Today, I finished a drawing that I spent over 14 hours working on for my mom for Mother's Day. I took it outside to seal it with fixative. I took of the clear lid, shook the can, then sprayed red spray paint all over my art. FML
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Today, I was painting my mom's house, which so far had taken 12 hours over two days. All of a sudden there was a wind storm. All of the leaves stuck to the wet paint. FML
Today, my mother yelled at me for not doing all of my homework. She got so mad, she tore up a drawing I'd spent over a week working on. That was my art homework. FML
Today, I finished a big art project. It was a self-portrait done in acrylics. Proud of my piece, I showed my mom. After some thought her first comment was, "well, I'm either going to insult your art or your face." FML
Today, I spent almost two hours drawing a scenery. I was tired halfway in and took a break. Came back to my room to see it getting scribbled on. FML
Today, I finished a painting I'd spent 3 weeks working on for an exhibition. When I came back from lunch, my cat was perched above it on my desk. He looked at me, then down at the painting, then jumped down onto it. He slipped and smeared the wet paint everywhere, ruining the whole thing. FML
Today, my husband has been painting our house all weekend and plans to finish the job after work today. I decided to surprise him by completing the job myself. Painting the last window frame, I dropped the open tin of white paint, right onto our car roof. FML
Today, I was painting the garage door. After 3 hours, I finally finished the job. As I was walking back inside, accidentally pressed the button that opens and closes the garage door. Not only did the paint job get messed up as it went up, the paint also dripped onto my parents' brand new car. FML
Today, I spent hours hand-painting an awesome design on a gift for a friend. My husband was supposed to assemble it when I finished, but when I stepped back to admire my work, he informed me that the whole thing was sideways. He watched me paint it. FML
Today, my teenage son tried to huff a can of spray paint. FML
Today, I went to buy some spray paint for a project. I've never used a spray can before, so I decided to try it on paper provided. Unfortunately I didn't hold the can the right way and ended up with black, permanent, paint all over my face in the middle of a store. FML
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GHEE_fml 0
Always check the label on the can before spraying!
PsychoX 0
That sucks. Probably the OP didn't check the label because 14 hours of doing anything will make you a little disoriented... Coffee FTW.
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PTERONOPHOBIA 0
13... it's already bad when it's from the point of view from another person. It's a bit worse when it's from the animals point of view. An inanimate object is ******* ridiculous.
amykay 0
i alway have spray paint lying around with thr wrong caps on, i have started to do that before, but i was licky and the damage was repairable. i try to remember to test it now. i feel for ya, nothing like had work gone bad.
24788 7
Wow 14 hours down the drain. I hope your mom understands. FYL
JessKayy 0
aw, that sucks. shoulda checked the label. but, still, as a fellow artist i feel your pain. FYL. and lmfao 26. if only ctrl z worked irl.
deshypothequiez 0
ydi last time i checked spray paint bottles and fixative bottles have obvious labels on them.
SiLveRStaRLIGHT 0
That is when I would become so frustrated that I would cry. That sucks! Sometimes I do the same thing; I trust that I'm using the right product but end up with the wrong one. Augh... I'm sorry about that.
rihannalover 0
haha happened to me but i got lacquer and it turned out black. that's why i tested it out first though. mainly my fault though, so i kinda think YDI. but sorry about the 14 hours down the drain!
GabriLee 0
Oh my gosh, I would die. Even parting with my artwork for commissions leaves a pit in my stomach. I can't imaging destroying it before anyone even gets to see it. I feel for you. I frequently spend 15+ hours on my drawings. I'm sure your mother will understand. As for the drawing, nothing left to do but to redraw it, or start another.
annieannie 0
Sucks for you my friend
bluffinmuffin69 0
idk but i believe the inquisitive mind of a researcher will intuitivebly be inevitably impossible to seek the hidden truth of the natural behavior of this particular and emicrable feline (cat). Talk to you later my collegue and I wish you the best of luck with future paint cans!