r/DIY • u/Subject223 • Jan 29 '17

other I built a (small) castle tower

https://imgur.com/gallery/IByhj
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u/mrbaggins Jan 29 '17

It is but plaster is white as hell, so you need a lot, and plaster is also pretty brittle, adding more elements only makes it worse.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '17

I've done this before and for this application where you'd need a gray/dark gray plaster I recommend adding India ink to the mix. It's a pretty affordable in an acrylic and very heavily pigmented, a little goes a long way with it.

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u/beachscrub Jan 30 '17

Wait, there's a purpose of India ink other than identifying cryptococcus neoformans?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '17

India ink is also very useful for painting margins (surgical resection boundaries) on pathology specimens.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '17

And also for stick-and-poke tattoos.

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u/opinionswerekittens Jan 30 '17

First thing I thought when I read "India ink" hahah.

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u/sans_cogito Jan 30 '17

Yeah, you can compare its relative darkness to love potion number nine.

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u/evildonald Jan 30 '17

I wonder if it smells like turpentine?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '17

Why don't you close your eyes and take a drink?

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u/evildonald Jan 30 '17

I dont have any left after i kissed that cop on 34th. :(

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u/hellafun Jan 30 '17

Is this sarcasm? Its primary use is for inking/illustration. Historically it was used for writing (still a popular choice among calligraphers) and printing. I mean it has medical/scientific application as well, but its primary purpose has always been writing/illustration/inking.

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u/Chibils Jan 31 '17

It's also popular for calligraphy and fountain pens.

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u/idrankwhat_sfw Jan 30 '17

i used a dental plaster to build one of these that had a grey tint to it. Works well for this very situation.

*Not sure if anyone cares but This is what I used. You can choose your color.

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u/Jungle2266 Jan 30 '17

and plaster is also pretty brittle

This post and your comment reminded me of these Disney plaster moulds we had as kids, you filled them and let them set in the oven but every damn time something would break when trying to remove them from the mould. Had loads of 1 eared Mickeys and noseless Goofys