Gavins RC-1 Stone Roses Tribute

[jarrod]

Thats god dam wicked Gav. Well done for having a go at something different and well done for pulling it off. Seriously I cant stop comming back to look.

[maxaxe]

Dazzling - amazing - it's the dog's pollocks
Incredible how impressive it looks after such a process.
Will you cut back to a uniform smooth finish or leave the texture as a feature?

[gavinturner]

@Lawry, @Jarrod, @Max - thanks for the nice words guys.

@Max - unfortunately there isn't an easy way to clear this and be able to produce a flat finish. The paint is just too uneven with many peaks and valleys. I'm tossing up what to do. I think my choices are 1) spray acrylic but not cut it back 2) use wipe on poly.

I have a feeling the acrylic will have too much orange peel to be practical for this scenario. I'm leaning towards the wipe-on poly for this one.

cheers,
Gav.

[dingobass]

Wow Gav... Nice for a first attempt at a really difficult paint scheme..

My two cents worth as an old Art School student.. Layer five is where I would have stopped, Believe me, I know how hard it is to know when to stop but when doing this kind of Artwork it is often best to put down a few layers and walk away from it for a few weeks then come back with fresh eyes..

Keep up the great work and out of the square ideas, you will crack it Mate!

[gavinturner]

Thanks DB. I absolutely agree with you. I thought hard about stopping at layer 5, but hindsight and all that. I'm hoping I can still pull something really special out of it. Good or bad, it's satisfied my need to do this tribute anyway.. Thing is, If I dont get it perfect this time I can see many more attempts in the future .

cheers,
Gav.

[dingobass]

Thats the spirit!

One of the most important lessons I learned at Art School was NEVER be precious about your work!

This Guitar has been a huge learning curve for you, and involving the youngun has made it even more special. You will have many great memories in the future whenevr you look at this Guitar

[Nickosaurus]

To be a real Pollock you'll have to eat over the guitar, smoke over the guitar, drink over the guitar, step on the guitar and not do any varnish ;p (art student here too)

I agree with Dingo... Coat 5 looked really nice, but hindsight is 20/20 right?

Some reds and yellows will lift that up quite a bit so you should do okay.

[Fretworn]

Gav, this is looking great.

[zeromick]

A thought... have you considered running an orbital sander over it with some 600 wet and dry paper? It'll take off some of the high spots and depending how far you go with it might even 'thin' the paint out a bit.

[wokkaboy]

@ Zeromick --> this may work but Gav I'd certainly try this on your test pieces before the real thing - you may end up with a blend of colours and not the defined paint lines you are looking for. I'd say just poly wipe over the rough surface and keep the natural paint splotch look