Easy $3 test of DIY photo finish
stewart
paper I am passing along a method I used first and abandoned because I
didn't trust the quality of pigments in this material. However it is a
very cheap way for you to learn how easy it is to COLOR A PIECE OF PAPER
THAT ALREADY HAS THE WOODGRAIN ON IT.
I bought a box of OIL PASTELS for $2.99. It had 24 colors. These colors
will dissolve in paint thinner.
You will need;
-A box of these pastels-Available in art supply stores, arts and crafts
stores and I would check Wal-mart. BUY CHEAP!
-BLACK AND WHITE PRINTS- Scan a piece of wood if you can, edit it to
black and white and adjust brightness/contrast to get a print as white
as you can with prominent grain lines. Take these to a copy machine and
make copies. Adjust lighness/ darkness of different copies so that you
have different choices.
-A rag to apply paint thinner with.
-A dry rag.
Method-
-Start out making small tests.
Wet the paper with paint thinner.
-Quickly rub the color stick over the wet paper.
-Rub with the dry rag.
-After this, keep the paper wet by turning it over and wetting the back.
-Repeat until you have a good even coat.
Keep the paper wet from the back
Rub on the color
Rub with a dry rag
Be brave;
-Apply different colors on top of each other.
Oil paint applied with a rag and/or color pencils, if you want to try
it, will go directly over this as slick as a whistle. You will be amazed
at how easy it is to do.
As I said, I wouldn't trust anything this cheap, but I firmly believe it
would be worth it for you to spend three bucks to find out what the
whole DIY paper is all about. I went to Prismacolor colored pencils and
artist's oil paints because of their permanence. I did some searching
and found out that Prismacolor makes sticks that are the same
composition as their colored pencils. This would speed up things a lot.
BTW, Prismacolor informed me that their pencils sold in art stores are
the same composition as their woodgraining pencils sold by finishing
suppliers.
If you have a radio that has seriously damaged photo finish and is just
sitting there because you can't find photo finish paper, then I urge you
to spend the three bucks it takes to try the Oil Pastels and at least
find out how easy it is to COLOR A PIECE OF PAPER THAT ALREADY HAS THE
WOODGRAIN ON IT. If you won't spend the money, then IT IS YOUR LOSS!
All caps are deliberate and are there to emphasize major points.
However, deep inside, I do get a little irked by those who persist in
seeing this as "art work" and won't consider it. You mix colors directly
on the paper one after the other and you are only dealing with the
limited range of wood colors. How tough can it be to make a few small
tests to find the color you want?
One more time [with tongue firmly in cheek], in case I have been too
subtle, everything about this DIY paper only involves RUBBING COLOR ON A
PIECE OF PAPER THAT ALREADY HAS THE WOODGRAIN ON IT.
Stewart
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