According to Lou Sassi’s book, when he uses ground goop he immediately starts to layer other scenery elements on (dirt, ground foam, etc.). Does it have to be done that way? Is it easy to come back later and add those scenery elements?
Thanks!
I suspect he does it that way because he wants to take advantage of the inherent wetness of the goop just laid. When you go back to add another layer of goop, or to add real sifted dirt, or more paint, you would be well advised to liberally spray the target area with water as a first step. Otherwise, the dry and cured first layer will act as a super wick and soak up all moisture it can get from what you then apply. For more goop, this will affect its curing…the water is needed for the chemical reaction, but will be quickly lost to the previous dry layer. Although not as critical, this could be true for glues and paints added atop a cured layer.
If you add real sifted dirt, and then fix it in place with matte medium or glue (diluted), the first layer of goop will do the same as previously described.
I am not familiar with his work, and not with his teachings, but going by what I now know about goop, since I used it extensively this past year, that is at least partly what he must have in mind.
I love Sassi’s work. The main reason is speed and convienience. Becaise I use premixed drywall seam cement as the base for my ground goop, I can go back as many times as I please to add layers of ground cover. I use hair spray if it does not make too much mess.
My advice, For this level of scenery, expermentation is better than education. Learn as you go and share your discoveries.
There is a demo of ground goop on the latest (#8) Dream Plan Build DVD. He works an area while it is wet. If, for some reason he wants to come back and add stuff, he does the usual diluted matte medium spray for ground covers, and if I remember correctly white glue or straight matte medium for the big stuff. He recommends working a small area while it is wet for the initial cover as it turns out better in the end. He does two different sections in the segment.