March 31, 2007 - Saturday
Got up late. Still grouchy. Worked on the website and the blog most of the day. Made a lot of progress. Forgot to feed the cats their wet food breakfast.
Worked on painting with waterbased acrylics on 2 mil stainless steel
Notes:
- water based acrylics adhere well, cut well, dry well
- Ron Young's solvent dyes in Incralac don't adhere well to stainless steel
- I am using the 2 mil 304 SS from Enco - it comes in a 24" x 50' roll
- I put the paints on mylar, then put the SS on the paint-covered mylar, then flipped it, smushed it around a bit, peeled off the mylar and set it aside to dry.
- Best to set it on silicone paper when drying, so it won't stick to the wood or foam
- there appear to be some fish-eye effects on the ss - however, this lets you see the metal, so that's okay
- I also sprayed krylon on one sheet to see if I could minimize the fish eye effect
- also tried a blend of water-based acrylics with solvent dyes in Incralac - this comes out looking very unique and cool
- I think I need to go back to a more controlled flow paint technique - attach the SS to glass with rubber cement - make a wall around the periphery with acrylic or wax perhaps. Then flow out the paints
- End result will be to cut these up, emboss them in the hydraulic press, then mount and frame them
- be sure to wear gloves when working with the paints. Otherwise, the hands stay multi-colored for days.
Got a walk in about 7:30 - its still light then here. No jacket needed. Worked up a sweat and got some air in my lungs and the blood working. About 15 cars at Cafe Gulistan. Everything else seems pretty quiet.
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