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Glee! I got my PYOs yesterday, and have painted for many hours to get my muse to this stage. The one on the left is mine, and the one on the right is my husband’s. I’m so happy with mine – I love her! All that’s left is some detailing, and then I’m going to get a stiff drink and try some antiquing. I’m terrified of that, but I’ll try it on the hair first, I think. Anyway, here they are!
Alright, I tried to antique and it seems to have failed.
What did I do wrong? I painted on the antiquing, then waited until it was tacky, and wiped it off with a natural sponge. Did I let it set too long? Did I not let it set long enough?
Thanks!
Hmmm interesting. When I antique, I use a paint thinner to thin the paint down. Brush it on, wipe it off. I don’t ever let it sit on the sculpture… but that’s just me.
Some people like to use antiquing gel, but I’ve never used it before…Hmmm… I dont know. Try rubbing it on w/your finger and then doing the same to wipe it off. That might work better. I think a sponge took too much off. Cute muses by the way. 😉
Also, when you wipe the antiquing off, wipe it up against the direction of the scales, or across the lines of the feathers and hair. That leaves more of it in the grooves of the carving. Experiment with different wiping materials. Lots of people have had good luck with a damp (not wet) paper towel. The second favorite method uses a fingertip. I’ve used the DecoArt antiquing stain with good results on my Muse; currently I’m experimenting with thinned paint and following Koishii’s tutorial. Good luck! 🙂
I use the gel: 1/3 gel, 1/3 water and 1/3 paint. I brush it on and remove it with dry paper towel. I tear the paper towel in a bunch of pieces.
What I now do is seal the paint before antiquing to avoid removing the paint too. Once it’s all dry again, then I clear coat a second time.
The first times I antiqued, I had the wet sponge and swore quite a bit!
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmI decided not to antique this guy, so I finished him today. He’s very simple because I didn’t want to get too detailed with my first one. That’ll come next. 🙂 I love him, so simple and elegant.
What do you think?
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Looks Allllright! Now I have to think long and hard… I just painted a blue eyed dragon pearl white! lol I was trying to think of what to add next! 😛 I am thinking add black, blue, and purple!
Alright, my friend came over and we had a craft field day. We met at the craft store at 9 am, and she just now left at 9 pm. We did tons of stuff, and one of the things I did was my griffin! I love the way he turned out. He’s antiqued and I made a royal mess doing it. It’s very sloppily done but I still love him and how he turned out. 🙂
Serenity wrote:Looks Allllright! Now I have to think long and hard… I just painted a blue eyed dragon pearl white! lol I was trying to think of what to add next! 😛 I am thinking add black, blue, and purple!
That sounds beautiful!
The antiquing added some nice depth to your griffin, and complimented his colors very well. I like the pinkish-dun shade you chose for his fur, and the white mask is striking. Cool idea! 🙂
Barrdwing wrote:The antiquing added some nice depth to your griffin, and complimented his colors very well. I like the pinkish-dun shade you chose for his fur, and the white mask is striking. Cool idea! 🙂
Thank you! 😀 The bottom is a very light sable. The white was by accident. I painted all I could with him sitting upright and was waiting for him to dry so I could pick him up to do the detail on the head and went…wait a minute, that looks good!
Stephanie wrote:Serenity wrote:Looks Allllright! Now I have to think long and hard… I just painted a blue eyed dragon pearl white! lol I was trying to think of what to add next! 😛 I am thinking add black, blue, and purple!
That sounds beautiful!
LOL it went in a differnt direction… all I will say now is “WOOF WOOF!” lol I’ll post pictures later! heehee! 😉
OH and the griffin looks pretty!
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