I also tried to do bricks, but something went terribly wrong and I am re-doing! Not sure what happened --I think I ruined my batch of gesso-- either too much glue or not enough. Or maybe the coats didn't dry long enough? Not sure.
The stone and bricks are done the same way: a layer of gesso, then layers of paint on top to mimic the stone or brick color. Once that dries you scribe the mortar lines with a straight edge: larger squares for stone, smaller for brick. Then you go back with paint and touch up the individual stones.
I've tried using different tools to scribe the mortar joints, but haven't discovered the definitive one, yet. The tong of a dinner fork seemed to work best, but there must be something better than that! Looks like there will be more experimenting with tools and colors until I figure out what works and looks best.
I believe that Bluette uses really narrow tape for her mortar lines.
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Stretch the tape over your background after it has dried. Roll your stone mixture on next. Then pull up the tape.
No scoring needed!
There is a video of this technique.
http://www.mindstorm-inc.com/pages/vid/mm01.html
You might be able to check it out of the NAME library.
Hmmm, I wonder how you mark off the vertical lines of the individual bricks? Might be possible with stones, but 3/4 X 1/4" bricks? I'm afraid my fingers are too clumsy to work with tiny bit of tape that small!
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