Post #795944 by danlovestikis on Thu, Jun 27, 2019 9:01 PM

Back to the Wish List #8. This wish is for the Disney Tikis in Florida. That's the only wish I get for the Black Velvets. This time it's for all 6 of the tikis.

I only paint at night if I have energy after a day of clay or glazing. These photos were taken over two months from 10/21/18 until 12/21/18. Yep slow going.

Some painters can just paint but when I'm doing a copy of something that exists I use a lot of craft to get them close to the original.

I start by printing a photo that was sent to me by the wisher. I cut out the tikis.

Then using the grey paint color of the tikis I do an outline. You can't remove paint from velvet so no errors allowed.

Now that I have the outlines done I've removed the photo.

To be able to see the paint which in the beginning soaks into the velvet I use a lot of very bright lights. Yes I work in a hot room.

I tape the photo next to where I am painting to help me get it right.

These are after many layers but not all of the layers that eventually will be on them.

More photos to come.

hang10tiki has one of my mugs that I did for a swap. It's the second tiki up there. Cheers, Wendy