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Oct. 23, 2012.
At the foot of the parking lot behind my husband's office is a very large steel shed. I've admired the contrast between the fresh young saplings that sprout up along the perimeter and the aging structure. Today the scene was more harmonious as the saplings themselves are turning to rust.
To lend a painterly feel to the scene I flattened the image, added a rust texture layer using luminosity as my blending mode, brought back some structure with a faint line drawing, added a border and finally brought back a bit of contrast. I certainly could have gone the grungy route, but I think a softer touch is more suitable here.
Results from using the rust antiquing set on a variety of polymer clay tiles.
See my blog post for a review of the Rust Antiquing Set & tips on using it with polymer clay to create a rust-like finish: Creating a Rust Effect on Polymer Clay
We can measure, we can test it,
We can halt it or arrest it.
We can gather it and weigh it,
We can coat it, we can spray it.
We examine and dissect it,
We cathodically protect it
We can pick it up and drop it.
But heaven knows we'll never stop it!
So here's to rust, no doubt about it,
Most of us would starve without it.
This is what the guillotine looked like after I vaccumed and dusted it but before I pulled out the mineral spirits to give it a good cleaning.
Stopped off at a historical site called Britannia Mines on the way back to Vancouver from Whistler Mountain. The weather cooperated and the late afternoon sunshine brought out the redness in the various rusted machinery on the site. My only regret was I had my Panasonic FZ1000 with me instead of my Canon 5D MK II kit.
I couldn't figure out what it was. Old wood I think, large 1.5 foot x 1.5 foot kind of lumber making a 4 foot x 5 foot (ish) platform that was about 3 feet tall. On top there was the steel sheet bolted to the wood. One on each side. On each corner there was a steel loop bolted to the steel and one ring of a chain in the loop. Except for one loop that was broken. On the beach, the ocean in the background.
Anyway. I liked the color of the rust with the soft evening light.
It was a great day to be out ...cool but not bad. Wind calm.
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Rust-Oleum presented their kitchen cabinet and countertop transformation kits during a media event in New Orleans, LA.
www.charlesandhudson.com/archives/2011/02/rust-oleum_targ...
A pile or rusty...well Im not sure what they are, I dont think they are railroad ties, but whatever they are they are pretty rusty.
Shot at a construction stie in dowtown Columbus . I liked the rust and the textures, and the coloration of the reds and aquas. Shot in raw and post processed with Capture NX