Does any one know how to get a "sandbag" look to clay? And what material works best to press the clay against?

Supposedly an old t-shirt will do the trick, though I must admit, I haven't had much success with this (using Milliput). Give it a try, though, and tell me how it turned out.

Nic

I was searching around and i found an article about it! It said take a dry brush and "tap" it into the clay so the bristles make tiny holes... and it worked

Interesting. I might give that one a try, Timber, thanks for the update.

Nic

I used a thick paper towel and gently tapped it into the clay on some of my early sandbags worked pretty good.

Hello!

I use a maybe too muh easy method... I noticed that whn I give those sandbags the right shape (I make them using Milliput) my digital signs remain on the surface of the bag and they represent quite well a good texture of it....

Best regards!

I read that using cheese cloth is good, but I also heard to use your bare hands so that the texture is rough just like it has already been said.

okay - step by step here....

A) First, use ACTIVA "Air Dry" Clay... not miliput... Activa can be found in most chain store hobby and craft stores.

B) roll out about a six inch "log" by taking a ball of clay and rolling it back and forth between your hands.

C) lay the "log" on a hard surface, and gently press it down from it's rounder shape to a flatter "long pillow" shape.

D) for 1:35 scale (really, is there any other?), cut sections of the pillow about every 3/8 to 1/2 inch.

E) Lay the bags in place... over armor, walls, ground fortifications, etc. Build an interlocking wall as high as needed.

F) Take medical gause and wet it under the faucet. Wring out the excess water so you have a damp cloth. Press this into the clay and be sure to overlap several time to get a really nice looking grain.

G) Once this is done, take a dull xacto blade, and cut a few "seams" into the sides of the bags, and add a few "tears" as well...

H) Allow this to dry overnight and it will be hard as a rock the next day. You may now sand and file as desired, and then paint and weather as usual. Add in some earthen color pastel chalks to give a nice flat dirty / dustry patina. Be sure to put some loose dirt in and arount the bags to account for overflow, spills, and tears.

There is a DIGITAL DIAMOND on this very subject coming out soon, complete with illustrations. Look for it in the Features/Sections area,

I have heard to lightly tap the bristles of a toothbrush into the clay, and I sounds like it would work.

I use the t shirt method or any other material and it works great. :-)