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Aunt Tipsy is 4x2' on DiBond. All painted with airbrushed shadows, some masking and hand lettering. Tipsy herself is thousands of dots, my first attempt at that style. The reason for that was to keep her "soft".
Things I would change: Keeping Tipsy more as a sepia instead of the colored dress and background.
This is a smaller version of the original which is on the face of the building and hangs inside behind the fudge counter.
-------------------- Mike gatlinburg Sign Crafters Posts: 1051 | From: Gatlinburg, TN | Registered: Oct 2005
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Hi Mike, I think it looks great! Did you use a brush for the pointalism on Aunt Tipsy?
-------------------- Terry Baird Baird Signs 3484 West Lake Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Posts: 790 | From: Canandaigua, New York | Registered: Dec 2002
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Nice Mike, I like it! I was going to ask you the same question Terry did.I did a bit of pointillism with a croaquill pen and india ink but never in paint.
-------------------- Darcy Baker Darcy's Signs Eureka Springs. AR. Posts: 1169 | From: Eureka Springs, AR | Registered: Nov 2007
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Very nice. I too used to utilize pointillism doing fine art. I bet it looks great on a sign. What type of paint did you use for the gold? Was the gold masked and sprayed? Great choice of fonts and colors.
-------------------- Jerry Berg South Paw Sign Washington State Posts: 87 | From: Washington State | Registered: Jun 2007
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Aunt Tipsy looks a lot like my Grandma, God rest her soul. Except she always dyed her hair "sparkling sherry".
I absolutely love the rich colors in this thing. Excellent work, Mike. Love....Jill
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Thanks all. The pointilism was done with paint and brush. The gold is OneShot metallic tinted with a little dark brown Chromatic, all done with a brush. I used Helmsman Satin Clear over the pieces to even out the sheen.
-------------------- Mike gatlinburg Sign Crafters Posts: 1051 | From: Gatlinburg, TN | Registered: Oct 2005
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