The Winter of Pop Art

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A couple of weeks ago, I came across the following video in my YouTube feed. Check it out.

And at the conclusion of the above video, I said to myself, “I can do that.” And since it’s too damn cold to work on my scrap-metal bison right now, I decided to make this winter a winter of indoor painting and pop art.

Here’s the story of my first attempt.

Step One

I went to Michael’s and purchased brushes, acrylic paint, and a 12 x 18 inch canvas.

Step Two

I went online and purchased a cheap projector from Amazon so I could project my Mickey Mouse drawing onto the 12 x 18 inch canvas. Here’s a picture of the projector.

It cost $96.06 (including taxes and shipping), and it was very intuitive to use. Turn it on, pop in a thumb drive with an image on it, and then follow the menu instructions.

Step Three

I did a google search of Mickey Mouse images and found the image that the YouTube artist used for his painting tutorial.

I then did a pencil drawing of this image.

Technically, I could have used the google image of Mickey Mouse for my projection. But that struck me as cheating. How can I say I painted something if I traced a drawing that someone else drew?

Step Four

I then did the canvas background by spreading a bunch of different colors around with a spackle knife and adding a little Jackson Pollack flair.

Once the background was complete, I projected my Mickey Mouse pencil drawing onto the canvas and traced its outline with a sharpie. I then used black, white, red, and yellow paint to fill in Mickey’s form.

Here’s what my pencil drawing looks like projected onto a wall.

Here’s my rendition of Mickey Mouse pop art.

And here’s a side-by-side of the YouTube artist’s Mickey Mouse pop art and mine.

Not too shabby for a ham-and-egger.

Final Thoughts

Okay, groovy freedomist, that’s all I got. What say you? I say YouTube is a godsend for the curious and self-motivated. I wasn’t looking to make this winter a winter of indoor painting and pop art, but thanks to YouTube, that’s what this winter is going to be. Have you turned to YouTube to pique a hobby or interest? Let me know when you get a chance. Peace.