Keeping velvet tiki art alive...? TWO PIECES ARE WRAPPED! YEAH! - Other Crafts

B Beachcomber Member Joined: May 04, 2006 Posts: 21	B Beachcomber Posted posted on Thu, Oct 2, 2008 2:07 PM Hey Robb Great work! You've got fantastic talent. Quick question because I'm dabbling in velvets - how do you get your paint to adhere to the velvet without it looking splotchy? Do you just paint it on thick or do you do a preliminary undercoat? My understanding is that Leeteg used a multiple buildup of paint over several weeks so he'd have a solid surface to do his final detail. I'm guessing that's why he only worked with 6 colors because layering paintings works best with uniform coloring underneath. You do such fine detail. What's you secret?

Hey Robb

Great work! You've got fantastic talent.

Quick question because I'm dabbling in velvets - how do you get your paint to adhere to the velvet without it looking splotchy? Do you just paint it on thick or do you do a preliminary undercoat? My understanding is that Leeteg used a multiple buildup of paint over several weeks so he'd have a solid surface to do his final detail. I'm guessing that's why he only worked with 6 colors because layering paintings works best with uniform coloring underneath. You do such fine detail. What's you secret?

Post #411321 by Beachcomber on Thu, Oct 2, 2008 2:07 PM