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I'll be using Woodland Scenics' "Realistic Water" for the first time in a little while, on a project I've been thinking about for awhile. I've done a fair bit of research, and while I have almost all questions answered, I still have one.

What I'll be doing with the realistic water is lightly colouring it (with food colouring, which I understand is best for the transparent look), and creating a few large "pustules" with it by layering it into some transparent plastic half-globes that are about 2cm diameter (so I'll need a few layers). If this sounds wierd, trust me, I've seen it done already and I'm reproducing someone else's work.

So, is it possible to take some of the Water, pour it into a jar, colour it there, and then use what's in the jar to layer the pustules over a period of a few days? Or would what's in the jar start to congeal, even if I had a tight lid on it? I ask because I worry about getting an evenly-coloured series of layers in the pustule if I put a drop of colour into each layer.

I'm sure this is a trivial issue for all the rambling I've done, but if anyone has experience with layering coloured Realistic Water or if they've had some kept in a separate jar, I'd appreciate the input.

Should be able to keep it sealed and it not cure. It's air-curing so once it's used all the oxygen in your jar it's not going to go off.

It's VERY transparent when done properly - I think your best bet for the pustules is to layer them on with the ground work, then paint and seal(gloss) that before pouring the realistic water.

Good to know about the jar, thanks.

As for transparency, they need to be very transparent because the pustules will have Tyranid rippers in them. And they won't be on the ground, they'll be on the Tervigon conversion I'm making. Here is the project I'll be basing my conversion on. You'll see what my goal is.