Best paint sponges according to redditors
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best paint sponges. We ranked the 6 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best paint sponges. We ranked the 6 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Here's the general weathering and battle damage things that I did to the Riptide:
Edit: Changed the wash I used to make the joints look oily. Also fixed some typos.
I use something like this:
Creative Hobbies 3-1/2 Inch Round Synthetic Silk Sponges for Painting, Crafts, Ceramics, Household Use & More! Pack of 10 Sponges https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FIG2FM6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_X.5DzbPM29HK0
I take each one and cut it into 4 pieces, so they go farther.
How are you inking your sponges? If you're seeing the edges of the sponge, you may have too much ink on the sponge. I take my sponge to an ink pad, rather than using liquid ink refills. It gives a more subtle effect. I also keep a piece of scrap paper under my project and check the level of ink on the scrap before I move to my project. Just keep practicing on scrap paper until you're satisfied with the effect.
After thinking about search terms all day and knowing I'd found them this size before, I found them 8"x11" with the term "sponge sheet."
https://www.amazon.com/Beige-Compressed-Sponge-Sheets--Pack/dp/B004I2WV3U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466534621&sr=8-2&keywords=sponge+sheet
I would use green tape (low tack masking tape used in painting) and a sponge stipples to apply the paint. If you use your hands to hold the stencil down and use the sponge in an up and down motion you shouldn’t get bleed out under the stencil.
Honestly, most of my journals only have 5-10 sentences per page. I do a lot of collage, drawing, and abstract painting.
Here's what I suggest:
Buy some cheap liquid watercolors and some [sponges] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VF2KEAI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). You can do backgrounds on every page before you start. This helped me build the habit of nightly journaling, and removed the fear of "ruining" a page. Any parts that I didn't like I could collage over!
Start using your own photos as much as possible. One of the easiest ways to do an image transfer is to alter an image on the computer, then print it out on an ink jet printer. I use cheap-ass photo paper for this, while the photo is fresh. Spray it with water, then put face-down and rub it into the page. (A rubber brayer is nice, but a used gift card or other hard object would be fine.)
Did you know that you can buy bulk stickers from [Amazon???] (https://www.amazon.com/DreamerGO-Graffiti-Transparent-Motorcycle-Skateboard/dp/B01M9FHC08/ref=pd_sim_21_11?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01M9FHC08&pd_rd_r=YGCTQJHQC1ZBD807ASAQ&pd_rd_w=ESCUg&pd_rd_wg=E85wC&psc=1&refRID=YGCTQJHQC1ZBD807ASAQ)
I also suggest making a to-go bag. If you make your backgrounds at the beginning of the week, or before you start the journal, this makes it extra easy. Mine has:
I often use my journal to annotate from books (I used to do it INSIDE the books, but I found them difficult to read with any new clarity that way, and I'm trying to move to digital.) Since I mostly read self-help/improvement books, that made some great starting points for prompts.
No kidding. Never thought of those because the can says to use the natural bristle, these are for cheap!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MG5FZD3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.k5Dyb3Y5JVHD
I actually think that'll be pretty easy to paint...just lay down a foundation layer of the darker green then just go to town with some circle sponges.
I also want a Baby Poop Camo Rhodesian FAL, but I'm literally out of safe space anymore and my wife won't let me expand, haha.