Arnaud Van Tilburgh
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Here is another quick one
You could ask, arnaud can’t you make a nicer design? In fact I can make a thousand different ones. If I would have drawn on paper, probably I would start over several times.
I start with a backbone, is it the best backbone I can think of, no it isn’t. But I try to finish it a way it will look the best I can, solving some backbone problems by adding leaves the way it looks nice.
Like goldsmitting, I always finish a new jewel the best way I can, even while doing that, I have better ideas. To me it is the best way to learn by completing every job the best way you can.
It is similar when playing in a band on stage, when things go wrong, don’t stop playing to start all over, but try to make it sound the best you can and improvisation is part of that.
I fine-tuned the way adding a Chinese White layer.
I will make an update video on the subject, but here is how I do. I think it is the easiest and fastest way to add the Chinese layer.
First of all I add a Damar Varnish layer, when it is dry I add one Chinese White layer using a soft paint brush. The ones kids use. When dry I may add another Chinese white layer the same way. That way when using a HB pencil, it is quite easy to draw on the White.
To make corrections I use that paint pencil too.
The Chinese White comes in a block and in a tube, you could think they are similar, but the block keeps being a bit sticky, and the tube isn’t.
arnaud
You could ask, arnaud can’t you make a nicer design? In fact I can make a thousand different ones. If I would have drawn on paper, probably I would start over several times.
I start with a backbone, is it the best backbone I can think of, no it isn’t. But I try to finish it a way it will look the best I can, solving some backbone problems by adding leaves the way it looks nice.
Like goldsmitting, I always finish a new jewel the best way I can, even while doing that, I have better ideas. To me it is the best way to learn by completing every job the best way you can.
It is similar when playing in a band on stage, when things go wrong, don’t stop playing to start all over, but try to make it sound the best you can and improvisation is part of that.
I fine-tuned the way adding a Chinese White layer.
I will make an update video on the subject, but here is how I do. I think it is the easiest and fastest way to add the Chinese layer.
First of all I add a Damar Varnish layer, when it is dry I add one Chinese White layer using a soft paint brush. The ones kids use. When dry I may add another Chinese white layer the same way. That way when using a HB pencil, it is quite easy to draw on the White.
To make corrections I use that paint pencil too.
The Chinese White comes in a block and in a tube, you could think they are similar, but the block keeps being a bit sticky, and the tube isn’t.
arnaud