Yet again a very late thank you and apology for my delay in responding to your posts, chaps.
Tim. In the '70's/ '80's I was into surfing big time. I used to cast my own surf boards 'blocks' out of 2 part polyurethane foam. Then shaped them before coating the things in fibreglass.
I well remember getting a good bollocking from the missus for nicking one of her psychedelic tea towels to glass into the board.......Now, I stick to leisurely kayaking.
....Sorry, I digress.
I've started to add some colour to the sea and shore line.
As usual, I don't waste my 'good' paints, but use cheap acrylics from pound shops and the like.
I'm working on getting a gradual colour change for the slightly deeper waters to the shallows. Then onto the line of unexpected deep water which claimed so many lives on that day.
Here's the progress thus far......
The modelled red sand of Omaha beach is just that - Ordinary red building sand sprinkled onto the base.
I kept the paints wet so they kind'a ran into each other, thus avoiding any paint edges between colours.
The next stage will be to darken those inshore deep strips of water.......etc!
Once I'm happy with the colours, I can then add silicone and highlights.
Cheers.
Ron