Thursday, March 1, 2012

2 hours of painting and now we are done.

 

Today i was enjoying the sunshine outside, and did the painting on the veranda.

I use oil paint. I like it a lot, because it blends so nice.

I haven’t taken any pictures, because this process really isn’t any good if i take pictures.
You need to experiment yourself.

Just one important thing, take very little paint onto the brush and brush off on a piece of tissue.
brush off till nearly nothing comes off anymore, and then take the first stroke on the fabric.
It is not enough ? do the same thing again … maybe - just maybe - brush off a tiny bit less.

Remember, you can always put on more, but what is on, is very hard to get off again.

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Here you can compare - 1 side without and one side with painting

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Summary of the working hours:

5,0 hours - pattern design, drawing onto fabric, cutting out, running stitch marking
7,5 hours - cutting hair from seam allowance
9,0 hours - paws and starting to sew
4,0 hours - finished sewing, turning, preparing for wiring
7,0 hours - covering wire, stuffing paws
7,0 hours - finishing paws, working the face, closing the seams and attaching the limbs
3,0 hours - securing the limbs, stuffing and sewing the belly - nearly finished
2,0 hours - painting


44,5 hours working on this teddy

More pictures on this little fellow will be here : Jackson

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