Popular Post FrankEV Posted May 30, 2022 Popular Post Report Posted May 30, 2022 After two weeks of vacation in the New Orleans French Quarter I have finally got back into the shop and finished and framed these two Projects. I found this nice illustration of a Kingfisher that was an easy conversion. It is an worthly addition to my group of Bird Art pieces. Cut panel is 5/32”x9”x12” Solid Core Maple affixed to a 1/4”x11”x 14” BB Ply Backer. The Backer was hand painted with Artist Acrylic Paints. Cutting was completed with Pegas #1 Spiral Blades. Assembled panel was protected coats of Deft Clear Gloss Spray Lacquer and mounted in a 1 ¾” wide Poplar Frame Finished with Minwax Water Based Classic Black Wood Finish Stain and protected with Multiple coats of Minwax Polycrylic Finish. This Scroll Saw pattern is my layout of various free tropical Fish stencils I found on-line. The Cut Panel is a 5/32”x14”x 11” Solid Core Birch panel selected for the grain that had the feel of water. The ¼”x14x11” backer is BB Ply that was hand painted with Artist Acrylic Paints. Cutting was completed with Pegas #2/0 Spiral Blades. Assembled panel was protected coats of Deft Clear Gloss Spray Lacquer and mounted in a 1 ¾” wide Poplar Frame Finished with Minwax Water Based Royal Pine Wood Finish Stain and protected with Multiple coats of Minwax Polycrylic Finish. As always, comments and critiques welcome. Dan, barb.j.enders, jr42 and 16 others 19 Quote
lawson56 Posted May 30, 2022 Report Posted May 30, 2022 They are Awesome!! Love the Kingfisher FrankEV 1 Quote
Dak0ta52 Posted May 31, 2022 Report Posted May 31, 2022 Welcome back, Frank. Hope you had a great and relaxing vacation. Your work is superb as usual. danny and FrankEV 1 1 Quote
Hawk Posted May 31, 2022 Report Posted May 31, 2022 Frank; You always amaze me with the cool projects you do. I really wish I had more time to do some of them, they are really show stoppers! nice job. Chris danny and FrankEV 1 1 Quote
Hawk Posted May 31, 2022 Report Posted May 31, 2022 One question, when you paint these, are you using a brush or spray? Chris FrankEV 1 Quote
wombatie Posted May 31, 2022 Report Posted May 31, 2022 They are amazing. Very colorful, love the Kingfisher. Marg FrankEV 1 Quote
FrankEV Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Posted May 31, 2022 7 hours ago, Hawk said: One question, when you paint these, are you using a brush or spray? Chris Hey Chris, thanks for the question. I use various size Artist Brushes to apply and blend the Artist Acrylics. When I have a border coler (like the Kingfisher) or if the background is a soild color I will use rattle can paint, ususally Krylon, or Stain as appropriate. When I do the Hand painting I will most often apply an Acrylic GESSO (a primer that smooths and preps the wood surface) to the backer before applying the colors. GESSO comes in both brushable and rattle can spray. I will most often use printed copies of the cut pattern as stencils to locate the various colors more accurately, and even then there are overlaps and missed spots that have to be delt with. I'm not a true artist that works in Acrylics, but I have learned one thing about applying and blending Acrylics. you have to work light to dark. It almost impossible to lighten up an area if a dark color has be applied first. And, just an aside, I have purchased a decent air brush kit and acessories almost a year ago with applying sprayable acrilics in mind. However, I have yet to put it to use, I know I addded more info then you asked for, but just hope it is of some value. lawson56, Loskoppie and Hawk 2 1 Quote
Loskoppie Posted May 31, 2022 Report Posted May 31, 2022 I learn something Barbara FrankEV and danny 2 Quote
Joe W. Posted May 31, 2022 Report Posted May 31, 2022 Inspiring. (I gotta get back to cutting, ...sigh) Quote
Hawk Posted May 31, 2022 Report Posted May 31, 2022 11 hours ago, FrankEV said: Hey Chris, thanks for the question. I use various size Artist Brushes to apply and blend the Artist Acrylics. When I have a border coler (like the Kingfisher) or if the background is a soild color I will use rattle can paint, ususally Krylon, or Stain as appropriate. When I do the Hand painting I will most often apply an Acrylic GESSO (a primer that smooths and preps the wood surface) to the backer before applying the colors. GESSO comes in both brushable and rattle can spray. I will most often use printed copies of the cut pattern as stencils to locate the various colors more accurately, and even then there are overlaps and missed spots that have to be delt with. I'm not a true artist that works in Acrylics, but I have learned one thing about applying and blending Acrylics. you have to work light to dark. It almost impossible to lighten up an area if a dark color has be applied first. And, just an aside, I have purchased a decent air brush kit and acessories almost a year ago with applying sprayable acrilics in mind. However, I have yet to put it to use, I know I addded more info then you asked for, but just hope it is of some value. Thanks, this really helps! FrankEV 1 Quote
Charlie E Posted May 31, 2022 Report Posted May 31, 2022 Beautiful projects Frank. I love watching Kingfishers skydiving for fish. My father-in-law hates them because they steal his fish. FrankEV and Gene Howe 2 Quote
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