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Putting up the cloth |
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Putting up the cloth takes some getting used to. And there are many things to take into account. One thing is the wind. Remember that you are putting up a big sail so the wind is a big factor. If the wind is blowing real hard you can still do the art peace but you must have it tied down well or else it will blow over. I always find if the wind is bad to set up only one side and have the back side up against a fence , tree or some other kind of solid support you can tie off too. And staple the heck out of the cloth to the frame. |
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Its best to have two people when you are putting up the cloth. One to stretch the cloth and the other one to staple the cloth to the easel. Staple up an edge of the cloth to the top corner of the easel. Procede to staple across the top stretching the cloth while stapling. The staple should go in a perpendicular spaced out about every 2 and a 1/2 ft.. Put an extra staple in the corner because next you are going to do the side. As you stretch the side of the cloth put the staple in horizonally. Pull the cloth down and away as tight as you can without pulling the top staples out. After you have done these two side put a staple between each staple making sure the new staple is in the opposite direction of the staple aready put in. Remember the more the wind is blowing the more staples you want to but in. The other side is next. Stretch the cloth like you did the other side by pulling down and away. The last thing is the bottom. When you pull down on the bottom pull straight down and try to pull it over the bottom crossbar. This way you can staple the cloth to the bottom of the cross bar giving it better holding power in the wind. Remember the tighter the cloth the less give there will be when someone draws on it, so make it tight but don't rip out the staples from the opposite side your pulling the cloth from.
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The type of cloth also makes a big difference. What I found the best to use is a cotton blend. On some synthetics cloth the pastels only set on the top and don't go into the fabric. Plus they tend to stretch and then when you take the art peace down the picture might change. One of my favorites is to use an old sheet. Perferably one of a 250 count. The cloth and the color is up to you. A place to check for cloth is Wal-mart. I don't like giving any company a plug but they do have a dollar a yard section of cloth where I've scored some great cloth.
Here is a list of needed art supplies.
1) Oil pastels: I like them the best because they set the best into the fabric and they don't rub off easy when someone rubs against someones elses art.
2) A wet peice of rag so people can clean their hands if they get some pastel on them
3) One can of ACRYLIC clear coat for art peace 5ft.X71/2 ft.. Make sure you get ACRYLIC others clear coats have have different type of ...zenes that will desolve the pastel.
4) Oil pastel pencils ( this is optional but if you want a lot of detail there nice to have). |
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