I'm plugging away at the Hallowe'en costumes and it's going well but nothing is finished and it seems a bit endless. I thought if I could see something finished it would spur me on so I put the finishing touch on one set of goggles (nevermind that the straps aren't finished!). I've painted the craft foam with a mixture of latex and acrylic paint which was meant to make them rubbery-looking but mine look more like cast iron. Whatever, still a good look for steampunk. The finishing touch is something called Rub 'n Buff and its a mixture of waxes and pigments. You get a thin layer on your finger and rub it on and hey presto! I was a bit doubtful but OMG!
Dinner ended up being late because I was enjoying the process so much I lost track of time.
Enthusiasm restored!
These will be too flash to use only once on one night! Nice work.
ReplyDeleteI am very familiar with rub n buff and used to have probably 8 colors of it, but never would've thought to use it for something like this! Very clever! (Still haven't started my costumes)
ReplyDeleteOh tell me what else I can use it for because I think it's my new favourite thing!
ReplyDeleteI know, this might be the beginning of the slippery slope down geek mountain...
ReplyDeleteIt looks fantastic and so real! Cannot wait to see these outfits!
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