Propnomicon

Brazen and Bold Productions not only brings us this fantastic Anubis mask , but details how the rusted steel finish was made. Primer: Blac...

If you want to create faux artifacts and items that look real you need to duplicate the look of the genuine article.  Luckily, we're abl...

This is another obsessive project where I spend an unreasonable amount of effort trying to capture a particular look for a prop. In this ca...

Stacey Ransom offers up a great aging technique using spray adhesive and powdered grout. I've used a similar method, but wasted a lot...

Dave Lowe brings us this quick and dirty tutorial on painting faux rust. You can see the transformative effect of that painting tec...

Now that I've had some time to think about it I wanted to write a little bit about the process of physically aging photos. If you've...

Risachantag over at Deviant Art has a great tutorial on creating realistic metal finishes on props. It's aimed at the cosplay/anime cr...

Artist Dave Lowe has posted an excellent how-to for creating creepy old books at his blog: I love old dusty books that look like they came...

I came across a great tutorial on artificially aging wood over here at Xrestore , a clock restoration site. New wood looks a lot different ...