Gentian's Photographic Misadventures

[Gentian]

The next day, it was time for the clear coat. This, as it would turn out, was the hardest part. I had to return to the store because I hadn't bought any on our first trip, and the only options I could find were enamel paints. I had no idea what to expect applying enamel to acrylic so I experimented on the paint left on the bag I'd use as a palette. The next day I found both that it seemed to work fine, and that it dried much more slowly than the acrylics.

The first layer of clear coat, I must have mixed too thinly because it didn't go on very well, and it took nearly 3 days to dry! For the second layer, I used much less water, and it worked better. It dried faster too, and that was a real relief, because the hard part was trying to keep dog fur from settling on the wet paint and becoming lodged therein. I rigged up a tent of sorts using an old paper book-cover, and it served, but I did have to pick out 2 hairs, and so was too worried of messing up to apply a third coat.

Whatever, I think they turned out well. The clear coat is quite glossy, however. So much so, in fact that I couldn't get a clear picture of the buttons because of glare. In order to get a photograph, I ended up having to pin them to a towel, and drape that over the back of a chair to get an angle wherein the designs were visible. That's why the shadows are angled like that, and why there is no ruler in the shot.

Anyway, here they are. Twi and I are both quite satisfied with them! Huzzah!