tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post8426352211632696557..comments2024-02-21T11:06:49.446-08:00Comments on Enthusiastic Artist: Zenbuttons (and Spundalaz)Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-29962932898704913662020-07-27T16:10:27.324-07:002020-07-27T16:10:27.324-07:00Susan, that's a great idea. I'm thinking a...Susan, that's a great idea. I'm thinking a lazy susan could work too.Margaret Bremner, Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-47784181956233414712020-07-27T09:54:25.399-07:002020-07-27T09:54:25.399-07:00All beautiful, but the one from Chris Titus is fan...All beautiful, but the one from Chris Titus is fanatastic! I don't know if you will ever read this, but I have tried watercolor paper, mixed media paper and even deli paper on a spinnable cake pedestal (can't think what they are called) and dripped acrylic paints (even the cheap ones) in circles, then spin slowly with one hand and drag a paint brush around and around in circles until you have a nice rainbow mandala looking design. They come out great. I have done many, but have not gone beyond that, never heard of zen buttons or spundalaz. Thought designs and/or words around the spirals would be cool. May have used a lightweight double stick tape here and there, can't remember. Seems it stayed in place well as not going too fast. Susan Achterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023348040010734427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-5635366002151486052018-06-17T14:16:41.756-07:002018-06-17T14:16:41.756-07:00Great! I'll give it a try because I DO like th...Great! I'll give it a try because I DO like the effect. Thanks.Margaret Bremner, Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-49243000417184919652018-06-16T08:20:03.498-07:002018-06-16T08:20:03.498-07:00True - charcoal does move about quite a bit, but I...True - charcoal does move about quite a bit, but I've found that the General's brand sticks more than others I've tried. Sort of smoothing it in with a stump helps a bit too. It's a trial and error thing. And of course then taking a decent photo is tricky too - the dimension easily gets lost in the flat image!Ragged Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887110300818782093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-84943858852334812102018-06-16T07:25:36.892-07:002018-06-16T07:25:36.892-07:00Thanks for the advice. I was surprised by how much...Thanks for the advice. I was surprised by how much color (or graphite) I needed to add to the ‘grooves’. The only thing I don’t like about the white charcoal is that it tends to brush off.Margaret Bremner, Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-31309988844798176162018-06-16T07:02:17.806-07:002018-06-16T07:02:17.806-07:00Lovely to see your first tentative steps into the ...Lovely to see your first tentative steps into the Zenbutton / Spundalaz scene. All lovely especially the last dark and rusty one which really appeals to me. From my limited experience you can risk putting a lot more graphite or dark coloured pencil into the sunken areas. And white charcoal (I used General's) worked better for the highlights than white coloured pencil which gets muddy! Ragged Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887110300818782093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-43083010770407543152018-06-14T21:39:44.504-07:002018-06-14T21:39:44.504-07:00Wow - these are all so beautiful! I love how you h...Wow - these are all so beautiful! I love how you have ‘buttoned over’ your existing tiles - great results!Glorybee23https://www.blogger.com/profile/10647158170886700733noreply@blogger.com