Well done! Lovely images and colours on that one. Looks like you colour matched the light pink well mark. To be framed and hung?
Will get it framed, just not professionally. Will likely get a "standard" 27x40 frame. The poster measures 27x39 1/2 so i'll see if it fits. May need to trim the linen, but don't want to trim too much. Will post when i get a frame and it's up.
Feeling comfortable with wash procedure. This one received minimal bleaching with a slightly more concentrated dose on the two tape stain areas-with no significant effect. Paints will have to cover them.
I don't have have a formal photographic wall yet but hope to have one in place by end of year. I have the Nikon/tripod just need to get the flash umbrellas & magnetic board.
You our can see on upper left fold line where I experimented with the FB black pencil-looks like crap. Will clean off and find a black gouache paint that matches, then buff, lightly burnish to hopefully get a better glossy match. This particular poster will get framed as a gift for next month.
Thanks for the good words guys, I'm spending Saturday with some college football on and working on the fold lines. Grabbed Dario's suggestion to use yellow Frog Tape. Laid some down on the edges so i don't get black on the Masa. I have a fairly steady hand, but don't want to chance it!
I've used the black Faber Castel to fill one fold line, buffed with a dry, then damp cotton ball, then a light burnish. Doesn't look too bad. Also filled a line right next with some Ivory Black Lukas gouache water color. Will repeat same steps to see which one matches. It seems more than one coat/layers needed to build up color.
Appreciate it guys! The wife & I have spent about 2-3 hrs filling fold lines with pencils-dry, wet, wet with a brush, gouache( definitely has more opacity to cover). Will have to get more gouache white & black. The tape stain on Audrey's glove has been painted...another coat to follow.
The black border has fold lines to fill in, but when looking closer there are lot of small spider like cracks running off the fold lines or nearby. I can see why it can become routine to mask off the entire border and airbrush. Gotta find the right black though! And somehow try to get it too look glossy! ...I remember reading where Dario said it's almost impossible to replicate printing glossy jet black. Pictures to soon as it's almost done.
Well, My Fair Lady-Danish. Goes off to the framers today in prep for a bday gift in mid October. It was my first real effort using the FC pencils & gouache. As expected from reading Charlie's posts-the gouache dries very opaque. From front on, it can look fine-from the side...yikes! I was able to buff/burnish it a bit...will try adding gum arabic to add some gloss to it.
I was also thinking the touch ups would be fun and then seeimg the final product the highlight! Well that has been a rewardimg and successful project Mark!
Im looking forward to seeing the winchester 73 locanduna getting restored
Thanks so much guys! I was really excited how well it worked out. Its the first major piece that shows some progress of my growing art skills. My wife picked out the frame at the shop today as she knows her sister's home decor better than I. It should be done in about 2 weeks & I will post the framed product then.
@Sven-I can't wait either to get the Winchester '73 backed but that one has some serious stains- so I'll have to practice on some nasty stains so I'll know I can get them off fairly well.
Up next...Outlaw Josey Wales...should be done in next week or two...
Been working on Josey Wales a bit today and I'm struck by the variety of printing quality. It's a Yugoslavian poster not sure what quality control they have on printing, but haven't noticed these type of "blemishes" on other paper as of yet.
The horizontal line looks like a poorly filled in fold line but actually a printing blemish. The vertical line is the fold line to be filled.
Running through Clint's cheek another printing blemish. The fold line below. The overall image shows a great deal of "pixilation?" Which is another challenge to fill ins.
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Feeling comfortable with wash procedure. This one received minimal bleaching with a slightly more concentrated dose on the two tape stain areas-with no significant effect. Paints will have to cover them.
I don't have have a formal photographic wall yet but hope to have one in place by end of year. I have the Nikon/tripod just need to get the flash umbrellas & magnetic board.
You our can see on upper left fold line where I experimented with the FB black pencil-looks like crap. Will clean off and find a black gouache paint that matches, then buff, lightly burnish to hopefully get a better glossy match. This particular poster will get framed as a gift for next month.
The black border has fold lines to fill in, but when looking closer there are lot of small spider like cracks running off the fold lines or nearby. I can see why it can become routine to mask off the entire border and airbrush. Gotta find the right black though! And somehow try to get it too look glossy! ...I remember reading where Dario said it's almost impossible to replicate printing glossy jet black. Pictures to soon as it's almost done.
Im looking forward to seeing the winchester 73 locanduna getting restored
@Sven-I can't wait either to get the Winchester '73 backed but that one has some serious stains- so I'll have to practice on some nasty stains so I'll know I can get them off fairly well.
Up next...Outlaw Josey Wales...should be done in next week or two...
The horizontal line looks like a poorly filled in fold line but actually a printing blemish. The vertical line is the fold line to be filled.