Does this forum not have an art thread or seperat gallery forum..
Are there any artists out there?
if theres a thread.. let me know please..
if not.. ill make one?:sunny:
Im sure there are a few of you that are into art and design etc out there..
have any of you posted work up before?
I used spray paints for the first time yesterday and I really stuffed up it smudged and the spray went under the stencil....Any tips?
salaams sis
apologies for the late reply.. been extremely busy.
it happens, tips?
there is a technique in which you have to spray when using stencils etc.. and the technique is dont hold the spray in one spot and spray. that what many people do, or what they do is that they constantly hold the spray down letting all the paint come out whilst moving there hands over and around the stencil. this is not what you want to do.
so tips are..
1. try and wear latex gloves as it is a mission to get the paint off your hands after unless you use hot hot hot water or white spirit.
2. using a stencil no matter what the material is, as long as its not too think like paper or newspaper, something thicker like card, or asetate etc.
3. if you have an adhesive it helps, like a spray glue to hold the stencil down if not then use your hands and spray the stencil section by section.
4. spray the paint over the stencil in a controlled manner dont soak the stencil and spray thinking it wont seep, no matter what the material.
5. The technique is,(follow this instruction carefully if you can)
now hold the can in you hand with your finger on the spray nib, without spraying, practice the motion of swinging your hand left to right and right to left, as if you were drawing a u shape, but not complete, just the bottom part of the u shape.
So your swinging your hand with the can in that motion.
And then as your swinging your hand, only press the spray for the paint to come out when your hand passes over the stencil.
The trick is to cover the stencil and get your paint over the shape in thin layers. Dont build it up too thick because thats how it seeps. so you do one thin layer and you can see its thin. And then to get it darker do to or three. Away if you follow this technique youll understand the concept of layers and getting the stencil more precise. After practice, once you have this technique down you will find it easier and it will be easy and quick to understand and then praying stencils will be easy and fast.
You will most likely get some seeping, i always do, but because i always base my canvas with a primer of some sort, like white primer but most of the time i have base colour like cream or chocolate, i then clean up the seeping by touching it up with the base paint. And alhamdulillah it all works out.
apologies for the late reply.. been extremely busy.
it happens, tips?
there is a technique in which you have to spray when using stencils etc.. and the technique is dont hold the spray in one spot and spray. that what many people do, or what they do is that they constantly hold the spray down letting all the paint come out whilst moving there hands over and around the stencil. this is not what you want to do.
so tips are..
1. try and wear latex gloves as it is a mission to get the paint off your hands after unless you use hot hot hot water or white spirit.
2. using a stencil no matter what the material is, as long as its not too think like paper or newspaper, something thicker like card, or asetate etc.
3. if you have an adhesive it helps, like a spray glue to hold the stencil down if not then use your hands and spray the stencil section by section.
4. spray the paint over the stencil in a controlled manner dont soak the stencil and spray thinking it wont seep, no matter what the material.
5. The technique is,(follow this instruction carefully if you can)
now hold the can in you hand with your finger on the spray nib, without spraying, practice the motion of swinging your hand left to right and right to left, as if you were drawing a u shape, but not complete, just the bottom part of the u shape.
So your swinging your hand with the can in that motion.
And then as your swinging your hand, only press the spray for the paint to come out when your hand passes over the stencil.
The trick is to cover the stencil and get your paint over the shape in thin layers. Dont build it up too thick because thats how it seeps. so you do one thin layer and you can see its thin. And then to get it darker do to or three. Away if you follow this technique youll understand the concept of layers and getting the stencil more precise. After practice, once you have this technique down you will find it easier and it will be easy and quick to understand and then praying stencils will be easy and fast.
You will most likely get some seeping, i always do, but because i always base my canvas with a primer of some sort, like white primer but most of the time i have base colour like cream or chocolate, i then clean up the seeping by touching it up with the base paint. And alhamdulillah it all works out.
I hope that made sense.
jazaks
Wa'alaykum As-Salam!
That is awesome advice masha'Allah, JazakAllah khayr I really appreciate it! =D I think I've kinda perfected it a little more now alhamdulillah, the funny thing is its the silver spray paint that goes all over the place, the black one I use doesnt though, but what you said makes perfect sense.... =D
Ok, is there any way of making acrylics take longer to dry? Basically what I do is paint the canvas with acrylics and then if I'm using spray paints I spray on top or whatever, but the spray usually gets onto parts I dont want or it basically goes under the stencil as I mentioned before, and when I try to fix it and cover it up, it messed the paintwork I've already done it leaves weird marks and u can see the part that I've painted over and it doesnt look nice and smooth and perfect anymore its annoying.
Also, how long does the thing that you make the texture with take to dry? I did that round circle effect with the comb that you mentioned and its been drying for 48 hours but not fully dried yet argh!
Ok, is there any way of making acrylics take longer to dry? Basically what I do is paint the canvas with acrylics and then if I'm using spray paints I spray on top or whatever, but the spray usually gets onto parts I dont want or it basically goes under the stencil as I mentioned before, and when I try to fix it and cover it up, it messed the paintwork I've already done it leaves weird marks and u can see the part that I've painted over and it doesnt look nice and smooth and perfect anymore its annoying.
Also, how long does the thing that you make the texture with take to dry? I did that round circle effect with the comb that you mentioned and its been drying for 48 hours but not fully dried yet argh!
Assalamualalyum, sorry for the extreme late reply, as you are aware im not always on this forum.. just pop on now and again.
Anywho, yes you may find that the spray does seep under into parts it shouldnt go. That happens to me all the time, but when you cover it up with other paint, rather then do it at the same time, let the spray dry and then cover it up. Thats what I do. This can only be done if you have one background colour, and is not blended.. for example im about to post a picture up of my latest piece and you can see that background isnt one colour it is faded and a gradient of spray. so to fix up the mess that could have been made would have been difficult. And it is at time its something you just have to work around. But alhamdulillah I didnt face too much trouble with this one..
You just have to work at it. You'll get the hang of it inshAllah.. The thing that I use it for it to completely dry, depending on how think a layer I put on it, it takes maybe a few hours to 8,10,12 hours. really depends on the amount.
How I do it is, once iv put the texture on, before removing the tape and surround it by scrap paper spray the metallic paint ontop and then remove the tape. This way theres less chance of the spray going all over the place and the painting.
By the way I never knew you had a site mashAllah.. well done,
So its been a while since iv updated this thread... mainly due to the pieces that iv done arnt too different to ones you have seen..
ANYWHO...
Heres a new one that is very different to my usual style. Mainly due to it being a commission for a youth centre.
Lets just say it took a while!!!.. haha.. (its 8ft x 4ft)
The text says, Hazrat Ali (RA) said, "Minds get tired as do bodies so treat them with humour refresh your mind from time to time, for a tired mind becomes blind"
The building above the text is the new building they have just made for the youth centre.
I'll leave you all to figure out what the rest of the skyline is.. its not too difficult
Assalamualalyum, sorry for the extreme late reply, as you are aware im not always on this forum.. just pop on now and again.
Anywho, yes you may find that the spray does seep under into parts it shouldnt go. That happens to me all the time, but when you cover it up with other paint, rather then do it at the same time, let the spray dry and then cover it up. Thats what I do. This can only be done if you have one background colour, and is not blended.. for example im about to post a picture up of my latest piece and you can see that background isnt one colour it is faded and a gradient of spray. so to fix up the mess that could have been made would have been difficult. And it is at time its something you just have to work around. But alhamdulillah I didnt face too much trouble with this one..
You just have to work at it. You'll get the hang of it inshAllah.. The thing that I use it for it to completely dry, depending on how think a layer I put on it, it takes maybe a few hours to 8,10,12 hours. really depends on the amount.
How I do it is, once iv put the texture on, before removing the tape and surround it by scrap paper spray the metallic paint ontop and then remove the tape. This way theres less chance of the spray going all over the place and the painting.
By the way I never knew you had a site mashAllah.. well done,
JazakAllah khayr for your replyy! =D I've kinda got a technique now to stop the seeping etc alhamdulillah.
Yeah its been a few months now, I've added you on facebook also, search Qawarirah Art insha'Allah =D
Ok I know I havnt really posted anything on this page for a long time, but thats because I havnt really done much work for some time and the work I have done is that of a few orders which I didnt take any pictures of, but khair please watch out for my latest work and stall at the AL KAUTHAR TWINS OF FAITH EVENT INSHALLAH! CANT WAIT FOR IT.
COME AND CHECK OUT MY ART STALL (STALL NUMBER 30). MAYBE BUY A PIECE OF ART OR SIMPLY SWING BY TO SAY SALAMS. ITS ALL GOOD.
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I used spray paints for the first time yesterday and I really stuffed upit smudged and the spray went under the stencil....Any tips?
Basically what I do is paint the canvas with acrylics and then if I'm using spray paints I spray on top or whatever, but the spray usually gets onto parts I dont want or it basically goes under the stencil as I mentioned before, and when I try to fix it and cover it up, it messed the paintwork I've already done
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