Ok finally finished glossing one of the strawberries. Took several days, as I expected the FCS material is very absorbent, so it took about 8 coats to get it starting to look shiny. Went easy on the first couple of layers since I didnt want to drown it and have the colours run or something (since FCS doesnt play well with water/liquid) but the last few layers I completely drowned it and luckily had some very hot & dry weather. Applied 2 coats per day.
The results were pretty good, the glossy surface brings out the colours nicely and adds more contrast. Certainly helps show off the details between the seeds nicely, which arent as visible in the non-gloss version, gives it an overall more natural look I think.
But I think Im going to need to find a better way of glossing FCS objects, since 8 coats took quite some time and messing around. I'll be seeing if I can work something else out which will seal the surface better, so only 1-2 coats of gloss are required, something to look into.
Pics:
(one is glossed, the other normal for comparison)
Last edited: Dec 13, 2012