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How to Make Water Effects With White Glue

If you're making a diorama or scenery for a model railroad set, you can use white glue to create a realistic-looking pool of water. Using a white glue that dries clear, you can pour the glue onto the set wherever you would like to simulate a pond or lake. This is an inexpensive way to make ponds without having to buy a costly commercially prepared lake or pond. By laying blue felt down, you create a small body of water with a blue hue.

Things You'll Need

Blue felt
White glue
Toothpicks or wooden craft sticks

Instructions

- 1
  Cut a piece of blue felt the size of the body of water you would like to create. Place a few dots of white glue on one side and glue it in place on the surface of your diorama.
- 2
  Build up the sides of your pond with whatever material you are using for the ground of the diorama. Some diorama makers use felt over wadded-up newspaper; others use papier-mache, paint and fake grass.
- 3
  Pour white glue over the surface of the blue felt. Pour as much as you need to make the body of water. It will dry clear.
- 4
  Use a toothpick or wooden craft stick to make small ripples in the water, if desired, after it has dried slightly. Experiment with what consistency will create ripples when you drag a toothpick through the glue. Depending on how much glue you poured, it will take about a half-hour to reach this consistency.

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