Jeebus's big viv build, and jeebus (the crested gecko)

[spikemu]

lol very good idea

[messengermatt]

It's brilliant, wish i was as creative.

Any tips, did you draw it first or go straight from initial idea?

[spikemu]

Originally Posted by messengermatt

It's brilliant, wish i was as creative.

Any tips, did you draw it first or go straight from initial idea?

thanks XD

well i had weeks of it thought out in my head.

i didnt bother with drawing as that could prevent the randomness of the backgrounds rock shapes. all the shapes where just from me breaking up the poly sheet and sticking on.

but ALOT of thinking went into it and talking over with my guru lol
i mean i had thought of every lil detail of it.

but seriously the grouting is a killer lol thats the worst part of building the background lol.

but its soooooo much easier than it looks tbh anyone with two hands could do it ( sorry all you one handed ppl im sure you could do it too lol)

[teiryklav]

that's a very nice viv you got there!!
may i give a few opinion?
even though that i can't make that kind of viv, and also knows nothing about those things, i think to make the viv more natural, you should give the fake rocks some browny and green colour, brown a bit, and then green a very lil bit but dark green (so it's like lichen/moss there, i'm sure it'll look more natural )

and also, the pebbles, i think that it's to be more natural to get that out, but that's your viv, as you wish lol , better to use more darker pebbles if you still want to keep the humidity up..

and also, are you getting some forest vine? like the exo terra has? it'll make the viv nicer too for you and the cresties.. , not living, but still great..

but that's all my opinion, if you think your viv is better this way, that's fine, still very cool though!

[spikemu]

Originally Posted by teiryklav

that's a very nice viv you got there!!
may i give a few opinion?
even though that i can't make that kind of viv, and also knows nothing about those things, i think to make the viv more natural, you should give the fake rocks some browny and green colour, brown a bit, and then green a very lil bit but dark green (so it's like lichen/moss there, i'm sure it'll look more natural )

and also, the pebbles, i think that it's to be more natural to get that out, but that's your viv, as you wish lol , better to use more darker pebbles if you still want to keep the humidity up..

and also, are you getting some forest vine? like the exo terra has? it'll make the viv nicer too for you and the cresties.. , not living, but still great..

but that's all my opinion, if you think your viv is better this way, that's fine, still very cool though!

i answered your post on the other thread

[teiryklav]

yes i see that thx

[marcjwebb]

looks really good, nice work mate,
just out of interest did you use real plants?

[spikemu]

yea i did

kinda a bad move unless u check , recheck then check agen (poss agen for comfort) to see if there in no way toxic

[stimmy]

hey mate whats living in the viv now? its so awsome!

[Craigbaines]

hey, looks cool mate, can i ask what type of paint is safe to use with the crestie, iv just started to make one, only a simple background but i dont know what paint will be safe.