I made a mess :D

[WezV]

you all know i like to piss about on occasion - this is one of those times!

i decided i wanted to try swirling a guitar so did some research, watched some vids and got a general feel for the process

after a few test pieces i started to think i was ready to try a guitar.  in hindsight - more practice may have been needed ;)

so first i did a test guitar, its something i made a long time ago, butchered a few times and left in the corner

the results are a very piss poor swirl - but i cant decide if i actually like it or not.  basically i had issues with thickness and amount of paint on this one and it glooped and ran, looking like a bloody mess with a bit of a swirl appearing near the top



...

anyway, after thinning the red a bit and using less of it i had another go on a copper leafed guitar. this time i still had the odd gloopy spot, but also really struggled to get the water droplets of the guitar so its a bit speckly in places, but much closer to the look i was after so i reckon this one could be good once its cleared and all buffed up.  with the copper leaf changing colour in different light is looks pretty interesting




so yeah, not awesome results yet - but enough to make me try again at some point and it was fun doing it

[ToneMonkey]

That second one is quite nice....... which is good because the first one is bloody awful  :lol:

What sort of state did you leave the bath in?

[WezV]

looking like someone had slit their wrists in it ;)


nah, i used a large bin - outside!

[ToneMonkey]

You know when you have a nose bleed and stuff a bit of bog roll up your nostril.  The first one looks a bit like the bog roll when you pull it out  :lol:

The second one is really growing on me.  Reminds me of Isle of Wight Glass.

[Brow]

The 1st 1 would go well for someone in a zombie/horror punk band or something  :lol:

I really like the 2nd 1 though, would look ace with a lighter coloured scratchplate on it imo  :D

[d1dsj]

I like both, but the first one would tempt me to bite or lick it... it reminds me of a raspberry ripple! The second one looks pretty badass to me.

[dave_mc]

that's pretty good for the first couple of tries, i'd have thought. :)

[WezV]

that's pretty good for the first couple of tries, i'd have thought. :)

well i am happy with the actual results - but not happy with them as 'swirls'.  loads of great examples of the process on youtube... but i guess it all comes down to getting the feel for it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-QzJxVXb8k&feature=player_embedded

[choucas09]

I actually think the 1st one looks good. It looks like marble.

[gwEm]

i must admit, the first one has its charms

[Mr. Air]

The first one is surely the coolest looking in my eyes. I really like it. Great job  :D

[JacksonRR]

The first one is surely the coolest looking in my eyes. I really like it. Great job  :D

I like the first one the best, too. I do get the impression it might yell at me and make me clean the house for no reason for a few days every month. 
It's always fun to just give things a try with no expectations. Looks like fun.

[MrBump]

I like the first one too - it's raspberry ripple!

[Oroficus]

I like them both, but if I had to choose I think it would have to be the first one, for it reminds me of a good acid trip.
Who cares if the back is a bit gloopy, nobody's going to see it or pay attention to it if you ever mean to put that guitar to work on stage.

[Philly Q]

I'd like them better if they weren't red!  The "spilled blood" thing doesn't appeal to me at all.