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Old 12-18-2014, 07:48 PM
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I usually leave my work in the bare metal but I painted that one more out of curiosity than anything else and now I can't decide which way works best so you probably have a point.

Made some shiny fish and left them shiny. Come to think of it, I really should put some fins on the piranha. Problem with aluminium is it's always the one colour. At least with steel or stainless you can get heat effects or with copper, brass, etc, you can use patina effects but ally doesn't go colourful. I'm going to have a go at anodizing in multiple colours one of these days.

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Old 12-18-2014, 10:34 PM
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Hi Bill

Your art work looks great!

Thanks for posting.

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Old 12-19-2014, 02:26 AM
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I like the plant both ways. The fish look great too. I am not very artistic but James my employee has turned out some nice stuff in his spare time. He made some fish too.

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Old 12-19-2014, 02:49 AM
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Bill,

Try candy colors. They are translucent so that you can see through, and whatever pattern you make on the metal will show through. I think it's Duplicolor available through Summit Racing that comes in rattle cans. Here's one of their products http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalCast/

You could also order multiple colors to mix and come up with your own variations.
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Old 12-19-2014, 04:42 AM
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Liking those paints... that's what I'll be spending my pocket money on this weekend. Thanks for that.

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