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Published: 2006-09-26 18:31:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 192; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 0
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I found it in the art room. It's a sort of high-density concrete used for outdoor flooring. You can probably see the ridges if you look closely.So, as you do, I painted a zebra-crossing.
Oil paints, roughly actual size.
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"So, as you do, I painted a zebra crossing."
So nonchalant. XD It's kind of interesting seeing stuff painted on strange materials.
Got any other weird things you could paint?
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Paint on, or paint? Or both?
Probably.
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Ohh. Ohh. While I'm still on the subject of painting strange things.
You could paint...you're gonna love this.
You could paint an eggbox on an eggbox.
On an eggbox.
>_>
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*runs around the room like a headless chicken*
Hey.
That was completely unnecessary.
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All joking aside, though, it'd be an interesting concept piece, I think. No offense meant to you. @_X
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Terralite huh.. What's next? Picarbonate?
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No, but trying to paint with tinted sodium bicarbonate suspended in butter might be fun.
And a waste of food.
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How about paper? Or maybe canvas? Now those would be exotic materials to paint on
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I'm willing to bet High Molecular Weight Polyethelene. @_@
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I'm willing to bet an apple you googled that!
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I'd take that apple; I work with HMWPE all the time. XD
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Does the "Critique Welcome" thing disappear if you leave it on the default setting?
For some reason (my sense of aesthetics, maybe?) I feel it'd be better without the texture of the slab. But it's a great picture nonetheless.
Also, with the whole "actual size" thing, what pixels to inch ratio are you thinking of?
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I've got no idea. It didn't before dA revamped their site during the summer, but it now probably does.
It'd be easier to paint, certainly. I think you're right, but it's all 'experiment with different materials! Be original! Wax makes art!' Or in this case, high-density polyethelene.
You know modern art.
Anyway, I wouldn't expect anything too carefully done till about December-ish.
I'd forgotten about different resolutions! Arghh... well, it's about 7x7 inches. If you really want the pixels-to-inch ratio, you can work it out yoursef.
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Easy - a hundred pixels an inch. Which is a third of what you get in a photo quality print. And it's about four inches on my screen. But whatever.
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Actually, it's only in full view I'm not so sure about the texture - it seems to work better when it's smaller.
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Refreshing and inspired! Its nice to see an artist who experimenting so liberally with materials, it make sme feel like painting right now!
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*Grin* Why don't you?
And don't say lack of paints. I've seen some very impressive stuff done with coffee.
Cheers.
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Ahh theres no danger of that..... but I've always got egg! or an excessive amount of biros!
Thanks
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The road's a bit blue for my liking, but otherwise it's all good in the 'hood.
Love your use of unusual surfaces, by the way.
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Is that some reference I should know? Cause it went straight over my head.
No jokes about the height. Or else.... *narrows eyes*
You're right about the blue. But it's near impossible to get that paint off once it's on. Anyhow, thanks.
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Well, it just means it's all fine, really.
Oh, don't worry. I wasn't going to call you shortarse or anything.
Ah, fair enough then. Like I said, it's still a great picture.
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You are one of the most random artists I've ever met 
I've been wanting to ask... *how* do you use oils so that you don't have to wait days and days for it to dry if you want to cover up some mistakes? I experimented, but disaster striketh...
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You just wait days and days for it to dry. *grin*
Actually, if you paint thinly, it shouldn't take more than two days, tops. Using white spirit to dilute it can work well also. But if you're looking for fast-drying paints with texture, use acrylics.
And thank you. I am honoured.
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Oh... so there ISN'T a way to magically dry the oils. Oh well. I guess those renaissance guys just had too much time on their hands... I'll stick to acrylics 
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