Another Splat in the Making

The splats that have been made out of PVA glue have come out quite well, but there are a few problems with the finished product. They are very easy to break and crack very easily, all the ones I have made have been left to dry on there own and not heated in any way to speed up the process. So they are as strong as possible, they are very flexible and lay quite flat to the floor.
























However from my initial designs and the ideas of our group (the idea that was chosen) this is not how we imagined the paint to look. We wanted it to be really cartoon style, very big and outstanding. Like something from "Art Attack".

The new idea!!

I have made tons of models and figures out of paper mashay as a kid, getting very good results. So this lead me to try out this option for the paint splats. I simply cut out a shape in cardboard, mixed PVA Glue with water and then applied layers of Kitchen Roll. This is then left to dry and becomes roch hard, giving a nice smooth surface. This can then be painted over with poster paints to give it some bright colour. (I will also use an airbrush to give it highlights, to make it stand out.)
























At the moment it is still drying, So once it has dried I will apply the poster paint. It already looks better than my other versions in my opinion, it may not look as realistic but gives a cleaner look. It is also allot sturdier than the PVA mixture.

I will also produce some more detailed sketch renders, for what the shop could look like now it all the new changes and information provided by Sav from his meetings with HighChelmer.

Poster Paint - Adding Some Colour

I have now added some poster paint to the paper mashay splat, becasue of the white original colour and the paper texture really holds well and makes it very vibrant. I might give it a few more coats as some of the pattern can be seen from the kitchen towel. Once that has dried I will then ad some highlights with an airbrush...
























Airbrush Details
I wanted to add some highlights to once again help that "cartoon" look. Just added a few strokes and flares around the corners, I think it really makes the splat stand out.
























I will be adding one more detail which is to cover the entire thing in a light coat of PVA, this will make it shiny and look as if the paint splat is still wet.