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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Erinx3 0
Oh damn. That sucks. I hope your Mom understands. It's the thought that counts. (:
may_cause_fail 0
Yeah, you definitely should have checked. >> That sucks, but you deserved it. I understand you'd probably be tired after working for a long time, but shouldn't you have also tested the can first? YDI.
jr93130 0
hahah, you're f'ed
Atropos_fml 0
Aww, I feel you. I've never done exactly that but I have ruined pieces after hours of hard work. But seriously, what kind of fixative do you have? Mine clearly says FIXATIF in huge letters on the front. And even if you're sure it's fixative, you're supposed to spray it away from your work before just in case something is wrong with it. Also, I would never keep my fixative next to my spray paint, haha. I'm sorry, though. Hope there's something you can do to fix it or have another idea for Mother's Day. #50, lots of artists spend manyy hours on their work. I've spent about fourteen hours on one before and I know of some others that have spent more than thirty. Obviously, the OP wanted to make their piece perfect for their mother so they put that time and effort into it.
sarahasnoxh 0
next time read the bottle. Guess u have to re do it for tomorrow huh? lol
SRSco 0
thanks for the good idea. I'll give my mom a canvas spraypainted red and tell her your story like it was my own. Now I don't need to buy her anything.
FBIWarning 0
haha @ 58
MissWillyB 0
You silly goose =P
Lx9 0
14 hours of drawing (I doubt continuously) and not spend a few extra seconds checking the label before fixing it? YDI
InnocentNique 0
As an artist myself, I know that hurts. You could tell your mom what happened and she would still love you for trying.