Comments | melaniesuzanne: Pavilion paint job progress

melaniesuzanne

Pavilion paint job progress

Jul 10, 2010 12:33

vikingsparrow asked for progress pictures and here they are. ( Here's what the pavilion looked like at Pennsic last year (and Gulf Wars and Sapphire Joust this year). )

sca: spiff, sca: pavilion, cats

Comments 9

jaine_parr July 10 2010, 16:41:44 UTC

I've seen some pavilions painted that have such a thick coat of paint that it looks awful. Yours doesn't have that problem. Are you just using an acrylic paint fresh out of the bottle/can?

melaniesuzanne July 10 2010, 16:48:25 UTC

The blue is an exterior latex thinned 1:1 with water, as recommended by Terafan Greydragon and valkyr8, and the red is an acrylic craft paint also thinned 1:1 with water. The paint is then able to seep into the cloth. I haven't had any problem with flaking or cracking paint nor have I had any leaks along the paint lines (or anywhere else but the grommets).

greta_k July 10 2010, 17:00:07 UTC

Terafan has created/painted enough pavillions that he would definitely know the best way to decorate them :-)

stitchwhich July 10 2010, 23:26:37 UTC

I was wondering that too. I haven't painted any pavilions so was curious about how newer ones reacted to the "Terafan technique". Glad to hear it's good. I'm going to enjoy seeing the new decorations in a few weeks. :)

psalite July 10 2010, 17:02:07 UTC

Wow I can't wait to see it up !Looks verrrry nice

melaniesuzanne July 10 2010, 17:17:22 UTC

Thanks! :)

vikingsparrow July 11 2010, 01:51:20 UTC

Very nice! Thanks for posting.

melaniesuzanne July 11 2010, 02:05:38 UTC

Thanks! You're welcome. :)

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melaniesuzanne July 12 2010, 14:53:02 UTC

ACTUAL SIZE. Well, okay, the thumbnail on this page is just about actual size.

I discovered a streak of blue in his tail this morning.