A Little Reading Material
Well, here’s something new for me.
You’ll recall from an earlier post that I fashioned a newspaper out of a light sheet of brass, with some soldering and “newspaper white” painting included.
Now comes time for the printed sections. I knew that the printing couldn’t be readable given the size of the paper (!) and that I only needed to provide some chicken scratch for the articles, but, I wasn’t completely sure how I was going to do it. I eventually decided on using a mechanical pencil with an HB lead ( read: small, soft and dark ), followed with a light mist coating of a matte finish urethane to prevent things from smudging.
I’ve completed the front of the paper and even included a couple of advertisements and a “photo” of a doghouse to go along with one of the articles. I’m pretty pleased with the Daily News so far!
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That is really awesome! You are so talented! You just keep amazing me with all the details in your work and how you acquire that detailing! Excellent!
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Thanks Cheryl. Kinda fun to do in front of the tv while my Mom’s doing crossword puzzles!
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That is so impressive Mark,it looks amazing and you never fail to amaze me with all you details,I can’t wait to see it finished.
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I like the way that it’s coming along, Lynne. I wasn’t sure just how I’d make that paper but I think I’ve stumbled across something I’ll use again and again.
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