I'm not an expert, so don't expect me to be or treat me as such.
I just want to share the bits of info I've obtained during my time painting.
Depending on where you are and what you have access to- results can & will vary.
Please be thoughtful and be safe at all times. Your health is a priority.
I DO NOT CONDONE OR WISH TO INCITE ILLEGAL ACTS OF ANY KIND.
I just want to share the bits of info I've obtained during my time painting.
Depending on where you are and what you have access to- results can & will vary.
Please be thoughtful and be safe at all times. Your health is a priority.
I DO NOT CONDONE OR WISH TO INCITE ILLEGAL ACTS OF ANY KIND.
1. Getting your stickers up higher.
Ever wonder how writers get their stickers so high up on street signs? Carry a screwdriver with you when you go out. Ya know those lil holes that are in the posts for the street signs? Stick your screwdriver in there and you just created a step for you to stand on. It adds a good 2 - 3' to your slap, depending on how high you can get.
2. How to make a shoe-polish mop.
Empty a shoe-polish applicator, wash it out, and refill it with your mixture of choice, just make sure it's thin enough to saturate the nib without clogging it. Some of them have a regulator inside of the nib that you can remove for a bit more flow. The sponge heads are very delicate so you generally only want to use them on clean, flat surfaces, but you can make them last a bit longer but cutting a small piece of cloth and rubber banding it around the head.
3. Free Stickers
Dont have the money for eggshells or to print your own stickers? Create a USPS account online and get "223 postage labels" from their website mailed directly to you, completely free of cost. You can get up to 750 labels at a time.
4. Creating your own mixture.
Buy mop/marker paint, like Spring Fever or Soultip (I find that light colors work best- like white and pink) and add colored ink like Pilot or Garvey to create a mixture that will have the body and opacity of a paint, but the flow, drips, and bleed-through of an ink. This also give you the fun of creating your own custom colors. Each marker/mop has its own preference of viscosity, so play around with the ratios to get the effect you want.
Ever wonder how writers get their stickers so high up on street signs? Carry a screwdriver with you when you go out. Ya know those lil holes that are in the posts for the street signs? Stick your screwdriver in there and you just created a step for you to stand on. It adds a good 2 - 3' to your slap, depending on how high you can get.
2. How to make a shoe-polish mop.
Empty a shoe-polish applicator, wash it out, and refill it with your mixture of choice, just make sure it's thin enough to saturate the nib without clogging it. Some of them have a regulator inside of the nib that you can remove for a bit more flow. The sponge heads are very delicate so you generally only want to use them on clean, flat surfaces, but you can make them last a bit longer but cutting a small piece of cloth and rubber banding it around the head.
3. Free Stickers
Dont have the money for eggshells or to print your own stickers? Create a USPS account online and get "223 postage labels" from their website mailed directly to you, completely free of cost. You can get up to 750 labels at a time.
4. Creating your own mixture.
Buy mop/marker paint, like Spring Fever or Soultip (I find that light colors work best- like white and pink) and add colored ink like Pilot or Garvey to create a mixture that will have the body and opacity of a paint, but the flow, drips, and bleed-through of an ink. This also give you the fun of creating your own custom colors. Each marker/mop has its own preference of viscosity, so play around with the ratios to get the effect you want.