An Asphalt Technique

When modeling asphalt, the challenge is to get away from an overly uniform color pattern…easier said than done. I tried something new this weekend.

-Start by painting your street or parking lot surface with Rustoleum Light Gray Primer and let it dry.

-For the second level I used “Charcoal” colored grout. A nice quality of grout is that it’s less aggressive and doesn’t “bite” as hard as weathering powders. That makes it more forgiving.

-Take an old one-inch wide brush, dip it into a container of grout and then dab it on the surface.

-Next, take a cosmetic sponge and using mostly vertical motions dab and grind it in a little. Spread it a little around side to side if needed.

-Vacuum off the excess and repeat if there are any bare areas.

-Seal with Dullcote.

-Apply some very, very thin cracks with a super sharp, black, artists pencil

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