HID Global Commission and Hard-Edged Acrylic Painting

There were many new aspects of my work that I was able to explore while working on the HID Global commission.  It was a really fun opportunity. 

One of the things that I got to do was the process of straight-edged acrylic painting.  Rather late in the conceptual phase, I though it would be a nice addition to create a panel that featured HID's logo.  The concept was that the "portraits" of the electronics were like a book, and the book needed a cover.  

To create a logo by hand with paint is no easy task. To create the shapes, I masked it off with painter's tape, and then sealed the edges with acrylic gloss medium.  This is an important step, since it is the small edge between where the tape and the panel meet where paint can bleed through.  This step is followed by several coats of paint.  There is no real way to "erase" the black acrylic paint for the logo once it's on the panel.  The background color is a thin acrylic wash, and the dimensionality of the black paint would cause an aberration to stand out even if it were painted over with beige. 

The proof is in the pudding so to speak when the tape comes off.  It's such a satisfying process that I thought I would share it with you.