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There is really nothing special here. Just me experimenting with still life assignments. What can I say? Practice makes perfect - right? :-)
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YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THIS PROJECT
0- A SMALL SLENDER PAINTBRUSH
1- PAIR OF SHOES
2-ACRYLIC PAINT OF YOUR COLOR CHOICE....I PREFFER BOLD COLORS, AND METALLIC PAINTS, AS WELL AS PAINTS WITH GLITTER..BUT VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, SO USE WHATEVER COLOR YOU LOVE MOST
3-VARNISH- IT CAN BE MATTE OR GLOSSY DEPENDING ON YOUR PERSONAL PREFFERENCE..I PREFFER THE MATTE, AND IT STILL HAS SOME SHEEN TO IT
(YOU WILL FIND VARNISH IN THE SAME PLACE AS YOUR ACRYLIC PAINTS AT YOUR LOCAL CRAFTS STORE SUCH AS MICHAELS, JOANS,ETC.
4-QTIPS- FOR PAINT REMOVAL, AS WELL AS TO PLACE FIRMLY INSIDE YOUR SHOES FOR DIPPING AND DRYING THEM.
5-THREE DIPPING CONTAINERS TO DIP YOUR SHOES INTO.. ..1 FOR VARNISH, 1 FOR PAINT, 1 FOR ACETONE..(YOU CAN MAKE THEM FROM OTHER CONTAINERS IF NEEDED)..THEY SHOULD BE NARROW, THAT WAY YOU DONT WASTE AS MUCH PAINT, BECAUSE THE PAINT NEEDS TO GO HIGH ENOUGH TO DIP THE ENTIRE SHOE, EVERYTHING BUT THE INSIDE WHERE THE QTIP IS ATTACHED TO THE SHOE, WE DONT WANT A MESS
6- TOOTHPICKS- FOR THOSE HARD TO REACH PLACES WHERE LITTLE PAINT REMINENTS HIDE WHEN REMOVING THE ORIGINAL PAINT
7-PAPERTOWELS, AND NEWSPAPER FOR YOUR WORK AREA..SO THAT YOU DONT GET PAINT ALL OVER EVERYTHING..
FOR YOUR SHOE HANGER
8-A CLIP- SUCH AS THOSE USED FOR POTATOCHIP BAGS, ETC.
9- A BENDY WIRE
-Agent Venom
Build Details: I used brasso on a decool venom torso and head to achieve this look. The head turned out duller than I expected, but I like how the torso turned out.
Unlike many of my brasso creations, I got this one right on the first try. I cannot find a source of the original formula liquid brasso in the states, so I am stuck using the cloth. I loses a lot of precision versus using a qtip soake in brasso, but it gets the job done.
MISSION: MISSION: Photograph any subject using Low Key lighting technique.
WIT: Initially this was a challenge for me and I spent a few days wondering about how I should approach this. Then it hit me that I had been screwing around with a "light box" of sorts for a few weeks (check out my set: The Black Box). It's the most basic set up I could come up with: a bunch of pieces of black foam board nailed together (for easy disassembly).
For this shot I wanted to focus on something mundane - even boring everyday things can look spectacular under proper lighting and with a tight crop. I started grabbing random things around my house: an orange, a package of barbeque sauce, etc. Nothing was coming out to my liking until I grabbed a handful of swabs. Something about the way they catch the light is really appealing to me.
ISO: 400
F8.0
1/10
Turns out that Q-tips make great darts for air rifles when you break them in half. But don't underestimate the power. Using a 1000fps pellet gun, this q-tip went supersonic (and even dieseled which was really really loud). It sounded like a .22 LR going off and left my ears ringing. Nonetheless the q-tip was firmly embedded in the phone book backstop after this shot! (BTW I didn't diesel on purpose, I didn't even know what that was until I saw fire coming out of the gun and did a google)
I never thought in a million years that my childhood Baby Care Center would be light pink again. Early on, it had started to change color. I got my set when I was maybe five or six years old. By the time I was eleven, it started to look chronically dirty, because it was severely yellowing. Sometimes this happens from UV exposure. But sometimes plastic randomly discolors without being in the sun. I'm thinking what happened to this playset was a combination of the two. It was dark, dark orange, with only a hint of its original baby pink color left. Weirdly, the back side did not discolor. Some of the other pieces to this set also were stained almost as severely. I decided for experimental purposes to give stain removal treatment a go on this piece. I figured that it wouldn't hurt. I assumed I'd end up having to spray paint my beloved childhood playset, since it had been rendered too ugly to use. So, I covered half the tabletop in acne cream, and left the other half untouched. In one day, I noticed that the part I had treated was no longer dark orange. In fact, there were patches that were light pink once again. Due to the size of this item, I had to use loads of acne cream on it (so I'll be trying out a different product in the future that will be more practical for large surfaces). It was hard to get an even coating on a surface of this size, so the staining didn't lift evenly. It took longer therefore, for these results to happen. I found that using my fingers instead of a qtip worked best for smoothing the acne cream out evenly over the countertop. In person, this counter has a slightly uneven coloration, but it's so subtle that my camera did not even pick up on it!
Tutorial: How I Remove Stains On Dolls
www.flickr.com/photos/athousandsplendiddolls/17330606851/...
RUN THE BENDY WIRE THROUGH THE INNER MOUTH OF YOUR CLIP..TIE BOTH ENDS AT THE TOP..PLACE 2 QTIPS IN THE MOUTH OF YOUR CLIP, PLACE ONE QTIP ON EACH END OF THE CLIP..PLACE SHOE SOCKETS ONTO THE QTIP ENDS FIRMLY...
NOW YOU ARE READY FOR DIPPING, AND DRYING
Gifted by a coworker. Thank you Sean. Was his grandfather's camera in Germany during WWII. At least 80 years old. Metal box camera with more features than any other box camera that I have. 3 waterhouse stops f11, 16, 22. A lock for the shutter release, and a small cable release socket. Reported shutter speed 1/30th to 1/50th and T. Opened up because the viewfinders were very dirty after being built in Germany then ending up in a barn in Indiana cozy in it's degrading leather case. The viewing lenses were solidly held with metal clips and the angled mirrors look like very thin polished aluminum. They cleaned up very well with lens cleaner and qtips. The focus is changed by adding 2 lenses from behind the main meniscus. They are visible from the back of the focusing cone. Those are both very dirty but I didn't want to disassemble the camera more to clean them. I will put some spacers in to use 120 film since is made for 116 film and use the main meniscus at 10 meters to infinity for panoramas. The original negative size was 2 1/2 inches x 4 1/4 inches. Per Mike Coneally's post on Nelson foto in '07 the red window shows the 645 size and will give me 5 shots using 3 6.... and a followup post gives 6 photos at 21/2 5 etc numbers will see if I can figure out the half way point. Now to cut some screw anchors and shoot it.
Took these pictures quite a while ago but completely forgot about it in my harddrive.
Crayola crayons in a q-tip case. Useful recycling of box :)
Fluorescence of earwax on cotton, in longwave ultraviolet, with a little white light to round things out...
I thought of Flickr-ing this months ago. I had taken pictures of my stuff, from my makeup to my drawers. Why am I such a voyeuristic pack rat..
Reviews about MOST of these products are on my page at themintpages -
I wanted to share a bit of hope to the soon to come to Springtime, using blue and white as the base colours. Then pink and gold for accents.
I hope you enjoy this styling :)
Detailed items.
*Some items are not listed, that is because I build them or they are full perm.
tarte.
tarte. allison room divider (white) w lights
dust bunny
dust bunny . sweet dreams . fur stool
dust bunny & con . lauren bathroom . radiator . gold
dust bunny . lauren bathroom . hanging robe . b
dust bunny . lauren bathroom . cotton ball container
dust bunny . lauren bathroom . qtip container
dust bunny & con . lauren bathroom . wall light . gold
dust bunny . sweet dreams . wingback bed
dust bunny . sweet dreams . lamp
dust bunny . sweet dreams . alarm clock . gold
Ariskea
Ariskea[January] Office Shelf
Dutchie
make up clutter
nail polish
Lotion and creams
Fancy Decor
Magazine Stack 1
Prescott Tray
Luann Art
Jordan Wall Art
Grantaire Mirrors
Pieter Cabinet (white)
Caron Buffet & Mirror
-tres blah-
-tres blah- Jolie - Makeup Organizer
{vespertine}
exotic plants / button fern
peace lily plant
aloe vera plant
exotic plants / pilea
hanging pothos.
summer peony bouquet
chevron copper trash bin 8
rainbow book clutter
potted monstera variegata
alpaca natural cushion
jar with blues
frag.ment's /
/ frag.ment's / Rose Aroma with Frame
Apple Fall
Scented Candle
hive
bleached jute rug . blue
.peaches.
Eryx Laptop Clutter
brocante.
corduroy floor pillow (Box not included)
Nutmeg.
Tea Cup
French Cafe Teapot
Summer's End Peonies
JIAN
Kitty Shelving :: Cushioned Snoozin
I've never been a real user of Q-Tips. Maybe it's because I dislike products that seemed to be marketed and made to clean ears, that explicitly warn "Not To Use In Ears!" Or maybe it's the who idea of a swab.. that word just has clinical and painful connotations. However, I now find myself surrounded by these little cotton-balls on on a stick. My daughter seems to use them for everything. They're kind of her version of the "Windex" fix-all from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". I find them everywhere, like little pale soldiers lost on the battlefield. I've seen our kitty Amie running down the hall with Q-Tips in her mouth, acting like she just killed a bird. So, use them or not, I have to accept the fact that Q-Tips are part of my life.
Strobist: AB800 at 1/16 power, through medium PBuff octabox, camera-right and down. Fired with PWs.
One of the better "mystery toy" sets I've gotten lately.
From this photo it's hard to gauge the scale of the items. The smallest is the container of Q-tips (5/8") and the tallest is the pack of diapers (1-7/8"). The top of tee Q-tips container and the bottle are removable, and the lid on the baby wipes flips up and down.
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This doesn't really scream "thank you", but thank you all for 25,000 plus views. Your views and wonderful comments really mean a lot to me. Thank you thank you thank you!
For the Seinfeld fans out there. George talking to Buck Showalter about the Yankees uniforms.
GEORGE: Listen, Buck, I uh...obviously I don't need to talk to you about the importance of player morale, but uh...I've been talking to some of the guys, and some of them - I don't want to mention any names - but some of them...they're not too happy with the polyester uniforms.
SHOWALTER: How so?
GEORGE: Well, they get very hot in the polyester. You know, it's not a natural fibre. I think they would prefer cotton.
SHOWALTER: Cotton, huh?
GEORGE: Yeah. Cotton breathes, you see, it's much softer. Imagine playing games and your team is five degrees cooler than the other team. Don't you think that would be an advantage? They're cooler, they're more comfortable...they're happier - they're gonna play better.
SHOWALTER: You may have something there, George.
GEORGE: Oh - I've got something.
SHOWALTER (considering): Hmm. Cotton uniforms.
I wanted to share a bit of hope to the soon to come to Springtime, using blue and white as the base colours. Then pink and gold for accents.
I hope you enjoy this styling :)
Detailed items.
*Some items are not listed, that is because I build them or they are full perm.
tarte.
tarte. allison room divider (white) w lights
dust bunny
dust bunny . sweet dreams . fur stool
dust bunny & con . lauren bathroom . radiator . gold
dust bunny . lauren bathroom . hanging robe . b
dust bunny . lauren bathroom . cotton ball container
dust bunny . lauren bathroom . qtip container
dust bunny & con . lauren bathroom . wall light . gold
dust bunny . sweet dreams . wingback bed
dust bunny . sweet dreams . lamp
dust bunny . sweet dreams . alarm clock . gold
Ariskea
Ariskea[January] Office Shelf
Dutchie
make up clutter
nail polish
Lotion and creams
Fancy Decor
Magazine Stack 1
Prescott Tray
Luann Art
Jordan Wall Art
Grantaire Mirrors
Pieter Cabinet (white)
Caron Buffet & Mirror
-tres blah-
-tres blah- Jolie - Makeup Organizer
{vespertine}
exotic plants / button fern
peace lily plant
aloe vera plant
exotic plants / pilea
hanging pothos.
summer peony bouquet
chevron copper trash bin 8
rainbow book clutter
potted monstera variegata
alpaca natural cushion
jar with blues
frag.ment's /
/ frag.ment's / Rose Aroma with Frame
Apple Fall
Scented Candle
hive
bleached jute rug . blue
.peaches.
Eryx Laptop Clutter
brocante.
corduroy floor pillow (Box not included)
Nutmeg.
Tea Cup
French Cafe Teapot
Summer's End Peonies
JIAN
Kitty Shelving :: Cushioned Snoozin
This drawing took me a couple days. I used 6B, 5B, 2B, HB, and 3H pencils, an eraser pencil, and some Qtips on just an ordinary sketchpad. The Porsche 911, specifically the 930, is one of my favorite cars so I really wanted to make a realistic drawing of one.
Colored pencils, chocolate chips, lighters, string, various medicines, q-tips, watercolors, paper, cardboard, and sugar. 60mm
A flyer from London's Marquee Club advertising the bands that were due to play at the club in June 1980. I used to regularly pick these flyers up at the Marquee, because I always wanted to know who was due to play next.
There was a variety bands playing in June 1980, which included The Mo-Dettes, Nine Below Zero, Q-Tips (who’s lead singer was Paul Young), heavy metal band Girlschool and punk band The Boys.
Mod bands: The Merton Parkas, Long Tall Shorty and The Lambrettas were also playing at the Marquee in June 1980.
Marquee Club
90 Wardour Street
London
W1F 0TQ