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Hi Melody!
I just wanted to ask if all the future pebble animals would have felt pads? I know they cover up a somewhat messy bottom since they are difficult to paint, but one of the things that I love most about the pebbles is how it feels to touch and hold them. I feel like it wouldn’t be the same if they all had felt pads. So, I’m just curious what the plan is. Thank you!
I think Melody said they would all have felt pads.
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmHi Melody!
I just wanted to ask if all the future pebble animals would have felt pads? I know they cover up a somewhat messy bottom since they are difficult to paint, but one of the things that I love most about the pebbles is how it feels to touch and hold them. I feel like it wouldn’t be the same if they all had felt pads. So, I’m just curious what the plan is. Thank you!
There has been some discussion around here about this.
I don’t know what to do.
I prefer them without pads, but they are still nearly impossible to paint while keeping the bottoms at all presentable, even with this “no nitpicking” edition and the new technique we have of holding them, I spent a lot of time just painting and repainting the bottoms.
We might use the other pad material, the stuff we put on the bookend bottoms. It is thinner than the felt pads and feels slick, not rough.We are also talking about trying the original idea of having them polished with wax instead of painted, the way they were intended to be finished.
We couldn’t give them a polish finish when the pebbles were first introduced because the castings weren’t coming out nice enough.
They would be white, with grey flecks from the sand in the gypsum, like the Maya Hill pieces. These would be “feelies”, with no pads. They feel realllly nice!We are also talking about trying the original idea of having them polished with wax instead of painted, the way they were intended to be finished.
We couldn’t give them a polish finish when the pebbles were first introduced because the castings weren’t coming out nice enough.
They would be white, with grey flecks from the sand in the gypsum, like the Maya Hill pieces. These would be “feelies”, with no pads. They feel realllly nice!I love this idea. I have a small stone piece, and I love holding it. I’d love to be able to hold my pebble animals too without worry.
Hi Melody!
I just wanted to ask if all the future pebble animals would have felt pads? I know they cover up a somewhat messy bottom since they are difficult to paint, but one of the things that I love most about the pebbles is how it feels to touch and hold them. I feel like it wouldn’t be the same if they all had felt pads. So, I’m just curious what the plan is. Thank you!
There has been some discussion around here about this.
I don’t know what to do.
I prefer them without pads, but they are still nearly impossible to paint while keeping the bottoms at all presentable, even with this “no nitpicking” edition and the new technique we have of holding them, I spent a lot of time just painting and repainting the bottoms.
We might use the other pad material, the stuff we put on the bookend bottoms. It is thinner than the felt pads and feels slick, not rough.We are also talking about trying the original idea of having them polished with wax instead of painted, the way they were intended to be finished.
We couldn’t give them a polish finish when the pebbles were first introduced because the castings weren’t coming out nice enough.
They would be white, with grey flecks from the sand in the gypsum, like the Maya Hill pieces. These would be “feelies”, with no pads. They feel realllly nice!This is my favorite. Do this, if you can.
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My art: featherdust.comThis ‘feelies’ idea sounds neat, I can’t wait to see it implemented!
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Not currently open for PYO commissions.Since you are all still discussing it, I guess that means it’ll be a while before we see any pebble foxes released (whether padded and painted or waxed)?
I hope they still come out in colored or painted versions also. I can’t help it I am a person who likes colorful things. I don’t really care if they have pads or not.
I really like the idea of them being finished like Mayas 🙂
^^^ Yep! Got my vote.
Still like the colours, though, too.
There’s a softness to the pebbles without the felt pad that is especially appealing. I understand about the pads, though to cover their oopses.
They are permanently on my wish list. Any pebble, any colour, and any time.
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Hi Melody!
I just wanted to ask if all the future pebble animals would have felt pads? I know they cover up a somewhat messy bottom since they are difficult to paint, but one of the things that I love most about the pebbles is how it feels to touch and hold them. I feel like it wouldn’t be the same if they all had felt pads. So, I’m just curious what the plan is. Thank you!
There has been some discussion around here about this.
I don’t know what to do.
I prefer them without pads, but they are still nearly impossible to paint while keeping the bottoms at all presentable, even with this “no nitpicking” edition and the new technique we have of holding them, I spent a lot of time just painting and repainting the bottoms.
We might use the other pad material, the stuff we put on the bookend bottoms. It is thinner than the felt pads and feels slick, not rough.We are also talking about trying the original idea of having them polished with wax instead of painted, the way they were intended to be finished.
We couldn’t give them a polish finish when the pebbles were first introduced because the castings weren’t coming out nice enough.
They would be white, with grey flecks from the sand in the gypsum, like the Maya Hill pieces. These would be “feelies”, with no pads. They feel realllly nice!I love the idea of the “feelies”. I’d love to have a set that I can hold and touch all I want without having to worry about paint rubbing off. Thank you for the response!
All of mine will always live on a shelf, so I am beyond happy with painted ones with pads! Even if the “feelies” are made, please paint them too?? I prefer pads, actually… keeps me from needing to worry much about them on the shelves.. my Fennec sits on a rabbit fur so he doesn’t unintentionally travel from my bumping the desk
Since you are all still discussing it, I guess that means it’ll be a while before we see any pebble foxes released (whether padded and painted or waxed)?
No, we’ve got new batches of pebble foxes coming along nicely.It won’t be too long. I’ve been doing test paints of the Bat eared fox, red fox and Arctic fox, wolves AND pebble cats. I have been practising on old castings that were left over from the first attempt to cast these, about four years ago!
We are casting more wolves too (those did have pads when I painted them before). We haven’t tried to cast the to- be-waxed variety ( they are made with a different mix of gypsum) They may or may not work.
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