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11-18-2008, 01:49 PM
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#351
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: san francisco
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safety pin wings
i just made wings from safety pins on the back of my leather jacket. it took about 200-250 pins. they (the pins), in varying sizes, make the feathers. it looks amazing... though its hard to explain. perhaps i will post a photo...? i think someone on here might be into this sort of spooky arts and crafts and might like to try it as well.
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11-18-2008, 01:50 PM
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#352
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Join Date: May 2007
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Originally Posted by Malice In Wonderland
Wow that's awesome.
My fetus came out terribly...
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Thanks, but yeh it's more messy in real life. Partly because I decided to try to use an airbrush for the first time and it lifted the stencil a little so theres a very light black spray over some of the white parts.
Yours is nice and neat!
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Originally Posted by ragamuffin
i just made wings from safety pins on the back of my leather jacket. it took about 200-250 pins. they (the pins), in varying sizes, make the feathers. it looks amazing... though its hard to explain. perhaps i will post a photo...? i think someone on here might be into this sort of spooky arts and crafts and might like to try it as well.
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That sounds pretty cool actually. You need a higher post count before you can post links though.
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11-18-2008, 02:06 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: R'lyeh
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Originally Posted by Raptor
Thanks, but yeh it's more messy in real life. Partly because I decided to try to use an airbrush for the first time and it lifted the stencil a little so theres a very light black spray over some of the white parts.
Yours is nice and neat!
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Thanks. It's neat 'cos I used enamel paint.
But the proportions aren't right and there isn't so much detailll.
How's using an airbrush?
Ragamuffin - That sounds wicked.
Post more so we can see a photo?
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11-18-2008, 02:35 PM
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#354
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Grotto Del Morte
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11-18-2008, 02:38 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Well I wasn't used to having the force of the gas trying to lift the stencil so that was a problem. I think if you were painting a big area that had a fairly simple shape, then you could put double sided tape around the edges and it wouldn't lift. Or you could just hold it down by hand like I did and paint yourself a bit.
It's probably not worth it for small things because it takes time to mix the paint to the right consistancy for the airbrush plus you waste more paint (and gas). But it makes large areas VERY quick to finish. The borders of mine barely took any time to do. And if you paint something without a stencil you get the soft edges from an airbrush.
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11-18-2008, 02:39 PM
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#356
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: san francisco
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the safety pin wings
yeah... i just realized i couldnt post links... maybe if i was really slick about it. i think you guys have to see this.
here we are:
go to my photobucket account, which is under photobucket and then dionhairjacket and you will be able to see!
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11-18-2008, 02:39 PM
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#357
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: san francisco
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also
how many posts do i need before i can do links and photos and so on?
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11-18-2008, 02:46 PM
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#358
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 1,419
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Links I think is low, maybe 30 posts? A signature and PM's is like 500 or something though.
Sorry what's your username on photobucket? Ragamuffin? I can't see it on there.
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11-18-2008, 02:49 PM
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#359
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: san francisco
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its dioncampbell actually, but you can just as soon get to the album the same way with a slash and then dionhairjacket
im sorry it wont even let me use the words "slash" and things with the word "photobucket" all in a row
i think youll be able to find it now. 
feel free to post the pic if you like it.
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11-18-2008, 02:54 PM
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#360
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 1,419
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Woah that's awesome!!!
Ragamuffin's Jacket:
Pic
And again
Nice hair too.
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11-18-2008, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: san francisco
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breaking the rules
yay we outsmarted the system. and thanks... i hope it was worth it.
if anyone wants to know the details on how exactly it was done, like where to start etc, let me know.
cheers
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11-18-2008, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Albany, NY
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Cool, Ragamuffin. How long did it take you to do that?
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11-18-2008, 03:12 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: san francisco
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Originally Posted by PinstripesAndPithHelmets
Cool, Ragamuffin. How long did it take you to do that?
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it definitely took a couple of hours. maybe even three... i was in that weirdo zen cracked-out otherwordly state after concentrating on it for so long. you know the one. it was worth it though. i only wish i would have used higher quality safety pins, but i could only find big packs of them in chinatown. and they were cheap. in every sense.
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11-18-2008, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Albany, NY
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How did you plan out the pattern? Trial and error, or did you have it set before you started jabbing the pins?
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11-18-2008, 03:18 PM
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#365
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Wow, that is hot shit.
The jacket's alright too I guess.
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11-18-2008, 03:18 PM
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#366
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: R'lyeh
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That's immense Ragamuffin.
Awesome hair too.
Nice one.
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11-19-2008, 09:15 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Ives, England
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Freaking awesome. That looks just amazing!
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11-19-2008, 12:37 PM
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#368
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: R'lyeh
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I did a vest last night instead of going to sleep.
It turned out fairly well.
Acrylic paint on cotton.
CINEMA STRANGE
It's not perfect but I like it.
Still need a picture of my Einsturzende Neubauten jacket, might add more stuff first though.
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11-19-2008, 11:47 PM
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#369
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: IN MY MIND
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That looks pretty cool.
I'm assuming that was a freehand job?
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11-20-2008, 08:24 AM
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#370
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: R'lyeh
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Yer it was.
I wanna put something on the back but I'm not sure what...
Think I'mma go over the front as well.
The problem is it's thin and a vest.
And it's frickin' freezing this time of year.
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11-21-2008, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Suburbiatown, Pennsylvania.
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CAN'T EVADE THOSE DEAD ZEN MEN
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11-21-2008, 01:18 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: R'lyeh
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Originally Posted by Haunted House
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FREAK
Joke, I'm wearing one right now.
Although yours is much more like I wanted mine to be.
The hole in mine is through the root as the drill wouldn't go through the enamel.
How did you make the hole?
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11-21-2008, 01:22 PM
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#373
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Suburbiatown, Pennsylvania.
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Originally Posted by Malice In Wonderland
FREAK
Joke, I'm wearing one right now.
Although yours is much more like I wanted mine to be.
The hole in mine is through the root as the drill wouldn't go through the enamel.
How did you make the hole?
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I didn't make a hole. I used super glue. It probably won't hold up as long, but I can always re-glue it.
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11-21-2008, 01:28 PM
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#374
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Suburbiatown, Pennsylvania.
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Originally Posted by Raptor
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YOU FUCKING RULE.
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11-21-2008, 01:53 PM
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#375
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: R'lyeh
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Originally Posted by Haunted House
I didn't make a hole. I used super glue. It probably won't hold up as long, but I can always re-glue it.
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Aaah.
Niice.
I'm tempted to make a wire cage for mine.
Where'd you get yours?
On another point my back and hand's killing from writing out the whole of Nightgaunts onto my boot.
I still need to paint the side panel of the other red.
But the paint won't go nicely on the ankle area.
Any tips?
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