Better Late than never!!

I have not updated the blog with all the images that I have taken in a few days, mainly due to being very busy. I am now going to spend the next few hours posting up all the images from the completed props and the opening day of the exhibition.

Finishing the Props

























As you can see from above the last days of prop making turned my back garden into a major mess, there was paint everywhere, splats being painted and PVA glued. Me and Jon were in full force to get everything done in time for the exhibition.




























































We spent the day working on the pencils, instead of trying to do both the tops and props at the same time. We wanted to focus all our attention on one thing together, complete it!! then carry on with the next job.














































































































































































































































Once all the pencils had been painted with poster paint, I was entrusted by jon to add some shading and highlights to the Pencils. I worked away and managed to pull off that cartoon glimmer look.

































































































Nothing like a good pose at the end of a hard days work, me and Jon had successfully completed all the props that would go into the exhibition. All the pencils, splats and cones were ready and packed in the car to be transported away.

Making the Tops (The hard part)]
This was a very daunting task for us, because we were working on other peoples tops not our own no mistakes could be made, because we would not be given another top. We had a few spares to work on at the start which was handy as it let us test and perfect the way we produced the back of the tops.

























The tops were ironed by myself, to remove all the creases and then a heat printed transfer of the logo was placed on the back just under the neck line. Pressed down hard with the iron until stuck to the cotton, then the backing was peeled off to reveal the logo in all its glory!!





























Once I had done the logo with the iron, the top was given to Jon. Who had made a stencil out of asistate, the stencil was placed on the top and then then a layer of poster paint was added.















































Then once the paint had dried, we were left with the logo of the exhibition (heat transfer) and a bright design studio text in the pink and purple letters (mathching the website).
















































All the tops were then left to dry, scattered around my house.






























Once dry, I decided to put one on to see how the logo looked when not on a flat surface but on a person. Needless to say the logos on the back have come out really well, me and Jon did a fantastic job and I am really pleased with the result. (All the hard work payed off.)