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Correcting Mistakes
Before I show you the finished piece, I want to show you how to correct the most common problems, which are under-painting, over-painting, or not spreading paint sufficiently into the corners. To correct any of these is simplicity itself.
If you go back to the dried piece and see a portion that you are not happy with, just cut around it right up to the lead, and using your spreader, gently peel back the whole piece of dried paint. |
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Paint Removal
Next, lift the whole piece out and paint that section over again. Of course this will delay calling the project completed for another two or three days, while you wait for the new section to dry, but it’s nice to know that your mistakes can be corrected so easily. I suppose it's best not to make any in the first place, but hey, no one's perfect … |
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The Finished Piece
Here is how it looks two full days after being painted. It will become even more transparent given time. You can still see small pockets that aren’t fully dry yet, but you get the idea.
Now the big question - where do you get the supplies to create this? Well, I personally get all my stuff from the QVC shopping channel, as they were the only company I knew that stocked the Redi-Lead (the lead sheets). I know my local craft shop stocks the paint. But especially for this article I typed 'Gallery Glass' into Google and came up with this site.
My local craft shop sells pre-cut shapes of Perspex (plexiglass) with the pattern and paints that you need in kit form. This might be a good way to begin. |
