I never said I loved you: Process 3
Ninja June 19th, 2009
Good morning! Here’s where I left off at 3am. Oh, insomnia is fun when you’re painting. ~__^
I scored the sides of the guitar with an x-acto knife and snapped them off. Their drippy glued edges were messing with the silhouette.
Back panel: I’ve never painted on plastic before, so this surface was unfamiliar. The paint was beading up when applied, and it flicked off easily when it dried. Incredibly frustrating. So I lightly sanded the back, applied a coat of translucent matte medium, and applied white gesso over the figure. All of this was done in an effort to give the surface slight tooth so the paint will stick to it.
Now for some painting. I’m using Payne’s Grey (one of my favorite colors ever) and white gesso to block out the values.
Front panel: I’m letting the wood putty set overnight and then more sanding and staining. I wasn’t happy with the current walnut stain, so I had a custom stain mixed for the face of the guitar.
Happy painting,
Ninja
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