It's been long overdue, but I finally granted my mom's (
Our dispenser is already old, and there are parts where it's already yellowish. She doesn't like seeing it... I mean, who would, right? So, several weeks ago (or maybe months... sorry), she asked me to paint over the yellowish part.
I immediately agreed, but have honestly forgotten about it until she reminded me a few days ago. haha Oh well, let's check it out! :)
When I asked her, "What design do you want me to paint?". She easily answered, "Waves!". In my thoughts, "Is it because it's a water dispenser, or because she loves hanging around Ecency Waves?" Hahaha... It could be both, but who knows? I just agreed without asking. XD
I won't have a class until 4PM later, so I decided to just work on it during my break time. (When Max takes a nap in my room).
This was how it looked. There were some scratches, too. I should sand it, but I'm lazy, so I decided to just paint over it. I'm using what's left of my acrylic paint... I need to restock. XD
To get started, I mixed in some paint... I'll be using three different colors, dark blue, light blue and blue green, plus white for the splashes.
I initially decided to create a cartoonish, wiggly type of waves, but it looked awful, so I erased it. I hurriedly wiped it with a wet tissue, but some paint stayed in the cracks, and it got worse. Oh no!! T_T
But I tried to calm myself down and think of a wave reference... and alas! How could I forget? I love Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa". So, I looked up some photos online. I'm just doing the wave and Mt. Fuji... I decided against painting the boats. haha
Look at what happened after I erased the previous design!!! So terrible, but I decided to trust myself. haha
WOW!!! It's not looking good either. haha It was more of a bent shark fin than a wave. XD
At this point, I was thinking of just getting a new water dispenser. lol, but I'm relatively stubborn and refused to give up.
When I added the white paint, a sigh of relief came out... yes, I could work on this!
The wave is much closer to what I have in mind! I can't emulate Hokusai's art style... he's just so amazing! So I just added small quick strokes and somehow, I saw myself smiling. *Yes, this is it!"
And there's Mt. Fuji peeking in the distance! Among Hokusai's Thirty Views of Mt. Fuji, this one is among my favorites. I also like Morning After a Snowfall at Koishikawa and Reflection from Misaka Pass in Kai Province among others.
As for the back and cleaner part, I just created smaller waves around. I just added some small details, and I'm done!
Let me show you some more photos of the finished project.
Pardon my haggard face. I got a bit stressed when I started this small project, but eventually got better. :)
I finished it in an hour, so I got enough time to make a post about it. When I showed it to my mom, she liked it, so I'm glad. I wonder what other projects she has in store for me in the future. I'd gladly do it, though.
Also, I have to update my art wall, too. :) But, I'll take my time in doing so... Anyway, I'll end this post here. Thanks for reading, and see you around! (^^,)/