Simons are discontinuing VIC-01, the price was tempting so I bought some and here's what I did with some of it.
The short bit at the front is the normal appearance of this moulding. I did these samples of Thursday and a customer has already placed an order to be framed to match the top sample.
Sorry about the photography, which could have been better! Colours are much more soft and subtile than this picture shows.
Hand finishing a discontinued moulding
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Hand finishing a discontinued moulding
Mark Lacey
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Re: Hand finishing a discontinued moulding
They look great, fab colours.
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Re: Hand finishing a discontinued moulding
I'm glad you like them. They are very cheap and easy to do. Most of them are standard colours from the Craig and Rose 1829 match pots with a white top coat, plus a bit of distressing, a nice manky coloured wax on top and a matt acrylic sealer on top of the whole lot. There's a bit of technique to it, but once you've got the technique it's easy!
Mark Lacey
“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
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Re: Hand finishing a discontinued moulding
From top to bottom the colours are as follows:
1 White over berber leather.
2 White over red + black mixed.
3 White over smalt.
4 White over lincoln green.
5 White over papyrus.
There's just a touch of berber leather and just a touch of papyrus added to the white. Those who have been on my handfinishing course will already know my solvent distressing method which keeps the colours looking fresh and reduces the time and effort that distressing normally requires. (Distressing with steel wool can dull pale colours).
The way that I do it, the finished results have that old aged appearance, which so many customers associate with class and quality.
1 White over berber leather.
2 White over red + black mixed.
3 White over smalt.
4 White over lincoln green.
5 White over papyrus.
There's just a touch of berber leather and just a touch of papyrus added to the white. Those who have been on my handfinishing course will already know my solvent distressing method which keeps the colours looking fresh and reduces the time and effort that distressing normally requires. (Distressing with steel wool can dull pale colours).
The way that I do it, the finished results have that old aged appearance, which so many customers associate with class and quality.
Mark Lacey
“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer