Really nice, is that painted with a air brush?
Really nice, is that painted with a air brush?
Jim, That's a very lovely piece of work and nice form as well.
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No, not an airbrush, I use a Wrico Pen & artist brushes. The Wrico pen is somewhat like a fountain pen except it has cylindrical
points. Best description would be similar to a hypodermic needle with a shaft that fits inside the hollow needle. It's a very old
item that draftsman used to ink drawings. I think they were invented in 1929. They're sometimes on Ebay.
Hope this description is helpful? Thank you.
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These are stunning. Call you tell us something more about the process you follow?
-- Jim
Use the right tool for the job.
Again, excellent. Your patterns are spot on.
Dave
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Mr. Morgan et al. I finish turn to shape, sand inside & out. I then apply a coat of Gesso, sand with 220, apply a 2nd coat of Gesso
followed by sanding with 320. I then apply 2 coats of "LT Moca Acrylic water color with a brush. After a drying period I spray a
lite coat of Krylon workable fixative to the exterior. This later coat allows me to layout pencil lines which are much easier to change
due to errors! I concentrate on 1 section at a time, I pencil-in the outline then I overlay a small pc of thin tracing paper & trace
my pencil lines onto the tracing paper. I then cutout the outline & using small pcs of tape to hold in place I transfer the outline onto
cereal box cardstock. I also cut out a smaller copy of the same pattern, glue the two together & tape to fit the contour of the area
I'm working on. After this drys I load up my Wrico Pen with the approbate color & use the template to apply the lines. If I
have an area that's maybe painted Red I will first apply the red with a small brush then position the card template in place
& apply the black outline using the Wrico pen. I hope this gives some idea of how I apply the colors/patterns?
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My question was going to be ‘how do you get your curves so smooth and continuous’? I think I get it now. Thanks!
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And you will come around
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Mr. Morgan......To answer your ?? "about how much time do you have invested?" I've never kept track of my
time I spend on these. I'm usually working on 2 or more at one time due to getting bored or encounter a problem
so that's about the only viable answer I can give you at this time. Thanks for asking.
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