Urban Art Association

My JR style art project, by pezlow on Dec 14, 2008 21:49:13 GMT 1, Here's a little christmas project I am trying out at the moment.

First I got a photo of my kids:



Then I blew it up to A1 size, black and white:



Then I cut it out:



Next I got four pieces of wood from the timber yard:



And screwed them together:



Then I glued the cut out to the wood. This proved quite tricky. My first attempt with spray adhesive didn't prove strong enough. So then I used some serious wood glue bought from the DIY shop rather than art shop. This worked but it was difficult to apply and left a few ripples in the paper. I also managed to lose a bit off the edge of the picture where it tore. Nevertheless once the paper dried it contracted and most of the ripples disappeared plus the paper started to cling to the gaps between the wood and the knots in the wood, which I was really pleased with:



Finally today I have applied two coats of varnish. This is after the first one:



Will post another pic when it is finally dry...

Here's a little christmas project I am trying out at the moment.

First I got a photo of my kids:



Then I blew it up to A1 size, black and white:



Then I cut it out:



Next I got four pieces of wood from the timber yard:



And screwed them together:



Then I glued the cut out to the wood. This proved quite tricky. My first attempt with spray adhesive didn't prove strong enough. So then I used some serious wood glue bought from the DIY shop rather than art shop. This worked but it was difficult to apply and left a few ripples in the paper. I also managed to lose a bit off the edge of the picture where it tore. Nevertheless once the paper dried it contracted and most of the ripples disappeared plus the paper started to cling to the gaps between the wood and the knots in the wood, which I was really pleased with:



Finally today I have applied two coats of varnish. This is after the first one:



Will post another pic when it is finally dry...