“Midsummer Jardin”, 2020 is that can be purchased right here on my on-line store.

At one stage it seems like I’m attending to reside my childhood goals of portray every part in sight and on the opposite, I’m unable to deal with all of the fantastic issues that so many individuals must say about my work. There are too many issues I’m feeling nowadays on account of numerous points of my artwork. It’s terrifying. It’s exhilarating. It’s complicated – what am I doing?! It’s readability – why didn’t I do that sooner?! It’s satisfaction and psychological peace. It’s income and monetary safety ( to no matter stage artwork might be, in an artwork market like India’s. )

“Midsummer Jardin”, 2020 will without end be the primary ever jacket I hand-painted. I used to be capable of share the method on my Instagram tales and have shared the picture on the finish of this weblog publish as nicely, as a gallery.

The jacket is 3-4 years outdated. That is an estimate as a result of I’ve not been capable of observe any buy receipts and Mango’s web site appears to have modified and it has no document of my purchases. I had purchased three white jackets on the similar time. The one I’ve worn probably the most is a cotton jacket. The one I wore rather less is a cotton-blend jacket. And the one I wore the least, is that this 100% polyester one.

This jacket was given over to the Swarovski model, once they had provided to stay on and stitch on a couple of Swarovski crystals to the left entrance of the jacket. Due to the character of the crystals, I didn’t need to put on the jacket too usually and in complete, I wore it perhaps 3 instances complete. I had been pondering of eradicating the crystals for some time now.

When the “Pink Backyard” Golf Cap portray was acquired so nicely, my first response to was to color one other Golf Cap : “Roseiro Blaze“. However quickly after, I knew I HAD to color the jacket! And I wished to put on the finished jacket portray to document the advert for my first free Zoom webinar / workshop introduction after which I wished to put on the jacket for the eighth version of my workshop, which might even be the primary version of the workshop to be carried out on-line!

I had plans!

However as soon as I began posting some updates on the jacket portray on-line, I acquired quite a lot of queries on whether or not I used to be going to be placing the jacket up on my store as nicely. I made a decision to place it up on the store regardless that the dimensions and materials is perhaps fairly restrictive in terms of private selections.

I nonetheless plan to put on the jacket for the workshop announcement and for the workshop itself – except it’s bought earlier than that after all.

I’ve additionally been requested if I plan to color a line of clothes. A “assortment”. I’m planning on doing no such factor. Primarily as a result of I might a lot fairly have customized commissions from patrons fairly than a bunch of stock that I spend hours and days engaged on, which I’ll then proceed on sit on as a result of as soon as I record it on the store, I don’t put on the objects myself, which is a WASTE.

I’m glad to tackle commissions the place shoppers ship me their current garment items ( these shall be their dimension and their materials selections! ), I paint these and ship them again to the consumer.

Please don’t ask me to color on supplies like t-shirts and material luggage and chiffon shirts. This portray approach and utility is not going to work on skinny surfaces. The jacket that I’ve painted is structured, has a skinny satin lining and even a double cloth lining in some locations, in addition to foam below the shoulder pads. The jacket is already “stiff” so to talk, that the paint utility doesn’t make loads of distinction to the construction. A free-flowing chiffon shirt or a skinny silk saree is not going to have the identical fall / drape after I paint it or a portion of it.

This type of pointillism is just potential with these polyurethane based mostly paints that I’m utilizing. I won’t be able to provide the identical impact utilizing extra absorbable paints like silk paints or textile paints. For the type of opacity that I envision on my work, I want this specific sort of paint. To maintain the colours stable and vibrant. I’m not saying that I can’t experiment with different forms of paint, however for now, that is it.

In the beginning of the portray, I knew I used to be going to attach the portray in the back of the jacket as nicely however I wasn’t positive how a lot I used to be keen to unfold the vines and the flowers. Ultimately, to me, it appears like a jacket of vines – a stole of vines and flowers over the jacket.

One factor that I didn’t anticipate was how a lot I might dislike the abrupt lower off of the sleeve from the shoulder. The white “lower” was making the portray look abrupt. I had not deliberate to color that part in any respect. However as soon as I checked out it from a distance, I knew I needed to prolong the vines a bit in that route to drag all the portray collectively.

Portray on a canvas, on a brooch even, may be very totally different from portray on a cap, which may be very totally different from portray on a jacket! I had not anticipated that. I used to be involved about not coming too near the pores and skin, for instance. The paint can get scratchy / arduous. And, in the long term, I don’t need the paint touching my pores and skin – or the wearer’s pores and skin. Though the paint is non-toxic and complies with the European EN 71-3 Normal and the ASTM D4236, I nonetheless don’t need pores and skin contact. So, I needed to needless to say the sides closest to the pores and skin don’t get any paint.

The protecting coating on the paint, to make it much more UV resistant and long-lasting, makes the sides of the portray a barely totally different colour. You’ll be able to see this greatest within the picture above. Just a few millimeters exterior the periphery of the paint, you will note the white change colour barely. That’s the protecting coating being absorbed into the material.

This portray was an journey and an experiment that succeeded so far as I’m involved.

The pricing relies on what most new artists base their pricing on : space painted. Whereas I’ve been round for nearly 20 years as a photographer and blogger, my journey as a painter is just starting. I haven’t but reached the stage the place I can value my artwork on the premise of my “title”.

It took me roughly three days to color and seal this jacket. One other day to {photograph} and edit the photographs and current it on my store and now on this weblog. I’m happy with the hassle and now, I’m frightened that I’ll really feel deflated. My job is completed. One other venture closed. Now what?

However that’s solely until I discover the following venture – the following floor that I take a look at, that brings a glint to my eye after which I’ve to color it!

Thanks for studying alongside!

If in case you have any questions, please be happy to electronic mail me on n@naina.co anytime.

“Midsummer Jardin”, 2020 is that can be purchased right here on my on-line store.

All my wearable artwork items are that can be purchased solely on my on-line store. I don’t retail or promote from anywhere else. You may, after all, discover a earlier purchaser or collector re-selling considered one of my items, as is the customized with artwork.

All pictures have been shot by me. Self-portraits, jacket particulars and progress picture gallery beneath. Some on a DSLR, some on the Pixel 3 XL smartphone.

Progress Pictures

This final {photograph} is from the center of the portray course of. Typically, once I’m in a rush, I exploit a hair-dryer to assist dry the paint sooner. I don’t dry the paint throughout, simply the highest layer, in order that I can begin making use of one other layer of dots ASAP. I’m impatient.

The hair-dryer is about 33 years outdated. Sure, I exploit it to dry my hair too – largely within the Winter Season when it isn’t advisable to step out of the residence with moist hair after a bathe.