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Jon is so clever. He wanted to do something to make this vignette in his living room a little more interesting and hit upon the idea of partially "dipping" the branch in bright white. The "after" is below the jump...

 
 
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Looks great, right?

But actually dipping it "would have required large amounts of wasted paint and a container big enough, which wasn't going to happen" says Jon, so he went with a spray:

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    posted by design milk on November 9th 2007 at 7:09am
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    Ah, the old "dipping" dilemma. Many things in life would look great if dipped, but there's always the issue of how much paint (or other dipping solutions) is needed to dip. This masking then spraying idea solves a lot!

    posted by Aulaire on November 3rd 2008 at 3:38am
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    ---And I clicked Submit before I was done.

    In addition to spraying and dipping, there's the old standby, pouring. I've made some lovely "old" finishes by pouring dilute solutions of paint over surfaces. Terrific faux verdigris, for example. The surplus solution can be collected and reused by standing the pouree in a basin. . . .

    posted by Aulaire on November 3rd 2008 at 3:52am
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