemike]

Well I never seen that before. Good stuff thanks for the sharing. Going to try that one less step to do.🇨🇦🚂🥓 Thanks

[@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge]

I think it must save on elbow grease with no white yo cover up👍 Brown would be good too👍
Nice video.

[@thomasgrassi8817]

Sparky Great tip If I ever use plastic paper again I will take note about using colored water. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

[@garykcs5532]

hum never thought of that spark, good idea. Gary

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Nice video, LIKE

[@pdrrengineer1404]

Thanks for sharing your experiment with us Sparky.

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Cool idea, no painting before scenery!

[@TonyFleetwood]

sparkycloth! excellent time saver.

[@marke.saunders4803]

Great tip Sparky! I shall have to try that when I get to that point on my layout

[@KingTrump2024]

I do that with the Smooth-it road surface product just to make sure any chips or bubbles dont show as white !

[@joeraderblackrockcentralrr]

great idea sparky. Saves a step so thats always good

[@kensbackshop6399]

Excellent idea sparky i wonder how food coloring would work

[@jimtedesco]

Good idea, might try that when i do the third level.

[@RDNTrains]

Great shortcut!

[@FredE528]

Good idea👍👍👍

[@apmazurka]

Simply Genius Sparky.
You should market "The Green New Deal Plaster Cloth" with woodland Scenics.
LOL.Andy M

[@UnionCentralSystem]

Pretty cool Sparky!!!

[@mels1811]

Wonderful video

[@mels4796]

awesome video

[@DiggerEvans]

Good idea Sparky

[@HemelDownModelRailway]

Great idea 🙂👍🏻

[@duanesforkandspoonrr10]

Great tip

[@Steelerfan820]

Use it all the time

[@davidztog9011]

Woodland Scenics does make pigments for that purpose, Dave. Wonder if food dyes would work?
Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍

[@sparky107107]

try it, video it, and let us all know

[@fbrailroad4628]

Great idea, Sparky. Thanks for the tip, David.

[@georgiasunbelt]

Never done it….neat idea, glad it worked…got one area left that I might try this on

[@CONTAINERMAN68]

You'll be able to add any kind of paint. Blue for water would be neat to try! Ocean water. Great idea, brother!

[@seanspennywisemiserrr]

Great time saver sparky. Thanks for the tip.

[@frankneher9192]

I wonder if it softens the plaster?

[@Steelerfan820]

Thanks!

[@sparky107107]

cool,, my first one ever.

[@edwardsmith4557]

Wow 🤩

[@nathandelay]

Very awesome Sparky not only is a awesome shortcut but it is way easier to do your method than doing it with plaster then paint it I’m thinking of doing A similar idea based off of your video by using drywall and paint to mix it together to put on my soda can mountain also I’m gonna to ask you something on messenger and I hope you have an awesome day Sparky

[@HumancityJunction]

Will it work with brown paint to simulate dirt, or does it only work with green paint?
Edit: You stated it would work with other colors of paint near the end of the video, but will you test every color for us?

[@sparky107107]

you do the next test, lets start a trend!

[@FBMRR]

Very cool trick. But arent gonna cove it with plaster or sculpta mold to even it out?

[@sparky107107]

i hope just to add trees/ lots and lots of trees

[@FBMRR]

@@sparky107107 woo hoo... can't disagree with that... good for the environment.

[@Steelerfan820]

Sent thanks

[@Eclipse1988]

The Good: This is an awesome looking time saver and probably also saves paint considering you only mix a bit in the water.
The (not bad, but just Ugh): I literally found this video the morning after I already laid some plaster cloth 😂😂

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Tintex dye mix with wather will do the same job cost less, my experience

[@trainsontuesday]

OK, it works but the green didn't match your back drop. Now what, ya going to paint it?

[@sparky107107]

a splash of yellow might of helped there. But I want to cover the area full of trees so might not notice that

[@KerleyExpress]

wow sure hope you don't have green hands lol but i great cheat on it lol

[@jenniferwhite6089]

science 101 with sparky any is possible

[@sparky107107]

science107 my dear.