Setting up work spaces + studios

[ellenbethsdad]

Scott you might want to think about some sort of insulation over that corrugated metal ceiling.You'll be ok now but wait untill it starts to cool down in the winter and it'll condensate and you'll be sitting in a shower of drips mate.

As someone who's workshop is a 5ft by 4ft shed welcome to the club mate,
When winter hits and it's pitch black and bloody cold it's a real challenge to treck off down the garden to work on a kit.

Pete

[amubis]

Scott you might want to think about some sort of insulation over that corrugated metal ceiling.You'll be ok now but wait untill it starts to cool down in the winter and it'll condensate and you'll be sitting in a shower of drips mate.

As someone who's workshop is a 5ft by 4ft shed welcome to the club mate,
When winter hits and it's pitch black and bloody cold it's a real challenge to treck off down the garden to work on a kit.

Pete

Pete thats the next job to insulate the roof ...have air vents either side so air flow should be ok. lol have installed lights down the path and also have security pir and light on the workshop and side of house .

Thanks for the advice.

Scott

[Stonie104]

Looks great Scott! I was thinking something along them lines myself as the wife doesn't appreciate my clutter in the spare room!

[kevtk135]

Well folks after 12months of trying to sell my flat(apartment) it finally happened ....moved into a new place and built myself a new mancave ...didnt come out a lot different then the plans i posted earlier, ended up being 4.8m x 3.2m x 2.4m.
all alarmed an insulated.

Here is the finished item all complete and me settled in.

[pics snipped]

Scott

That's an awesome looking studio. Excellent job!! I'm still fumbling with my attic remodel.

[PilcrowDesigns]

Wish I had some shelfs like Jesse showed. Thats a nice studio space! I need to finish painting my walls black, the strip was a test to see if I liked it or not. Its a fairly good size.. Think its a 14x16? it was my main bedroom at one time. But were I am standing taking the photos is the doorway to my bedroom, which was the old studio space. Its a 10x8. Sorry for the crappy pieced together photos.

[relikizan]

luv how you spray painted the background black for your sculpts!!! awesome set up.

[PilcrowDesigns]

thank you! I got tired of hanging up black sheets and washing them after they got dirty from clay flinging around. Plus the sheets were usually a light black color so I'd have to still use photoshop to black out the wall. This helped reduce the time on the photos taken, plus helps stay focused on the clay, easier on the eyes.

[Jesse321]

The shelves came from IKEA ... they're DIRT CHEAP.

[vortexx]

One thing I would recommend for any art workspace is to either have natural light from a window or daylight balanced light. I use daylight color temperature halogen lights but as was mentioned they get really hot. In my case I don't mind the heat as it may be slightly chilly in by basement in the winter and I have air conditioning for the summer.

I don't have a white room but the walls in art colleges are usually painted white because colored walls may affect how you perceive the color you are using. Black would probably work as well.

[anatora]

I love looking at what others have done with studios, especially with set-ups for the larger sculpts, airbrushing and painting. My present studio spaces are dedicated to drawing, oil painting and fiber crafts, so they are not suited to large scale sculpting. I usually set up a temporary table if I have to reconstruct a skull, but a more permanent space is my goal. Would more of you be so kind to post pictures of your work spaces? I get so many good ideas by looking at others' studios.

[troyboy]

These are older pics, but everything basically still looks the same (except maybe just a bit more messy)

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Wonderfully light and airy Troy - looks like the perfect setting to relax and let inspiration strike and creative juices flow.

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[black and white]

These are older pics, but everything basically still looks the same (except maybe just a bit more messy)

I see what you did there. You made you computer out of reach and only the extra monitor in front of your work area viewable. Smart man....

[war machine]

How do you guys light your model room's?
without natural light
As i do a lot of my painting through the night as that is when
i get most of my peace and quiet.
But when i airbrush all i can see on the kit is a shadow of my hand.

[amubis]

How do you guys light your model room's?
without natural light
As i do a lot of my painting through the night as that is when
i get most of my peace and quiet.
But when i airbrush all i can see on the kit is a shadow of my hand.

I purchased led strip light tubes to replace the fluorescent tubes these are far brighter
like these but 5ft ones
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-4PCS-T8-6 ... 35c2de103a

Scott

[war machine]

How do you guys light your model room's?
without natural light
As i do a lot of my painting through the night as that is when
i get most of my peace and quiet.
But when i airbrush all i can see on the kit is a shadow of my hand.

I purchased led strip light tubes to replace the fluorescent tubes these are far brighter
like these but 5ft ones
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-4PCS-T8-6 ... 35c2de103a

Scott

Thanks for the advice scott , but my property is rented and my Landlord
would not approve me putting strip light's in the spare bedroom.
Can you not buy light bulbs that produce a natural light effect?

[amubis]

Here you go Im getting one of these in the next couple of weeks to cut down on power usage in the workshop lol too many lights

http://www.optimalowvision.co.uk/produc ... 1&dept=367


Scott

[razorwyre1]

i am having to move in about a month and a half (unfortunately), and from what ive seen, if i had the spare $, theres a couple of you guys that id like to hire to set up my new workspace for me.

very impressive guys!

[Wei]

Cool work spaces. I gotta say that IKEA is a great place for really inexpensive tables. I've made one using those thick table tops boards for $6 each. I just use 4 of them to make a nice table that is much more sturdy than with those metal legs. Anyhow...

-Wei
Sexy Drawings | Sexy Statues

[starmanmm]

IKEA... never thought of going there for table tops.

$6... how were they listed?