cadmium yellow light + phthalocyanine blue (green shade) + quinacridone/ nickel azo gold
Pallette
Layers of paint left behind from years of use.
Sculpting the original
I sculpted the original plaque out of Monster Clay, a nontoxic material that never hardens. After texturing the background with a rock, I used a printout of the design and a needle tool to layout the text.
Royal Order of Water Buffaloes
Here’s a shot of the finished edition of 21 plaques. There’s something satisfying about all the repetition, both visually and in terms of the process. Working in multiples forces me to refine my techniques into easily duplicated steps. It’s a puzzle of sorts, where the outcome is both predictable and surprising.
Casting progress
Getting some quick nighttime casting done. I do a lot of process based artwork, which means there’s a lot of waiting around between steps. I find the process moves faster if I’m working on a few projects at once. It allows me to rotate what I’m working on if something needs to dry or cure.
Finally starting to paint the beast
I’m going to paint the Skullfish a soft sparkly white/ grey. The paint gets applied in several layers. I’ll start with a flat black primer, followed by a base coat of black urethane paint. I’ll go back in with white to create a range of tones. The rainbow pearlescent goes on top of that, followed by a clear coat. Each layer of paint gets applied by airbrush in several passes.
Etsy Update
Infinitesimal Artifacts sets and mutant goldfish stickers are now up for sale in my Etsy shop!