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Re: [Digital BW] Coatings: Confession

2002-12-11 by Roderick

> But with the sprayer, you MUST keep the sprayhead level with
> the ground, ie, upright vertically. If you tilt it, it sputters. But then, if
> you mess up in the least amount with the amount of coating that
> hits the print, and "overspray" it, the coating will potentially will
> begin to run down the print, which *really* looks bad. But you've
> got to suspend the print upright vertically in order for the spray to
> hit the print at the proper angle. Thus the problem.

I used to watch a friend of mine paint very large abstracts on canvas with a
brush. The canvas was always mounted in a vertical position.

So to help prevent his arm from getting tired and wobbly, he would attach a
cord from his forearm (that held the paint brush) up through a eyelet in the
ceiling and back down to his other hand.

That way his other hand (the one without the brush) would act as a guide (to
raise and lower via the cord) and add support at the same time.

Maybe this could be of some help?

Regards,

Roderick

www.roderickchen.com

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