Painting

[dartman]

Has anyone here tried painting a blank?I was thinking on turning a blank down to size and then painting and using a CA finish to seal it.Thoughts?

 

[MarkD]

I have not tried that method but I have had tubes hand painted then cast in clear.

 

[D.Oliver]

I remember something like what you describe. A fellow had his wife do the painting and sealed it with CA like you described. I just for the life of me can't remember who it was.

 

[D.Oliver]

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/old-rugged-cross-92950/

Okay I found it. My memory was a little off though. He didn't seal it with CA. He cast it.

 

[KenV]

Try looking at these

Blank Canvas "The Original Hand Painted Blanks "

 

[lorbay]

Try looking at these

Blank Canvas "The Original Hand Painted Blanks "

These are painted and cast. Not what he is looking for.

Lin

 

[Joey-Nieves]

Has anyone here tried painting a blank?I was thinking on turning a blank down to size and then painting and using a CA finish to seal it.Thoughts?

Yes It can be done as you, but you most seal it with thin CA first so you won't rub it off the paint when your applying it.
you can also apply dye to the blank and use different colors to create effects, I dye with stabilizing fluid in a vacuum and sometimes there isnt much difference, except for the stabilizing.
"Discovery requires experimentation." ―Werner Reinhardt aka Daniel Whitehall HYDRA

 

[gbpens]

Painting on a brass tube (3D) and clear casting is not the same as a flat canvas. The clear cast has a tendency to make the horizontal dimension appear longer than it is (optical illusion). Elongating the vertical portion of the image may be necessary to keep the proportions looking right.

 

[dartman]

Looks like its worth a try.Time to get painting.Thanks guys