Well, the older son's family finally decided on the halloween yard art they wanted. I'd gotten a sheet of OSB (just uer $6 for a 4X8' sheet, tax included), so decided to go out and start some sketching.
I'd already scaled the pictures, using a very complicated process. Unless you're a rocket science, most of you probably will not be able to handle the mah on this. I took my engineer scale, use the side that says 60, which I have no idea in the world what it means, but used that for measuring the figures. Came out at 1 on the scale comes close enough to 2" on the wood not to matter. If you haven't got an engineer scae, I'd recommend getting one, mine cost me about $1-2, in an office supply store. Then measured side to side. So if I came up 9 high, and
12 wide, this translates to 18" tall by 24" wide. Works great.Decided to try what I considered the toughest to draw first.
I've read that to avoid copyright infringement your design needs to differ from the copywrited design in a least 7 major ways. Well, no prob there,d that's for sure. The one in the picture looks like it might bite you if you get close enough. My design looks like it's gonna chase you down the road, and if you trip, you'll never be seen again. LOL That wasn't intentional on my part, but just gotta make a change or two. All in all, coming along quite nicely. Now just need to sketch out the other designs they want; cut 'em out, paint 'em. I'm thinking to make them stand, I'll drill one inch holes in some scrap 2X4 and glue two pieces edgewise on the back of each design. The kid found some 1/2" black pipe he'll cut in about 18" or 24" pieces, pound them in the ground, or a bale of straw, slip the pipe thru the holes, should do.
This is actually turning out quite entertaining, and enjoyable. Painting stuff like this is relaxing to me. I think copying someone else's pattern, step-by-step, would be totally unentertaining tho. I think I may try to take picture when I'm done.
JOAT "I'm an Igor, thur. We don't athk quethtionth." "Really? Why not?" "I don't know, thur. I didn't athk."