Thursday, 17 February 2011

I DID IT

My last post was a challenge to my own massive skills in the procrastination department. I had a really tricky project matching some timber and because it was tricky I was finding every excuse NOT to do it so just to get me going I posted it here, knowing that I had to then get on and complete it or look like a total slacker...
So to recap here is what I was given, an beech door with an MDF panel.


and the panel was to end up looking like spalted beech which is here

here is the chart out trying to pin a base colour down



and a close up of this tricky tricky timber...it has a lot of underlying pattern in it



So I started putting structure and pattern in with acrylic

Front
and

Back
This was dry very quickly so then I over grained in oil

Back

and

Front

I'm not unhappy with the result. And here is a close up of the knot


Now all I have to do is take the tape off and varnish...let's hope I can match the sheen of the cellulose lacquer on the surround.

Cait Whitson
Carte Blanche Decorative Painters
http://decoratescotland.com
01764684324
Posted by paintycait at 12:44 am
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6 comments:

  1. Lynne RutterFebruary 17, 2011 2:32 am

    nice work, cait!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 10:35 am

    A masterpiece! What fabulous work Cait - very proud of you!

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  3. AnnFebruary 17, 2011 1:23 pm

    Here, here!

    Your skills amaze me.

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  4. Lee GambleFebruary 17, 2011 7:29 pm

    Wonderful! Procrastination doesn't hurt your talents one bit. Was that beautiful piece you imitated given to you by the client? Gorgeous wood - BOTH the original and your marvelous woodgrained MDF.

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  5. The Decorating DivaFebruary 17, 2011 10:32 pm

    Wow Cait, really impressive!

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  6. paintycaitFebruary 18, 2011 7:42 am

    Thanks all, it was actually fun when I finally got my head sorted out and the technique sussed. The cabinet maker who built the rest of the kitchen brought me the sample Lee. The rest of the kitchen has solid spalted beech panels ...it is really nice isn't it. I am going to keep that sample and do a piece for a display panel for the Graining and Marbling Olympix

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