Maple, painted candy apple red with automotive base coat paint. Butterfly done with markers, clear coated with lacquer, which gave it a high gloss that made it impossible to photograph. 9 inches high by 4 inches at it's widest.
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Maple, painted candy apple red with automotive base coat paint. Butterfly done with markers, clear coated with lacquer, which gave it a high gloss that made it impossible to photograph. 9 inches high by 4 inches at it's widest.
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Larry, the butterfly was done with markers? Wow, you are quite the artist. I like the form. And the gloss finish is really nice.
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I really like that one Larry. Great finish.
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Nice artwork, great colors and I really like the high gloss finish!
Steve
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No falling for that old trick...those butterflies were cast into the vessel and turned!!That is some sharp work all around Larry.
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The shape is great, the butterflies are amazing, and the finish is flawless.
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Thats an attention grabber! Very flashy work Larry!
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Nicely done, Larry! Lots of eye candy with the artwork, color, and finish… And, it's all on a really nice form!
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Excellent artwork!! I would put a net over that vase for fear the butterflies would fly away!
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Great form, finish, and butterflies. I love the color and the high gloss finish. That shade of red is hard to find in Dyes but your paint sure hits it right on.
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That would look great on my motorcycle tank (if I still had one) Great art work and love those candy colors. All we're missing is a little metal fleck. Thanks for sharing a wonderful piece.
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Wow, amazing color and butterfly. A bit extreme, even for me, but I love it.
I've never played with candy colors but get the impression that they are transparent. What base color would you use under candy colors?
Last edited by Eric Holmquist; 03-26-2012 at 9:29 PM.
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Vase and artwork look great. Nice colors.
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Candy colors are very transparent, a little bit of dye, mixed with a lot of clear, this piece has a gold metallic base, you can use any color you want for a base, a silver would have given me a lighter shade of red, a red metallic would give a darker shade of red, I have seen street rods done with a black base,Originally Posted by Eric Holmquist
For those who think paint on wood is sacrilegious, it can be, but this wood screamed for paint, I thought the blank was curly maple, the curl turned out to be saw marks, and I ended up with a veryplain hollow form.
Last edited by Larry Pickering; 03-27-2012 at 4:41 PM.
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Wow, what a finish! Looks too difficult for me to try, but I sure enjoy looking at it, you did something quite innovative.
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