Hick's new love is ready to be clear-coated with polyurethane! I used the colored pencils to fill in the portions as he instructed. It looks unfinished to me, but I suppose it meets Hick's conditions of "standing out more" with a bit of color.
I don't know why the lettering shows an orange hue. It must be something to do with my phone camera. In real life, there is no orange at all in the lettering, and I certainly did not use the colored pencil there. What you may not realize, and I did not know until last night, was that the other side of the sign is also engraved like this! So... there are two rifles and knives on this side, and also two rifles and knives on the opposite side of the board.
For now, I am awaiting my chastisement or congratulations when Hick gets home to critique my efforts. Oh, come on! We all know that only one of those pronouncements will be forthcoming...
Good job!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm so proud! I have mastered a skill that a kindergartener could do.
DeleteMaybe he'll say, "You're my huckleberry!"
ReplyDeleteMaybe. But Hick rarely reads, so I'm guessing that thought won't occur to him.
DeleteIf he chastises just tell him you thought he might want a different colour on the other side, so you waited to be sure.
ReplyDeleteActually, Hick walked in the door, saw the sign on the kitchen table, and said, "That looks good!" He picked it up, and I swear he held it to his chest in a big hug. As someone who "cain't never understand nothin'," I'm shocked that my efforts pleased him. It was exactly what he wanted.
DeleteCongratulations on translating his dream into reality.
ReplyDeleteHeh, heh! Just one more service I provide.
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