Geometric UV Neon String Art | STRING FOR DAYSSS 😁
We love ARTY stuff and we love WOODWORK - So, why not combine them! This was some fiddly stuff, but we nailed it! (excuse the pun)
We decided to combine ART with WOOD in this video. We created a simple square base from OSB using a circular saw, measuring 50x50cm. We gave it a sand, bevelled the edges and curved the corners so it looks NOICE! Then with a pencil, ruler and protractor in hand, we marked out the layout for the nails. This consisted of 16 lines with 19 nails needed in each, making a grand total of 304 nails. These had to be precisely hammered in so we could correctly wrap the neon string / thread around them to create the mandala geometric pattern. We given the base and nails a quick touch up with matt black spray paint. Once dry we began the fiddly string part which we did in stages. Once we had the first layer down, we could change up the colour and overlap it with a new pattern. We did this four or five times until we we’re happy and tried not to go overboard, it’s ve