Paint Storage Part 2

Today I painted a little brother/sister to yesterday's storage unit.    This time I experimented using Pebeo Deco-creme paints, which are more like a matt chalk paint, although I used some of the pearl black as well.  I also varnished it afterwards, so it lost the matt look.   This unit was a lot easier to put together than the first one, as it is only a single sided rack.    My Pebeo Vitrail paints will sit in this.

another view

Here we have the two units together, with their different finishes.   You can now see the white detail I added with a white Pebeo marker and the gilded wax edges on both units.   Silver on the large unit and gold on the smaller one.

Paint Storage Part 1

 

I need some storage for some of my Pebeo paints - and this was perfect.  I couldn't wait to start painting it when it dropped through the letterbox.

I decided to use my favourite paints - the Pebeo DYNA iridescent paints.   A coating of black gesso was applied first and then I just randomly sponged on the colours.

another view

 It was a bit interesting putting the little unit together!   I was all going very well until I came to putting on the second side!  I nearly gave up at this point.  I spent a couple of hours trying to do it, then decided to leave it and come back to it when I was less frustrated.  Obviously you know that I did manage to do it!

The frustration nearly overwhelmed me at this stage!

and finally here it is with my bottles of Pebeo Fantasy paints in it - stored upside down so that not only can I see the colours, but also as the paint settles in the bottom, storing them upside down helps a lot.  (another 12 to go in the other side! - so it is Fantasy Moon on one side and Fantasy Prismé on the other).

one side filled.

I did do a little more to it - adding a bit of gilding wax on the edges of the shelves and sides, and some detail, but you will see that in the next posting