Comments for Scharwath Carwash

Comment on Mad As Hell in The New York Times by Colleen Wainwright

Colleen Wainwright — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:01:45 +0000

Holy moly! Talk about making lemonade from lemons. Congrats to you, Mr. Scharwath. I bask happily in reflected glory from afar.

Comment on No Vacation by JESSE S

JESSE S — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:08:56 +0000

THESE ARE INCREDIBLE! WTF?!

Comment on Hobo (unfortunately not) on Mad Men by David Harlan

David Harlan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:05:47 +0000

Also, it’s the typeface of choice for Santa Barbara’s street signs, which is awesomely batshit crazy.

Comment on Highway Robbery by Derrick Schultz

Derrick Schultz — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:16:18 +0000

I wholeheartedly endorse this product.

Comment on Hit Parader by Alissa Walker

Alissa Walker — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:52:54 +0000

Awesome shots! It looks so much cooler in black and white.

Comment on Things I Have Learned by Kara

Kara — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:59:51 +0000

My only memories of that tree house are of looking up at it because you would never let me in!

Comment on Woodshop Class by Scharwath Carwash

Scharwath Carwash — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:37:07 +0000

[...] checking out Jeff Canham’s Woodshop studio, I headed over to General Store, where I found this terrarium [...]

Comment on Poolga Wallpapers by Dylan C. Lathrop

Dylan C. Lathrop — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:29:38 +0000

These are wild. I like how wild these are.

Comment on Woodshop Class by Keith

Keith — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:19:31 +0000

Hi Thomas,

The stencil can be transferred in a variety of ways, in this particular case he used an electric pouncer, which is a device that you trace over a drawing to produce tiny holes. A white or black powder is then patted onto the surface through the sketch. There are a few more photos here.

The brushes used are lettering quills, longish square ended brushes that are dragged flat to make straight lines and twisted to make curves. The transmission fluid keeps the brushes from drying out and is removed with mineral spirits before painting.

Hope this answers the questions…

Comment on Woodshop Class by thomas

thomas — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:31:32 +0000

at the woodshop, how was he transferring the stencil to the wood? and does the car fluid keep the brushes with a really slick tip, or does it just help them stay clean? lastly, was it a sable brush? sorry, was floored by this post.