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Thread: Dye Job No.2
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12th June 2009, 10:13 PM #1
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Dye Job No.2
Under much sufferance I was dragged to the scrap booking expo at the convention center in Brisbane. With a I am not going I copped a whack over the ear and was dragged kicking and screaming. As I was waiting for the new SWMBO I listened to this lady talking about colouring. She then said the magic words, these pens are a dye pen then the brain went into over drive. She thought how good it was to see a young man into scrapping, I told her I wasn't
and what I wanted to do with the pens. We then talked for nearly an hour about colouring techniques and how it would look on timber. I ended up buying a basic set of 12 colours and then the loose ones were 5 for $25. I don't know how long they will last using on timber but the first result has been encouraging. The 2 colours I used for this are Bubblegum Pink and Deep Violet. See what you think. I did a quick 5 coat CA finish.
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Darren
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13th June 2009, 12:28 AM #2
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Darren, technique you will get skillfully done, colours tend to become a personal item-a bit like music- what you like in music maybe what someone hates, I see great potential there and congratulate you on the skill level. Amos
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13th June 2009, 12:37 AM #3
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Thank you my friend. You are right my friend, what is for one may not be for others, but this has potentially opened the doors for a lot more experimenting. I reckoned there were over 40 colours in the range. I forgot to say it was a piece of Mango used for the experiment sanded to 400 then applied the pink first and burnished it in with paper towel . Lightly sanded with 400 and that exposed some of the bare wood but not all, I then brushed on the violet burnished it in with the paper towel again to create the pink and purple you see. The brand of the pens are called Marvy.
Darren
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13th June 2009, 09:30 AM #4
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I think if it works to your satisfaction, then we need to see a finished pen!
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13th June 2009, 10:05 AM #5
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Looking good bdar.
Glad you didn't spend all your time sitting in a corner sulking.
We might learn something more from you!!
One point I'm interested in is the fade resistance of these colours. It may not matter much as I don't see much of a chance of having pens exposed to long periods of bright light.
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