I started the bog back in October 2024 and tonight I think I'm going to stick a fork in it (hopefully I won't drain it). The final thing I added to it was some algae around the edges and a few lily pads.
I wound up giving the bog a second pour using the Liquitex Pouring Medium, but this time I added a few more drops of Vallejo Burnt Umber to help offset the some of the lighter areas. For the most it worked. But you will notice differences in colors from post to the next. This is due mainly to lighting and camera/image editing. In person it does have a slight orangeish look like coffee, but it's hard to get that to show correctly with the camera.
The algae I'm happy with. I took some fine ground foam of three different shades of greens and put a pinch in a very fine strainer and rubbed it till it fell through the strainer. This gave me a much finer ground foam. I used the pouring medium to glue the algae in place, it took a bit of practice to keep it from being overwhelming and to get the right colors. While it's not perfect, I'm happy with the outcome. As for the lily pads, I'm not 100% happy, but they'll work.
Also if you plan to go fishing or wading in the bog, do be mindful of the local gators!
If there is anything I need to add to the bog it will around the cabin and the boat dock. I need to build a small, old dock, the one I got from Woodland Scenics: Family Fishing pack, just looks cheap. I think fabricate one that'll look much better?
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