RB, Any chance you can let us (OK… me) in on the technique used for the marbling effect? Is this an application of furniture refinishing on foam? Beautiful looking board. someone is a happy customer… I don’t know about anyone else but I’d have a hard time waxing that up for the first time… and the first ding would send me into therapy. No problem if you don’t want to let this technique out to the masses either. EJ
RB,>>> Any chance you can let us (OK… me) in on the technique used for the > marbling effect? Is this an application of furniture refinishing on foam?>>> Beautiful looking board. someone is a happy customer… I don’t know about > anyone else but I’d have a hard time waxing that up for the first time… > and the first ding would send me into therapy.>>> No problem if you don’t want to let this technique out to the masses > either.>>> EJ I don’t mind telling you at all…the pinlines and other art things are in the video anyway so at some point you will be able to watch me do this stuff.I will try to do another long winded post later tonight when I get some time.And yes the techniques are similiar to “Faux” painting furniture like Martha Stewart showed me…later R. Brucker
“It’s a good thing” (!) Thanks Mr. Brucker. I’ll watch for it.>>> I don’t mind telling you at all…the pinlines and other art things are in > the video anyway so at some point you will be able to watch me do this > stuff.I will try to do another long winded post later tonight when I get > some time.And yes the techniques are similiar to “Faux” painting > furniture like Martha Stewart showed me…later R. Brucker
that is one handsome board clean…good work!!!
Brucker, you are a true artist, can’t wait for damascus to get out on dvd just to see the arttist at work. WOW!!!
Brucker, you are a true artist, can’t wait for damascus to get out on dvd > just to see the arttist at work. WOW!!! This stuff isn’t art, its just a result of looking outside of the bubble.I simply bought some books on painting furniture,marbleizing etc. and followed the instructions applying my own little twists.I do these techniques on the hotcoat so I can remove em if I want.The board on the pics was done as folowing…tape off panel on foam and spray yellow water base acrylic (this the background color).Glass and sand to 320.Do the pinlines in resin.Get a can of black and a can of red acrylic auto touch up lacquer…you will also need some lacquer thinner…a brush…and paper towels.Tape off the panel…cover the pins.Now take the two colors and just fog or mist on a light coat…next take lacquer thinner and splatter it around with the brush you can dab it also.The lacquer will melt and blend into marble looking effect.When dry lightly hand sand with 320 and scuff with a red scotchbrite pad.Lastly to be safe spray a mist coat of clear acrylic water base.Let dry and scuff with scotchbrite.Its ready for glossing.The glosses usually come out fine…I never get bleeds.Lastly I use resin pins because the lacquer thinner will mess up acrylic or ink.I suppose that one could do the panel first and then pinline with something else.Lastly just get some of this paint at the Auto Parts store and mess around on something like formica and have a ball, its fun as hell.Martha Stewart would approve…R.B.
RB…should I post a picture of the red tri fin? Now that was art!
RB…should I post a picture of the red tri fin? Now that was art! That would be funny.Probably the worst piece of crap I ever made.Just goes to show you that nobodys even close to perfect.I still have the board if you want to submit it.We could do a deal on what not to do…R.B.
R.B, Yes you make it sound easy, and it is nice you are so humble about it, but it is still an artist at work. Martha would be proud… Great job…
Martha does have that touch. I can’t wait to see the incredible things she’ll be doing with license plates in a couple of years.