Captain's Frames 1.11

Earth Date 13.4.16

This one is special since the print is of my own make. Plus, it's a being sold immediately, awesome.

Like with all fabric works, gotta attach it to a board with pins and then sow it on firmly so it doesn't move around and looks all proper and stuff.

It took less then an hour. Looking all prim and proper.

I went and made it a frame that had class because, well, it's a classy print.

Not much else to say about this one, except daddy's proud, so proud.

Shutting down interface.

Captain's Frames 1.10

Earth Date 22.3.16

Now for some unconventional frames. If your school provides a proper woodshop with few students in it, why not abuse your chance of using it?

Making the triangle was a pain in the ass to tell you the truth, the hexagon was much easier, the angles much more bearable.

There was a bit of problem solving to be had with the triangle since I didn't want the mirror to take up all the space.

Looking good.

So good.

The hexagon looks proper as well, although the triangle looks more interesting. I suppose the challenge in making it was more fun to be honest.

Shutting down interface.

Captain's Frames 1.9

Earth Date 22.3.16

Now this was a long project. To begin with, the frame was sanded down before the cotton cloth that's been dipped in glue is shaped and applied.

A LOT of glue so the form of the flowers hold and stay firm. Take a day at least to dry properly.

The first layer of paint.

Love how well the pink came out, if I do say so myself.

Awwwww yis. Now the yellow, orange paint and the it was time to lay on the gold leaf.

I mean just look at it!

So pretty. Even more amazing then the one I did earlier.

Shutting down interface.

Captain's Frames 1.8

Earth Date 5.1.16

I learned to do a new thing!

Yay. It took a while to make and putting the gold leaf on was a pain and I panicked because at first the mass looked awful until I cleaned it out and painted it red to give the gold a warmer shine since the red shows through a bit and then when it was finished it looked so good and amazing and I'm amazing and... Yay.

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Captain's Frames 1.7

Earth Date 5.1.16

The planet has once again revolved around the sun. This led the locals to partake in generous consumption of alcohol and ignite crude explosives. For festive reasons. Please forward a message to Mission Controls Supply Detail, that my request for earplugs can be ignored. I've made due with the indigenous variant.

Now then, my longest project to date: my very first glass cabinet.

I started out by drawing several objects to define the size of the vitrine.

 I hadn't drawn in a while so I kept it simplistic.

It was a good decision since I ended up having to make quite a few of them.

I then painted the outside of the case a couple of times so that when I started carving markings on it, I wouldn't be carving out the wood. Pine nowadays is too fragile and useless, being grown on fertile soil, fast. It would've come out in large chunks and ruin the work.

The white detail in the frame was originally a red line running all the way around the otherwise black and gold frame, I ended up covering it and drawing new details to better fit with the rest of the work.

Plain old cotton wool, glued to the bottom, I painted the side of case black on the inside as well. The bottom didn't look good with, hence the wool. Learning to cover up your mistakes is the first step on the road to making no mistakes. I think.

I painted the night sky on the back wall to inspire a dreamlike landscape. The starting idea was to make scene from a child's tale or a fable. 

I feel I succeeded well enough in my goal. Now to find it a home in my apartment.

Shutting down interface.