Materials and tools:
Mounting foam (any)
Glue "Titan"
Wood putty.
Acrylic paints.
Liquid nails "Fix All" (Cristal)
toothpicks
tassel
Acrylic paints
Acrylate varnish for wood
Small decorative stones.
Film
Gloves
Stationery (or any convenient) knife.
Plastic covers for notebooks.
I love waterfalls and look at them and try to draw, but here I really wanted a homemade waterfall. But not the one where the water is pouring (this one is annoying for some reason ...), but the most ordinary one.
I tried to film and describe the process of creating a home waterfall.
Take mounting foam (I took the most common one in a can for 100 rubles).
Lay an oilcloth or film on the work surface. Be sure to wear gloves
(rubber or medical), because the foam is very sticky to the hands and difficult to wash. Foam a few “slides” on the film, sprinkle the “slides” with a spray bottle for flowers so that the foam “sets” faster. as you see your big mountain. Since the bottom has not yet dried out, the slides "sit down" on top of each other and immediately stick together.
Give the foam a day to “grab”.
Cut out the base of the mountain from the resulting mass - cut off the excess from the sides with a knife, cut through caves and recesses.
Treat all surfaces and joints with putty. Let dry for a day.
Paint the slide, walls and "bottom" of the waterfall first with dark brown, then with light brown paint. Give the paint time to dry.
Spread glue "Titan" on the surface of the "mountain", sprinkling the glue with small decorative pebbles. Cover with acrylic varnish. Dry during the day.
Paint the "bottom" of the waterfall and the places where the "water" runs off with blue and white paints.
To simulate flowing water was tested:
1. Liquid nails "Moment" Mounting transparent..
The photo shows "transparency", yeah. as they were opaque white, so they remained even after two days ..
2. Liquid nails "AXTON" transparent. I didn’t like it, first of all, a very pungent, poisonous smell (as if a lot - a lot of vinegar was mixed with something). This is how the “waterfalls” turn out to be unclear and ugly, robbed.
3. Liquid nails “Fix-All soludal, Crystal / You can try others, but the word Crystal must be present.
Take a napkin and make a “stencil” blank of the desired length.
I bought a regular notebook cover for the water imitation substrate. It is transparent with blueness and it turned out to be the most it.
After preparing the stencils, put a cover on them.
Take liquid nails and “draw” strips on the stencil with them, close to each other. With a toothpick, smooth the surface of the strips in a zigzag line
Leave to dry. But it's better to leave it to dry. so that the dried nails take the desired shape. Cut the film along the contour of the waterfall, pierce the film with a toothpick at the beginning of the “waterfall” and attach it to a convenient, convex surface.
After giving time to dry to the “flowing water” and using the same nails, smear the recesses in the “mountain” and attach the workpieces with a toothpick. Adjust the "waterfalls" by adding strips of liquid nails, simulating the effect of flowing water.
Paint the surface of the waterfall with an almost dry white brush with white paint.
Wait for the “waterfalls” to dry completely, check that everything corresponds to what was outlined. Put a few decorative elements on the bottom, in my case these are white round decorative pebbles. In the "liquid glass", poured into any container that is not a pity to throw away, add any blue dye (in this case, I took a dye for soap) - 3-4 drops
Allow time for the “liquid glass” to dry completely, depending on the thickness of the layer, this will be from two to four days.
Add a couple of strips of "liquid nails" at the base of the "waterfalls", mix the applied strips with dried "water". With a toothpick or bamboo stick, lift the sealant at the base of the "waterfall" in small sharp "waves"
Allow time to dry and paint the tips of the "waves" at the base of the waterfall with white paint.
Everything, the waterfall is ready ...
A table waterfall or a floating cup will become a decor for an aquarium or a room. On the plot you can make a waterfall in the country.
The content of the article:
A waterfall allows you to turn a corner of an apartment or summer cottage into a natural one. It is pleasant to watch how a man-made stream runs, to listen to its murmur. If you do not have a summer cottage, but have an aquarium, then knowledge on how to make a waterfall in it will come in handy. Those who have their own hacienda can still first practice creating a small fixture, and then make a waterfall in the country.
Decorative waterfall for aquarium
It is not for nothing that this subtitle has such a name, because a home stream is a worthy decoration of an aquarium.
Look at the principle of the device of such a waterfall. As you can see, it consists of unpretentious items. Due to the circulation of transparent and fine white sand, which drives the compressor, a very interesting effect is created.
To make such a decor for an aquarium with your own hands, you will need:
- plastic bottle - volume 1.5 liters;
- dropper;
- plastic bottle - volume 0.5 liters;
- silicone sealant;
- plastic water pipe diameter 370 mm;
- water supply rubber hose diameter 120–300 mm;
- narrow tape;
- compressor;
Glue the hose to the tube using sealant. Step back 3 cm from the bottom of the hose, make an incision here with a sharp knife 2 cm deep, 1 cm wide, oval.
It was the turn of the 1.5 liter bottle. Cut off the threaded throat from it, then the next part just below the shoulders. You have got a kind of bowl. Put it on a rubber tube, securing it at the incision site.
Next, you need to bend the 3 ends of the plastic water pipe, fix them in this position with tape, winding it up.
Now you need to glue the junction of the hoses with the bowl well with a sealant, then move away from work, wait for the solution to dry completely. After that, you can proceed to the next step. At the top of the hose, make an oval diagonal cut that is 2.5 cm deep and 1 cm wide.
Glue the plastic tip from the dropper to the bottom of the tube, you need to be patient and wait for the solution to dry completely.
Only after that you can put the tube from the dropper on the plastic tip, and the other end of the tube must be connected to the compressor.
At this stage, you need to check if everything is working correctly by turning on the compressor. If you are satisfied, we continue to create. To make a visor cap, you need to cut off the top of a 500 ml plastic bottle, remove the neck with a knife. You should get a funnel, the height of which is 3 cm.
Make a cut on the side of it, attach this element up with sealant and narrow adhesive tape.
Please note that the visor from a small plastic bottle should not cover the upper section of the hose, air bubbles will subsequently come out through this hole.
It remains to decorate the waterfall by attaching pebbles to it with a sealant. Here's what you get.
To make the aquarium decor in the form of flowing sand a lasting impression, you can purchase colored artificial sand. If this fails, choose the usual fraction of such that it is not too small or large. In the first case, it will become too sprayed in different directions, and in the second, sand grains can create a traffic jam and make it difficult for the waterfall to work.
Small stone stream with your own hands at home
Check out another way to make a waterfall. This is how it can turn out as a result.
To do this, you need to get this:
- small stones;
- sand;
- a platform, which may well be a lid from a small plastic bucket and even from a can of herring, a plastic saucer;
- tile adhesive;
- liquid nails "Fix All" or glue Titanium;
- a small decorative jug;
- knitting needle;
- tile adhesive.
It is not necessary to buy stones, if you go for a walk in the non-snowy season, look under your feet. Sometimes near the road, paths you can find very beautiful specimens. After you get home, wash them well, lay them out on a towel to dry, and at this time take care of another stage of work.
Put glue on the lid, sprinkle it with sand so that it sticks here. In this case, it is necessary to arrange so not only the upper part of the lid, but also its rim.
If you are using, for example, a plastic saucer, then its sides do not need to be covered. Carry glue on top of the sand, attach pebbles here. Of those that are larger, make a semblance of a rock. Place a small decorative jug on top, attaching it in the same way.
Let the tile adhesive dry, then pour Titanium glue here. Pour it into a jug, wait 10 minutes. This is necessary for him to "grab". By winding its hardening fibers onto a knitting needle, give the waterfall the desired shape.
If you are using liquid nails, then first cut out a water template from paper, then cover it with this mass, wait until it dries. Then you can attach falling water to the top of the work.
It seems as if it really is water, and air bubbles give the work more authenticity.
If you brought shells from the sea, then use those for your craft. See how to place them, where to attach artificial greenery. Liquid nails or glue will give the impression of falling water.
If you don't have sand, then make the base of a waterfall with clear blue water. Lay a cut-out piece of oilcloth or other rubberized material of the same color on the selected round container. Top with glue, which will soon create the effect of an exotic lake.
If you want to make a rock for a waterfall, then take for this:
- mounting foam;
- sharp construction knife;
- acrylic paints;
- glue Titanium;
- sand.
Now paint it with light brown paints, leaving free space where the jets will flow. Fill these places with blue paint. Glue the sand to some areas of the rock after the paint has dried. When the glue is completely dry, then you need to make falling water from liquid nails or Titanium, and another desktop waterfall is ready.
Place a gold one next to it to create a nautical-themed corner in the house.
If you have a suburban area, then there will certainly be a place to create a waterfall. Here you can have a great rest, enjoy the murmur of a man-made stream.
How to make a waterfall in the country?
Step-by-step instructions and photo illustrations for it will help you understand the principle of its device. The list of necessary will facilitate the task of self-selection of information. For this job use:
- sand;
- pebbles;
- quartzite;
- cement;
- granotsev;
- PVC film or fiberglass;
- reinforcing mesh;
- water pump;
- rubber hose.
Now you can pick up a shovel and dig a pit. But since you will be making a waterfall in the country, you need to build a hill. You will create it from dug up earth. To strengthen this slide and create a cascade, design it the way the brave altruists do in the photo.
Make a pit deep enough. If you later want to breed fish there, then it should be at least a meter long so that the water does not freeze in winter.
When arranging a recess, keep in mind that it will need to be filled with 10 centimeters of sand. It is spilled, rammed. Now you can lay the waterproofing from the material of your choice on top.
The film should be enough so that it goes well on the banks. Press down on her here with stones. When digging a pit, you need to make another small hole where you will put a polyethylene pipe.
If you want the lower part of the waterfall to be a strong film that does not tear, then place a reinforcing mesh here, put a concrete solution 12–15 cm high on top. Let the lake bowl dry properly.
Now look at how the water system will be arranged.
As you can see, there is a pump at the bottom, the cable and hose are brought to the surface. The cable will be connected to the network, the hose will need to be laid between the stones of the slide so that the water can rise and then flow down.
To do this, lay flat sandstone, pebbles in the form of a slide. What a beautiful cascading waterfall it turns out.
If you do not want to lay a film on the bottom of the trench, concrete the bowl, then use a ready-made pond tank.
But first, you also have to dig a ditch, then lay a bowl here, close the junction of the reservoir with the soil outside with the excavated earth in order to close the borders of the lake.
Also place a pump here, bring a hose to it, the upper edge of which must be raised to a sufficient height, draped with stones to make a waterfall. You can put a garden fountain, you get a very nice pond.
You can plant aquatic plants here in plastic pots. If you want, turn this place into an alpine hill, combining stones with unpretentious mountain vegetation, then the principle of creation can be the same as in the next photo.
The following diagram will certainly come in handy, which details what an artificial waterfall consists of.
DIY floating cup
If the previous work seemed difficult to you, see how to make a waterfall so that it is in the apartment. Moreover, looking at some samples, you will see not only flowing water, but also floating flowers and even delicious chocolate and coffee icing that will pour out of the container onto a piece of cake.
Let's continue the topic, let's see how a floating cup is created with our own hands, from which an inexhaustible stream of water seems to flow.
To create such beauty, you will need:
- plate;
- transparent plastic bottle;
- cup;
- glue Titanium;
- scissors.
Now, in turn, bring these parts to the flame of the burner to give such an interesting shape. Flat petals should remain at the top and bottom, which will then need to be glued to the cup and to the plate.
To do this, generously grease half of the bottle with Titanium glue, glue it to the inside of the cup. Decorate the other half of the plastic bottle in the same way, glue it to the outside of the cup.
Now you need to fix the workpiece in the desired position with the help of auxiliary items so that it dries completely within two days. Here's what happens.
Now you need to cover the blanks from plastic bottles with Titan glue again. It is better to first leave it in the air for 10 minutes, let it become a little thicker. But if there is still a lot of glue in the vial, then it's a pity to leave it to dry like this. In this case, you will need to pour Titanium on the top of the plastic bottle, and what flows down, lift it up again with a spatula.
If you want the water to have a blue tint, add a little dye of this color to the glue.
Until the solution is completely dry, lay out the plate with shells, colored pebbles. In the same way, you can decorate the cup itself to make such a homemade artificial waterfall.
From such a container, not only water can fall, let flowers pour out of it, as it were.
So that you can put this waterfall on your desktop, admire it, take:
- a coffee pair consisting of a saucer and a cup;
- glue gun;
- thick wire in the winding, the length of the segment is 20 cm;
- scissors;
- pliers;
- artificial flowers;
- for decoration: butterfly, beads, beads.
From artificial plants, their flowering part is cut off, starting from the bottom of the cup, glue them here first.
Next, decorate the entire wire and saucer. You can glue decorations here if you like.
If you want coffee to smell delicious at home, use the grains of this tree for this. But first, it is better to decorate the mug and cup with jute rope, gluing it to these objects in a spiral.
Also connect the coffee pair with a thick wire in the winding, then glue the coffee beans here. Also, cinnamon sticks will be appropriate here, with which such a fragrant artificial waterfall is decorated.
Let's develop such a delicious topic further. After all, this active flow can fall down, creating a chocolate cake. The first stages of work are similar to the previous master class, so we will not list them again. But the creation of a small cake can be done in more detail.
For it, you will need foam, insulation or something similar. Put the shape in the form of a cup here, cut out equal circles. To get a bevel, as if the cake had already begun to be eaten, they took a piece with a spoon, cut holes in each, alternating them in size.
Lay the workpieces in a pile, if the cut is uneven, correct it at this stage.
The sweetness consists of alternating soufflé and chocolate cakes, to show this, paint the edges of the white blanks with black acrylic paint.
Glue the layers together. Then this cake can be covered with putty, treated with sandpaper or glued to it with a napkin. Then the paint will not be absorbed into the porous structure of the material and will lie flat. Apply dark acrylic paint to the sweetness.
Now you need to stick the second end of the wire that fastens the cup into the cake, bend it from the back in the form of a loop. To hide this auxiliary attribute, make a notch on the back of the cake, put a piece of wire there.
The cake will be even more appetizing if it is coated with a layer of acrylic varnish and sprinkled with coconut chips on top. If you want the plate to be decorated like in a restaurant, then type brown acrylic paints into the syringe, apply a line of strokes. Glue the bottom of the wire, which is under the cake, to this plate.
Attach the bottom of the cake to this dish in the same way. Now, using a glue gun or Titanium glue, you need to glue coffee beans onto a flowing waterfall. If you are using a glue gun, be very careful as the silicone coming out of it is hot.
To make the buildable chocolate icing, thin the acrylic lacquer and brown acrylic paint 1:1. Cover with this substance the gaps between the coffee beans and themselves. When all this dries up, you can admire the results of a wonderful work.
Here's how many interesting things you can do on the theme of the waterfall. If you want to make it in the country, then watch the video tutorial. From it you will learn some of the subtleties of the process, for example, you will learn how to glue flat stones.
The second plot is useful for those who do not have a personal plot, but have a desire to make a waterfall.
The third one will reveal the secret of how a do-it-yourself floating cup is made.
"I saw a lot of tutorials on creating waterfalls from glue. As usual, I took a little bit from each and created such a decoration for the house."
We need:
- PVA glue (preferably a professional, but a builder is also possible)
- TITAN WILD glue
- dry pharmacy grass (I like string or nettle most of all, they give a green color)
- shells, pebbles, barbecue stick
- all sorts of "decorations" - grass, a turtle, small multi-colored pebbles.
- A lot of patience and nerves (later I will tell you where they are very needed)
Description of the manufacture of the waterfall
First of all, we “cast” a stand from plaster. Pour gypsum, diluted with water to the consistency of thick sour cream, into a plastic box that you like. If you are afraid that it will not stick well, the form can be lubricated with a small amount of vegetable oil. After complete drying, paint with acrylic paint. True, then I did not like the dark bottom and I partially scraped off the paint under the bottom of the reservoir.
Next, I'll explain my steps a bit. I tried to fasten the wall of the fountain itself with putty, glue, gypsum-glue mixture ... I didn’t like the result, and in any case, the seams between the pebbles then need to be decorated with something.
I decided to try my favorite mixture of dry grass with PVA glue. It turned out very similar to moss and the pebbles were perfectly fastened together. This is where I stopped. I simply mixed a small amount of glue with dry nettle and cemented the wall with this mixture. Moreover, she was not upset if neighboring pebbles got dirty during the construction process, but moss grows everywhere. I walled the shells right into the wall, although it was possible to glue them later.
Pebbles were laid out on the same mixture along the edge of the reservoir.
After the end of the construction of the wall, pour a small amount of Titanium on the bottom, sprinkle with sand or multi-colored small pebbles, plant grass, decorations.
Now we arm ourselves with a barbecue stick and great patience. We take Titanium and begin to quietly pour it into the upper shells. We remember how it flows, so that later the waterfall looks natural. Pour, pour, the glue flows down, filling the reservoir and the shells of the cascade.
Stop pouring, the trickles of the waterfall safely "run away". Wind the glue on a stick in a pond or horizontal shells, pull it up and attach it to the place where the trickle should flow from. She runs away, we pull again .... Then a thin stream freezes, we continue to apply layers of glue on it until we get the desired result.
We wait until it dries, pour it into the tanks, since the glue shrinks when it dries.
In short, we conjure for several days with glue, a stick and our nerves. The more patient and slow you are, the more beautiful the result will be. Bubbles form themselves during the drying process.
Today we bring to your attention an original idea for the manufacture of a dry waterfall, which will perfectly fit into the interior of the living room, children's room.
To create a decorative waterfall you will need:
Stones of different sizes;
Plate + napkin for decoupage;
Ground coffee;
Artificial greenery and flowers;
Adhesive for ceiling tiles - "Dragon", "Titanium;
Decorative waterfall step by step:
Collect stones from the road (photo 1) and varnish them (photo 2). Take out the old plate and cover it with a napkin (Pic 3-4). Do not decoupage the bottom and leave it white (photo 5).
Start slowly gluing the pebbles, building a slide out of them in the form of a wall (photo 6). Fill the gaps between the stones with ground coffee, and in some places stick artificial greenery and flowers.
After all the stones are glued, and the fountain takes on the shape you need, you start pouring glue from above, creating “streams of water”. An imitation of real water can be obtained from the glue that is used to glue the ceiling tiles - "Dragon", "Titan", etc. (photo 8).
It is important to pour slowly enough, and in order for the simulated jets to solidify well, pour the glue into any container in advance and let them thicken a little in the air.
But if the jet does not hold somewhere, return it to its place by winding glue from the bottom onto any stick-twig (you can use makeup sticks by removing the cotton from them), you can use a knitting needle. Screw the glue onto the stick and drag it up to the right place, and attach it there, scrolling on the stone and pressing the “stream” against it.
You can also use shells or even crab for decoration (as in this case).
Decorative waterfall is ready!
source: http://women-on-line.ru/publ/kukolnaja_miniatjura/imitacija_vody_v_kukolnykh_miniatjurakh/59-1-0-514
Imitation of water in puppet miniatures
Typically, miniaturists use epoxy to simulate water and other liquids. If you have seen various drinks, shiny sauces on food, raw eggs, soups or other liquids in doll miniatures, and have also seen beautiful water effects in railway or landscape scenes, you may have looked at epoxy resin products.
When you prepare such a mixture, it will harden, become shiny and durable. It can be poured in several layers to create the effect of deep water.
Only a layer of 3 or 6 mm of material can be poured at a time. You will not be able to pour one thick layer of this material. For example, deep water can only be made in a few layers.
What is a 2 part clear epoxy resin?
A two part clear epoxy is a high gloss finish made from a mixture of epoxy and hardener. You can buy it in hardware stores and building supermarkets. The main use of the material is a long-lasting and strong gloss after it hardens. Two-component epoxy is sold in a set (two jars: one with hardener, and the other with epoxy). When these two components are mixed in equal amounts, the mixture heats up, then becomes gel-like, and then completely hardens.
Dyes, dyes, and fillers can be added to a mixture to simulate colors and textures. Paints must be suitable for working with epoxy. Other dyes may react with the epoxy and destroy its normal properties.
Safe work
Work with epoxy resins only in a well-ventilated area. You should avoid breathing vapors (epoxy vapors are much lighter than vapors from other chemicals that are used to simulate water), and it is also advisable to wear gloves and goggles when working with epoxy to protect your hands and eyes from accidental splashes. The product is sold with accessible instructions for safe use.
This is not a product that children can use. Therefore, bottles with epoxy resin and hardener should be kept away from children.
Rubbing alcohol or regular alcohol can be used to clean spilled liquid resin from surfaces and tools.
Mixing
The two components must be completely mixed together in one container (which must be discarded after work). The material from which the container is made must not react with the epoxy. Good to work with miniatures small plastic cups with measured marks (for example, they are sold with cough syrup) are suitable, in which you can mix the two components of the resin. If you don’t have anything like that at hand, you can also use disposable syringes in order to measure the right amount of material.
Epoxy must be mixed by carefully measuring the exact amount of resin and hardener (1:1). This option is also possible: you measure the right amount of epoxy, pour it into a disposable cup, and then add hardener to the same level in another cup.
When you have two equal batches, you pour the epoxy into the hardener pot and mix the two thoroughly with a wooden stick.
Then, when the ingredients are well mixed in the container, you pour them back into the container where the epoxy was, to make sure that you used the ingredients in equal amounts, and that what was left at the bottom of the first vessel was completely used up.
Bubble removal
Mixing epoxy and hardener will cause bubbles to form. If you blow on the mixture, the bubbles will burst due to the presence of carbon dioxide in your breath. If you will be filling small bottles, jars, glasses, or jugs, allow the epoxy to vent for a few minutes before pouring it into the container in which it will solidify.
Working conditions
Most epoxy resin manufacturers list approximately 30 minutes in the instructions for the resin to gel (depending on room temperature). Most two part epoxy mixes cure in approximately 8 hours at 21°C. But they can not be used when the humidity in the room is about 50%, otherwise they may become foggy. The material has a shelf life of at least a year if stored in a tightly sealed container. Epoxy resin products will turn yellow if exposed to direct sunlight.
Liquid Simulation with Two-Part Clear Epoxy
Epoxy resin settles into a flat surface. She slowly stretches down the walls of the vessel. To simulate still water, you will need to apply a final smoothing to its surface to remove the "protruding" edges that form after the mass flows down the walls.
Plan your work carefully. You may need to glue the parts before pouring the resin into the jar. Also, you may need to add details with each layer (for example, to make a realistic environment with fish or tadpoles at different levels, jars of fruits or vegetables that do not sink to the bottom).
If you're thinking of simulating melting jelly, ice cream, or a spilled drink, allow the epoxy to gel before pouring it. In this way, you will get a thicker layer than if you poured it immediately after mixing.
To create a wet mark or puddle effect, but with the condition that you later need to remove this effect from the surface, pour resin on a bendable plastic surface. Tear off the plastic from the "puddle" and then place the "puddle" on the floor in the dollhouse without pouring resin on the floor.
There are other products that are better suited for running water, and most of them can be combined with a hardened two part clear epoxy.
Tips & Tricks
Epoxies will not easily fall out of shape. Don't use them to make doll jelly or anything that needs to be taken out of molds.
Improper mixing will cause the epoxy to not cure. Measure well before mixing.
When filling a container with a small neck, fill it drop by drop from the tip of a pin or toothpick. Or use a disposable pipette or syringe.
Avoid working in a cold and damp environment, otherwise the resin may fog.
Use special paints for working with epoxy resin. Compatible paints are transparent or translucent, and colors can be mixed.
Some plastic parts may dissolve in epoxy. Check for resin damage to paints or bases before working with them.
