The main dial numbers are finished!
Last post I’d just finished all the frames for the numbers. I hadn’t carved up the point on the right yet, and I’ve finished that. But the big news is that all the numbers are painted.
Getting the weathered and tattered finish on these paper panels is a lot of fun, but can be kind of a nervous and frustrating process. Painting the numbers and line-work takes a lot of time. To get this finish I have to immerse all those hours of work in water, and sort of scrub away at it to rough up the paper fibers. The paper likes to warp, and the way the paint takes to the surface can be a little unpredictable. A few of these had to be redone once or twice because I didn’t like the way they came out.
Really happy that these are finished! This is one of those steps that really changes the look of the clock.
Now it’s on to the calendar dials.
