Something fun

[yorkie]

Just a fun one for today.

This is a Zen chrome and the acrylic is from Woodcraft, called 'Candy Coated'.

The acrylic was very transparent so I reverse painted two coats of pearlescent white and then painted the tube flat white. This was an experiment in reverse painting to see if I could get some more color out of it with the pearlescent.

Thoughts?

 

[juteck]

Nice!

I just picked one of these up today when at Woodcraft .... now I know what it will look like turned!! Thanks!

 

[yorkie]

Glad I could help, John. Reverse paint the crap out of it and then add some white to the epoxy.

Nice!

I just picked one of these up today when at Woodcraft .... now I know what it will look like turned!! Thanks!

 

[thewishman]

That is pretty!

 

[Tom T]

Very nice work. I buy lots of blanks at wood craft. Have always done well.
I am new at pen turning. So I have a basic question. What is reverse painting?

 

[DestinTurnings]

Very nice work. I buy lots of blanks at wood craft. Have always done well.
I am new at pen turning. So I have a basic question. What is reverse painting?

Painting the inside of the blank after you drill a hole so that the tube doesn't show through the translucent material.

 

[Tom T]

Thank you very much. If i can ask what method do you use to get the paint in the pen tube?

 

[DestinTurnings]

Thank you very much. If i can ask what method do you use to get the paint in the pen tube?

I use a q-tip. I have also just sprayed krylon down in the hole and slung out the excess into the trashcan.