Does anybody have some good techniquez for making realistic snow?

cheerz Q.

I personaly use 2 methods depending on what i wanna achieve.

1. Diluted white glue /water mixed with baking soda when i need thick snow (tall snow)

2. Hairspray and baby powder for thin snow

And i often use mix of theese two becouse baking soda can turn a bit yellow so i add a thin layer of baby powder over it

an example pic

Yes, there are different ways of doing it, my prefered method is baking soda.
Depending on what sort of snow you want to depict, you can use hairspray or PVA glue.
In short:

Spray area to be covered with snow with hairspray or similair.
sprinkle baking soda through a tea strainer.
spray lightly with hairspray to seal the baking soda.

This works best for a 'thin layer' of snow, for thicker packed snow you can start with PVA glue



Cheers
Henk

Lord

Sprinkle baking powder through a seive and then spraying it with hairspray is the only way i make snow. I found that the other methods didn't work for me.

How does this baking soda look like?

cheerzQ.

I use Sweet N’ Low, the artificial sweetener (Equal and other artifical swetteners do work according to other who have tried this technique, but I have only used Sweet N'Low). It is not sugar, so it does not attract bugs or pests. It does not yellow (at lest not after 20 + years of using it) and it has a slight sparkly quality like real snow. I apply white flue or a mix of White glue and Water (75/25) and sprinkle it on. If I need heavy built up or “banks” of snow, I use wood or Styrofoam underneath and layer on A&B Epoxy Putty, Celluclay or Durhams water putty and then apply the Sweet N’ Low over the top.

John
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I used Woodland Sceenics snow attached with spray on glue. I just sprayed on the glue and shook the container of snow just like it was really falling. Added another coat of glue and kept on going untill I was satisfied.

i do the same as mirko. by having diluted glue( thin with water) the baking soda absorbs moisture and become hard, and what i call "idiot proof" in short, when friends coem over and touch is, it doesnt affect the scene
Frank

lordQ:
This is what baking soda sifted over white glue/water and oversprayed with hair spray looks like (the "yellow" look is cause the pix are kind of old). Hope this helps.

Art