can anyone explain a method for painting a bottle to make it look like it's half empty ?
cheers in advance
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Painting bottles
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Re: Painting bottles
A bit like this ?
. . . . something I did for a giggle - the 'glass' is clear heat stretched sprue , the liquid was done by dipping them in 'clear ' orange paint . 

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Re: Painting bottles
Can anyone tell me how to make a giant penny ?
Nice bit of glass making there - looks good.



Nice bit of glass making there - looks good.
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Re: Painting bottles
genius
but how do you shape the spray love the work ! sadly mine are resin bottles and not clear ! but genius well done mate
but how do you shape the spray love the work ! sadly mine are resin bottles and not clear ! but genius well done mate
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Re: Painting bottles
That is one damn big penny!
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Re: Painting bottles
I usually do brown ceramic or green glass and use Tamiya clear green.
Here is a ceramic one
and here is a green bottle. Sorry no close up MichaelC has the figures!
Here is a ceramic one
and here is a green bottle. Sorry no close up MichaelC has the figures!

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