I am working on a stirring witch this year, and wanted to improve the look of a plastic cauldron. There really isn't anything wrong with the shape of the typical plastic halloween cauldron, but the overall look is, well, plastic-y. I have set out to re-work one, and thought I'd share some progress pix and methods.
Texture:
I have added alot of texture to the plastic surface by mixing oatmeal and sand into a water and glue mixture. I randomly applied it all over the cauldron.
Mmmmmm...Oatmeal.
Once that dried to a very, very hard surface....(I mean really, have you ever tried to get oatmeal off a bowl after it dries????Impossible!) ...I primed the cauldron with flat black.
<<<note on paint...I have been using Rustoleum flat black primer/sealer rather than the cheap 96cent walmart paint...it has alot more pigment and therefore covers much better...this also means you use alot less of it>>>
I have started with a rusty paintjob here using acrylics. At this point I am not 100% happy with the look, but need to progress a little farther on the cauldron stand before I go any farther with it.
It was, if you must know, Kroger brand instant oatmeal, cinnamon & spice. (but I'm sure other flavors and brands would work just as well....I put it on uncooked.
Lilly, I have no reservations about using any kind of stuff to make other stuff.
The oatmeal texture was a trial and error process....some things that didn't work too well are scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausages, poptarts...and don't get me started on the grapefruit halves!!
Wow, that looks amazing! How tall is this? What foods did you use to build the stand ha, ha!
Dave you are incredible, I have struggled for months on my current Halloween project and you slap your breakfast on a cauldron and create a masterpiece!
Wonderful job though, I have never seen anything like that!
Amazing Dave, oatmeal would not have been my first thought for this project. I have had good luck making rust by layering flat black, rusto red primer, and med. brown. And I just use spray paint.
Like the stand too. Keep us posted on the project please.
"Now little Timmy, you need to finish your breakfast" "no I don't, daddy will just use it on a couldron, flying crank ghost, flicker light or something" hahahaha...Dave, I LOVE the way your mind works
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