MOONBASE TWO
BESPOKE FRAMING
"GIG POSTER"
"BLIZZARD FORCE"
The customer was kind enough to give us free reign when framing several pieces by American artist, Mike Mitchell.
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This forms part of a series of Star Wars portraits that began releasing in 2016.
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We decided to incorporate elements from a famous scene cut from The Empire Strikes Back.
During the Imperial attack on the rebel's 'Echo Base' on the ice planet 'Hoth', C-3PO is seen to tear a warning sticker from one of the base's doors. It is later revealed, when a Snowtrooper opens the door, that the warning was of 'Wampas', the notorious ice monsters that attack Luke Skywalker... Needless to say, said Snowtrooper meets their demise.
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We used modelling foam to carve an ice relief, which we then finished with snow treatment and ice sparkles to give a realistic ice effect (glistens in sunlight), before sealing. This also forms a spacer to keep the print from coming into contact with the glazing.
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The float glass was treated with a frost effect at its edge, before being mounted into a bespoke 3D modelled and printed 'Wampa Door' frame, hand painted then airbrushed with an object specific lighting effect.
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An original poster by Ken Taylor, for Pearl Jam's performance in Brisbane, during their 2006 tour of Australia
We've used a black mount and highlighted the bevel at various points representing light cast from the various sources in the print.
It is framed in a matt black Japanese "Yakisugi" style frame. The frame has been hand painted to give the impression of smouldering wood and to draw the viewer in. It is finished with a deep rebate, angled "bullnose" outer frame and 3mm cast acrylic.