Contributing Member wolvenstien Posted February 2, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted February 2, 2008 Thunder Cats ho! Looks good, you would never guess it was a re-cycle from the boo boo bin..... Quote "The miracle is not how two adults can create a child, the phenomenon is how quickly a child can create two adults." -- VYBE Her: Hit Me Him: Do you want me to use the knife? Her: No, When you hit with a knife, that's STABBING!
Members CitizenKate Posted February 2, 2008 Author Members Report Posted February 2, 2008 Thanks for the comments, everyone... The main thing I'm not satisfied with is that the antique around the numbers and dial beading is a little too dark, and makes the numbers look a little fuzzy. Also, some of the purple faded a bit when I rubbed over it with the deglazer, so it's not quite as vibrant a purple as I would have liked. But I'm glad it turned out as well as it did, despite everything I did to screw it up. <_< If you don't mind me saying so, though, the frame doesn't do it justice. Yeah... the frame I chose did not quite have the effect I thought I was going to get with it. I have another frame that's the same size, which I'm going to try and see if I like it better. BTW, would you run through the details of what exactly your coloring technique was for this piece? The coloring was done thusly: - The logo was colored with spirit dye that was sprayed on. I applied liquid latex around it to mask off the background (I posted a demo of that process, but it's in SQL limbo at the moment; I'm still working on restoring the old posts, but in the mean time, I may re-post it.) - The beading around the dial and the numbers were painted with Createx transparent colors. - Then antique was applied. I squirt it on with a squirt bottle, then use paper towels to spread it and work it into the depressed areas. Then I use more paper towels (lots more) to quickly wipe off the excess, until I have the appearance I want. For my pieces, I almost always use an antique, and I almost never use a resist, so the antique accentuates the natural variations (sometimes even the flaws) in the leather. When I wipe off the excess, I keep the paper towel flat as I wipe across the leather, so the antique stays in the depressed areas. Wanna fix some of the stuff in my boo boo bin???? It's getting fuller all the time. Sure, I'll take a crack at 'em. Nothin' to lose, right? How bout the cats beating Ku in b-ball YEA Go wildcats!!!!!!!! That was awesome, yes. Finishing this up on the day after... the timing was a bit uncanny, was it not? Kate Quote
ETW Grumpy Posted February 2, 2008 Report Posted February 2, 2008 That looks great. I would have never thought to combine the Thunder Cats and floral carving. Awesome. Quote
Members Duke Posted February 2, 2008 Members Report Posted February 2, 2008 you are far too critical of your work. try not to look for the flaws or mistakes in everything you do.I know its hard.I do it myself. but you have to move past that point...and concentrate on learning from the issues that came up so as not to encounter them next time.needless to say,if you have a scrap crap bin with this kind of mistakes in them, I'll gladly take them! looks great,keep up the good work, and do us and the clock a favor and spend the 15 bucks to get it a decent frame.sheesh.*L* Quote Duke When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
Members Oscar B Posted February 2, 2008 Members Report Posted February 2, 2008 The only thing I could see is it did not have the Jhawk Quote Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it."
Members CitizenKate Posted February 2, 2008 Author Members Report Posted February 2, 2008 Jayhawk?!? TOO-ey! Just kidding! I was actually thinking of making another one with a Jayhawk for my brother, who is a KU alum. We are, as they say, a house divided. Kate Quote
Members CitizenKate Posted February 2, 2008 Author Members Report Posted February 2, 2008 Got the point! Still, maybe I should have photographed it after the first antique job to help you appreciate what a disaster it almost turned out to be. It does look quite a bit better now. And as for the frame... <snicker>... jeez, okay! Kate you are far too critical of your work. try not to look for the flaws or mistakes in everything you do.I know its hard.I do it myself. but you have to move past that point...and concentrate on learning from the issues that came up so as not to encounter them next time.needless to say,if you have a scrap crap bin with this kind of mistakes in them, I'll gladly take them! looks great,keep up the good work, and do us and the clock a favor and spend the 15 bucks to get it a decent frame.sheesh.*L* Quote
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