Today was the day I was all ready to paint the costumes for our upcoming show. I have painted costumes before, so no big deal, right? RIGHT?
Oh, no.
Oh, no, no, no.
This turned into a very big deal indeed.
One from which I am only just now recovering...
The paint I used is a type I've never painted with before. I did not give this a second thought. Paint is paint, right? RIGHT?
Oh, no.
Very much NO.
All paints are not the same at all. And just because one paint behaves one way on paper, that does not mean it will behave the same way on fabric. Nor will it behave the same way on fabrics of different fiber content. Nor will it behave the same way on fabrics of different colors. All in all, this paint was obnoxious to work with.
I painted Seymour's vest, thinking it would dry darker than it went on. ( This has always been my experience. Paint drys darker than the color you see when you open the freshly shaken can. ) I think it actually faded as it dried.
This was the most frustrating, annoying, crappy painting experience I've ever had. And that is really saying something.
I mean I've had things not turn out the way I envisioned. But they were still well done-just not what I wanted. This looked like a kindergartener painted them. The real frustration was the more I worked on them, the worse they got. I was ready to throw the entire mess into the trash.
And tomorrow I work on them again.
Just shoot me.
Oh, no.
Oh, no, no, no.
This turned into a very big deal indeed.
One from which I am only just now recovering...
The paint I used is a type I've never painted with before. I did not give this a second thought. Paint is paint, right? RIGHT?
Oh, no.
Very much NO.
All paints are not the same at all. And just because one paint behaves one way on paper, that does not mean it will behave the same way on fabric. Nor will it behave the same way on fabrics of different fiber content. Nor will it behave the same way on fabrics of different colors. All in all, this paint was obnoxious to work with.
I painted Seymour's vest, thinking it would dry darker than it went on. ( This has always been my experience. Paint drys darker than the color you see when you open the freshly shaken can. ) I think it actually faded as it dried.
This was the most frustrating, annoying, crappy painting experience I've ever had. And that is really saying something.
I mean I've had things not turn out the way I envisioned. But they were still well done-just not what I wanted. This looked like a kindergartener painted them. The real frustration was the more I worked on them, the worse they got. I was ready to throw the entire mess into the trash.
And tomorrow I work on them again.
Just shoot me.