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The grass looked too springtime for me. In pics showing my background, you can see my goal is to achieve an early autumn look in New York or even Pennsylvania. The grass was way too vibrant for the look I was going for, so I toned it down with light brown paint called "trail tan". I dry-brushed it on with a stiff brush to give it the look I wanted and to add some dead grass. In my opinion, dry-brushing a blend of a couple different colors of static flock gives me the most control over the look I want to achieve. This is my first time doing static grass and using rock castings in the mountain, so it is all trial and error along with trying different methods I have read online for different parts of the layout.
I'm about 3 miles north of the PA border here in New York state and I'm familiar with the look you're trying to achieve. My layout is dated exactly August 30th. So it's probably a little earlier in the summer season than what yours is. The one thing I'm noticing on yours, and your image may not be offering the most detail, is that your grass is looking more like "ramen noodles"... I'm not seeing much in the way of upright grass like is typical in these parts. Here's a shot of mine, again it's a late summer look:
Thanks for posting that pic. The grass looks better in person than the photo, but I do know what you are talking about. The grass is a little difficult to stand up straight. I think the culprit is my homemade static grass applicator from a battery fly swatted rather than a more quality tool. I didn't want to invest much into a static applicator until I got used to how to apply flock, but based on what I've read online, these homemade models are weaker and tend not to stand as much straight up. Also, I think I waited too long to vacuum up the loose flock as well. I think given the wild grass look I'm going for, I think I can make it blend in well when I add foliage etc. if not, I'll just take a wire brush, rip it up and start over lol.
By the way, all of my grass is 2mm, so it isn't longer flock that isn't standing straight up. If I can get some better pics on my phone when I post future photos, I'll get some more of the grass up close.
That's a good idea. 6mm may be a bit taller than i want to go, but getting a 4mm in a burnt or a dead grass color could be the finishing touch for this. And it will make the current flock will look like broken grass/weeds below the weeds standing straight up. Brilliant!Originally, I wanted to go with more of a mid-fall, so if I go a little more towards fall with a brown color for 4mm, I won't complain. This is exactly what I'm looking for. This picture is in Pennsylvania by the way. I feel like I'm very close to the right colors, but adding that last touch of tall grass will finish it
This would be a great choice... http://www.sceneryexpress.com/4MM-AUTUMN-STATIC-GRASS/productinfo/SF00424/
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