This dapper dresser was in dire need of some love when I
picked him up.
He belonged to a young girl who had a fascination with graffiti, named Brittany. I know this, because she practiced those graffiti skills all over this poor dresser. My powers of deduction tell me Brittany liked The Back Street Boys, was in love with a boy named Brandon, and the stickers plastered all over the side indicate she enjoyed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Needless to say, a lot of prep work was involved in making a blank canvas and undoing some of Brittany’s, (ahem), art skills.
I had mentioned in my previous post that I wanted to paint in green. I custom mixed up this colour and admit that I tweaked it a bit with each additional coat to get a shade I was happy with. It was a bit of an evolving process to get the tone just right (not too bright, not too rustic) It reminds me a little bit of ASCP 'Florence'.
I topped with a touch of black glaze and did a light distressing because I felt it needed to be ‘aged’ up just a touch.
Here is a glimpse of just some of the creative flair young Brittany possessed.
