bjbear76
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I had a request for a nouveau sceptre fountain pen made with a dragon's lair blank from Jonathon. I went through 4 different reverse painting trials before getting it right. This was back painted with jet black paint. I was afraid the black would darken the light colors in the blank, but it actually brought them out and really has great contrast. Naturally, my amateurish photo skills don't do the pen justice. But I learned a lot about the effects of different paints. The first attempts were with buttermilk cream (too washed out, not much contrast) platinum (somewhat darker, but not much) dark brown (got closer, but the colors didn't pop).
I think my tendency in the past has been to paint the tube with a similar color in the blank. This was a great learning experience to try new ideas experiment with different paints.
I think my tendency in the past has been to paint the tube with a similar color in the blank. This was a great learning experience to try new ideas experiment with different paints.