Nov. 13th, 2022

Bins

Nov. 13th, 2022 05:18 pm
galadhir: a blue octopus sits in a golden armchair reading a black backed novel (Default)
First piece of public signwriting! Ie first thing I've done that will be released into the wild of the real world, to be seen by members of the public, as opposed to stuff no one but myself (and possibly my social media pals) will see.

My bins!



The white smudges around it are from where I transferred the design onto the bin by writing the number on a piece of paper, rubbing chalk heavily all over the back of the piece of paper to turn it into a kind of tracing paper, and then drawing over the number again. This transfers the design in a thin white line, but it transfers a few smudges too. As soon as the number is dry, I'll wipe the chalk smudges off with a cloth.

This is my mixed recycling bin. I did my green recycling bin too, although by that point I was losing the light and couldn't see my chalked line, which made it difficult. Lesson learned there - don't try to paint in the dark!

Both bins are now lying down in the drive looking like some kind of localized hurricane has passed through. But they'll be dry enough to stand up again in an hour or so.

It is much harder painting something uneven which you have to do while kneeling down than it is to do painting on a piece of paper lying down on a table!

Can I call myself a signwriter yet, or do I have to wait until I've done something for which I've been paid?

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