Overview

Project Information
Dream SMP Clock (based on Karl's Tales From the SMP)

Progress

• Made a DIY Clock!

Useful Links

• 10" x 10" Whitewashed Wood Square Plaque by ArtMinds
• 1 7/8" Black Sword Hour and Minute Hand Set by Klockit
• Acrylic Paint by Craft Smart
• How to Make Your Own Custom Clock

Reflection

Design Inspirations:

• Karl Jacob's Minecraft Skin (specifically the swirl on jacket + purple/teal/blue/green color palette) (wiki)
• Tales from the SMP Memory Book (youtube)
• Dream SMP Minecraft Skins (github)
• L'Manburg National Flag (wiki)

• "Turn Back Time" by Derivakat (youtube)
• "L'Manburg Anthem" by Wilbur Soot (youtube)

Version 1
Default

Version 2
Time Travelling

Version 3
The Inbetween

Draft Ideas

Final Sketch

1. Empty Canvas

2. Tape the Border

3. Paint the Border

4. Paint the Divide

5. Paint the Swirl

6. Paint the Numbers

7. Accidentally break the clock

8. Add the clock hands

Final Product!

Lessons Learned

1. Acrylic paint chips off on wood when it dries.
2. If trying to make straight edges, sand the wood first to remove bumps on the surface. After sanding, prime the wood. Else when you remove the tape, it'll remove the paint with it and/or cause bumpy lines.
3. Use green frog tape instead of blue masking tape, because removing blue masking tape might cause paint to be removed with it (especially because acrylic paint already chips off so easily on wood).
4. It is difficult to "color within the lines" with a paint brush... I don't know how people do it, with smaller paint brushes???
5. I created my own stencils by stenciling the lines on white paper with a backlight computer, cutting the outline out, and then using it as templates for the numbers and swirl.
6. After 3 months, I've finally noticed that I painted on the swirl incorrectly onto the clock. It is missing a small horizontal knub near the center of the swirl. Oops.