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The foliage is always the giveaway for me; real leaves have a semigloss or even gloss fini***hat results in extreme contrast between highlight and shade, while the green foam we all seem to use (combined with unnatural lighting) results in very flat-looking greenery. I'm wanting to find the solution to this dilemma, and I'm experimenting with varni***hinned with turpentine as a scenic adhesive, since this imparts a sheen. I'm thinking that mixing in some oil colors, to add a dark green wa***o the effect, might be what it takes, but the jury is still out. <br /> <br />I also can always tell model figures when I see them, and they have the opposite probem: too much plastic sheen, too much gloss. Painting with flat acrylics may help, and possibly weathering with chalks would be in order.
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