A friend and co-worker of mine had seen some of my handiwork that I'd brought into the office. Then she told me about this old toy chest she'd had since she was a little girl. We'd talked about me decoupaging this childhood treasure for the better part of a year. Her favorite comic is the Hulk, particularly old school Silver & Bronze age Hulk. So we finally got the project going.
1st up are some pics of the chest before I did my "magic" on it.
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| 1st step was to remove the lid and then sand the old paint a bit so that new paint and decoupage would stick better. |
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| Unlike other decoupage projects this one required some painting work too. 1st I had to find the right shade of "Hulk Green" |
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| This is the underside of the lid. The plan being that the railing and interior be painted while the rest of piece was to be decoupaged. |
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It took a few coats to get complete coverage (this is 2 coats). After the paint was done I applied a few coats of liquid poly to help protect it from getting dinged.
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| The 1st part I decoupaged was this embellishment on the underside of the lid. |
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| Then I did the top of the lid... |
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...and added an embellishment (I also call these "pop-outs" because of the way the letters or figures seem to "pop out" of the comics.
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| Back side |
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| one end |
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| Front side |
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| other end |
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| above and below: details around the handles |
And now for the finished product:
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| THE INCREDIBLE HULK! |
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HULK SMASH!
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The Comics used. Aside from the pop-outs and a few panels concerning beans & Batman, all the comics used were real vintage Hulk comics from the bargain/beater bins. The following books were used:
Very cool piece. The finish on the chest of drawers has held up well after 4 years. I used a few layers of mod podge on top to create a thick clear coat finish and really protect the covers underneath.
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