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kathy
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| Joined: | Thu Jan 24th, 2008 |
| Location: | Pennsylvania USA |
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Thu May 15th, 2008 03:17 am |
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Roy, I think I am achieving the same effect with turps, propylene glycol or Reusche Water Friendly medium as a thicker water/gum mix to create texture. Thank goodness I don't usually have to concern myself with too many reflected light texture issues in the replication painting I do(although I have had to match both reflected and transmitted in numerous jobs). I am not a fan of inhaling turps, so I would choose water, water friendly or PG mixed the right consistancy and dab/stippled as you suggested. The alternatives I suggested may offer a bit more time to experiment...as opposed to water which will dry quickly.
Kathy J.
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Rebecca
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 08:25 pm |
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Here's the long story - I couldn't find any Venice turpentine locally, so I went to the health food store and got clove oil and lavender oil. Mixed some brown with the clove oil. The combination of the chocolate color and clove smell made me want to lick the cake knife, I mean palette knife. I dabbed some on some float glass. I'm not sure which side of the glass was the tin side, so I cut it in half and did some on both sides. That way I'll be half right. I used lavender oil to thin the paint mixed with clove oil and dabbed some on. Then I mixed some paint with just lavender oil and dabbed some of it. I didn't like the smell of the lavender oil; didn't want to lick the knife any more. I also mixed some paint with water and gum thick like toothpaste and dabbed it. All of the dabbing I did heavier and lighter. I'll fire it all tomorrow.
Rebecca
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Rebecca
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Sat May 17th, 2008 06:03 pm |
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I think you are both right. The lavender oil, when used alone, made a soft texture not the sandpaper texture I need. But the clove oil alone and the water mixed thick, both made a gritty texture. When applied too heavy it blistered, but when applied lightly it wasn't dense enough - light still came through in spots. I think I'll try painting and firing to cover the glass, then applying the texture over the first paint. Do you think that will work? Or would it be better to stipple the paint on lightly and fire, then do it again? I'll try both.
Now I need to find the right color. Kathy, did you get my PM?
Rebecca
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Rebecca
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Posted: Fri May 23rd, 2008 04:33 pm |
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It worked painting and firing then stippling, and stippling and firing then stippling; so I'm set except for the matching color.
Rebecca
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