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Hi Fergerson and welcome this is a pretty good place to ask questions and talk( about pretty much everything). RT, Actually I'm the real odd ball here being the only woman who posts in the Coffee Shop. Ryan, my water technique came about because of $, I like working with the epoxy best but found for deeper spots it was costing way to much,so here's what I do: 1) For rivers I carve out the river usually from some type of foam(I really like foam especially blue) 2) I paint, I lke to use 2 or 3 different blues and white, I swirl  the color to give it w running water look. 3) When paint is completely dry, pour mod podge down the stream (if on a mountain I may let it drip down the side, if it looks aproprate) 4) when mod podge is almost dry( it may be slightly white in places, those spots will give the impression of rapids) mix and pour on epoxy, when it has set slightly lift up the epoxy to create waves, this may have to be done may times before it looks the way you want. For lakes: 1) I carve out my lake,( this part is not for the faint of heart)I do this by tapering down the foam so that It gets deeper toward the middle(like a real lake). 2) paint is almost always 2nd with me.Start darker in the middle and lighten as you go toward shore.I like to make a "beach" on mine by painting a section on the shore like sand. 3) once again add a layer of mod podge(don't fill all the way) The big differance her between rivers and lakes is when the mod podge is tacky I like to "move" it around a bit to create texture under the water.I also like to add sand to my beach area doing it now ensures that the sand will not shift when adding the epoxy. 4) When mod podge is completly dry, add the final coat of epoxy. on this project I had the river coming down into the lake so When the epoxy was tacky I pulled up on it at the base of the waterfll to give the illusion of moving water.It's a lot of work and I am sure there are easier ways but I have fun doing it ths way. as for the photos I followed a thread (I think one of you guys wrote it) and found fantastic tips on making my photos better now I just need to find a way to post them.  Can I transfer them directly to the forum?(I have 2 threads requesting my pics so would I be better off with one of those photo sites?) well:" that's all folks"
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