Bob in SF
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I've long enjoyed knife painting with heavy body acrylics - seascapes, wildlife, portraits, etc. - fresh bold color application without brushes, impasto textures, etc. Painting knives are inexpensive, and come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
I figured it was time for some friendly knife play for pen making.
Here are 2 ways to do it:
1) Direct knife painting onto the still or slowly rotating tube, sealing the dried "paintings" with Diamond Glaze.
2) Painting an acrylic skin onto a silicone baking or fondant sheet, sealing the surface with Diamond Glaze, peeling off the skin, then applying dry adhesive backing onto backside of the dried skin with a Xyron, rolling/adhering the skin rectangles around the tube.
Within either technique, after 1 week of drying, the knife-painted tubes are cast in Douglas and Sturgess Clear Casting PR at 50 psi, turned and finished as usual:
Have (safe and measured) fun with (pen)knives, and put some (acrylic) skin in the game.
Warm regards to all - Bob
I figured it was time for some friendly knife play for pen making.
Here are 2 ways to do it:
1) Direct knife painting onto the still or slowly rotating tube, sealing the dried "paintings" with Diamond Glaze.
2) Painting an acrylic skin onto a silicone baking or fondant sheet, sealing the surface with Diamond Glaze, peeling off the skin, then applying dry adhesive backing onto backside of the dried skin with a Xyron, rolling/adhering the skin rectangles around the tube.
Within either technique, after 1 week of drying, the knife-painted tubes are cast in Douglas and Sturgess Clear Casting PR at 50 psi, turned and finished as usual:
Have (safe and measured) fun with (pen)knives, and put some (acrylic) skin in the game.
Warm regards to all - Bob
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