joe
07-03-2008, 08:56 PM
One of our group, Jimmy, sent me a 3D HDU of the Last Supper. This is one of the excellent files for sale by Jame Booth. Jimmy knew I taught the Sculpt Nouveau techniques, so that's how it came about..
Let me say first, Sculpt Nouveau is a safe water based paint that's laced with metal: Copper, Iron, Brass, Peuter, Bronze, etc.
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Bas-Relief pieces like this are always subject to loss of detail and looking FLAT. Jimmy did a good job of pumping this one up in depth.
I started out painting three coats of Bronze. You can see how flat it looks.
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Each coat dired quickly with the heat near 100 degrees.
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I think you can see how the metal coating reflects giving highlights. However, I could have used any metalic paint if that was all I wanted. Another quality to this product is how perminent it is. When you end up with some on your clothes, and after many washes, you'll be convinced.
But the nice metal look isn't what I was after.
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I set the panel out in the sun for about thirty minutes and here's what we got. Now it's time to get serious with finishing.
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There aren't any limits. This product will accept many techniques. I used a darkening solution on the backgound and below the table. To bring out the highlights on the apostles faces,clothes and hair, I used a small pneumatic buffer. But that wasn't quiet enoug so I applied some gilding wax and polished it off.
This can be a relative quick process. It took less than two hours. I don't know why more people aren't using this product. I'll be pushing this technique in the workshop because it can bring in money, and's lots of fun too.
O, I forgot. If you make a mistake somewhere along the line. There's No problem. Just apply another coat and start over. You just can't fail with this stuff.
Hope you lik it, Jimmy
Joe
www.normansignco.com (http://www.normansignco.com)
Let me say first, Sculpt Nouveau is a safe water based paint that's laced with metal: Copper, Iron, Brass, Peuter, Bronze, etc.
5911
Bas-Relief pieces like this are always subject to loss of detail and looking FLAT. Jimmy did a good job of pumping this one up in depth.
I started out painting three coats of Bronze. You can see how flat it looks.
5912
Each coat dired quickly with the heat near 100 degrees.
5913
I think you can see how the metal coating reflects giving highlights. However, I could have used any metalic paint if that was all I wanted. Another quality to this product is how perminent it is. When you end up with some on your clothes, and after many washes, you'll be convinced.
But the nice metal look isn't what I was after.
5914
I set the panel out in the sun for about thirty minutes and here's what we got. Now it's time to get serious with finishing.
5915
There aren't any limits. This product will accept many techniques. I used a darkening solution on the backgound and below the table. To bring out the highlights on the apostles faces,clothes and hair, I used a small pneumatic buffer. But that wasn't quiet enoug so I applied some gilding wax and polished it off.
This can be a relative quick process. It took less than two hours. I don't know why more people aren't using this product. I'll be pushing this technique in the workshop because it can bring in money, and's lots of fun too.
O, I forgot. If you make a mistake somewhere along the line. There's No problem. Just apply another coat and start over. You just can't fail with this stuff.
Hope you lik it, Jimmy
Joe
www.normansignco.com (http://www.normansignco.com)