The next step was to get the wood primed. I had an old bed board in my garage that I thought might work perfectly. I originally wanted to cut it into fours, but wielding the large board along with the table saw was a bit difficult, so my cuts were a bit tricky. Plus, I felt the ratio was off, being too wide, so I decided to make a few extra sizes.
Then I spread white gesso that I had previously purchased (www.pygmalions.com) all over the surface of each board. Days before, I went to Pygmalion’s, which is a really cool art supplies shop, over priced, but cool. I’d prefer to go to a place like that over Michaels anytime, because there are artists there who can help you get exactly the right tools for the job. I bought black gesso, white gesso, oil pastels (black and white only). I considered using gel pens, based on a blog I read: (my apologies for not providing the link, next time I’ll make a note of my sources).
Anyway, as I was priming the wood, it became obvious that a brush would be to tedious, so I rolled up my sleeves and used my hands. NOTE: take off your watch before doing this, mine still has little flecks of white all over it.
The first photo here shows the wall (at left) I’d like to project my photos onto. Somehow I’ll fasten the boards to the wall, so that they don’t move between work sessions.
