A few words about materials.
The fiberglass sculpture was pre-primed by the manufacturer but I found it necessary to add an additional layer of standard white gesso which accepted pencil layout.
A variety of my stashed acrylics in this compliment of colors are going to be used as base colors. I'll probably use a gel blending medium which allows two colors to blend seamlessly without drying out. In order to achieve the high metallic sheen that I promised to deliver, Pearl Ex powdered pigments and Pearl Ex Micropearl shown in the pic, will be mixed with clear varnish and used as a topcoat. In the above photo to the left of the brush, you can see just how reflective Micropearl is. It'll be dazzling in sunlight!
The fiberglass sculpture was pre-primed by the manufacturer but I found it necessary to add an additional layer of standard white gesso which accepted pencil layout.
A variety of my stashed acrylics in this compliment of colors are going to be used as base colors. I'll probably use a gel blending medium which allows two colors to blend seamlessly without drying out. In order to achieve the high metallic sheen that I promised to deliver, Pearl Ex powdered pigments and Pearl Ex Micropearl shown in the pic, will be mixed with clear varnish and used as a topcoat. In the above photo to the left of the brush, you can see just how reflective Micropearl is. It'll be dazzling in sunlight!
Not quite so dazzling are the worn rhomboid sponges which I prepared to create the look of tire tread tracks. The grid is in 1" squares for those of you out there who always ask "how big".
I learned more about tread design, its obvious characteristics and upon closer examination, the relationship of its repeating patterns to each other than I'd have imagined possible. Who would have guessed that Tread Study in an Unbalanced Universe could be so interesting?
I learned more about tread design, its obvious characteristics and upon closer examination, the relationship of its repeating patterns to each other than I'd have imagined possible. Who would have guessed that Tread Study in an Unbalanced Universe could be so interesting?
We name things so we can talk about them and identify each from the other. Can one of the experts at Dealer Tire fill in this anatomical void and tell me what those squiggly slits* in each block of raised tread are named? Do they add traction? Direct water flow?
Help! (E-mail me at clevelandartseast@earthlink.net.)
*Thanks and a tip-of-the-hat to all of you who came to my rescue! Those squiggly slits are sipes and they do indeed direct water flow and add traction on wet pavement. Thanks to Cindy Finke —the first of many professionals from Dealer Tire who generously made time to supply the info.
Btw, Wikipedia says that siping was invented and patented by John F. Sipe in 1923. It's unclear whether he was a deckhand or a butcher. (Anybody?) Either way, Sipe stopped slipping by slicing the soles of his shoes. (Say that six times.) Siping tires was not widely adapted into the manufacturing process until the 1950's.
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Help! (E-mail me at clevelandartseast@earthlink.net.)
*Thanks and a tip-of-the-hat to all of you who came to my rescue! Those squiggly slits are sipes and they do indeed direct water flow and add traction on wet pavement. Thanks to Cindy Finke —the first of many professionals from Dealer Tire who generously made time to supply the info.
Btw, Wikipedia says that siping was invented and patented by John F. Sipe in 1923. It's unclear whether he was a deckhand or a butcher. (Anybody?) Either way, Sipe stopped slipping by slicing the soles of his shoes. (Say that six times.) Siping tires was not widely adapted into the manufacturing process until the 1950's.
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