39. The com-
pleted silos
with a few coats
of artist oils
lamp black dry-
brushed from the
top of the silos
and lighter appli-
cations of burnt
umber down the
sides. I used #6
charcoal pencils
to gently outline
the weld seams
and rivet lines.
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included multiple lettering sizes and striping to complete more
than one mill.
Weathering
The last step of this project involved weathering the mill as it
would have looked shortly after construction. The earliest photo
I could find of the prototype was taken in 1983, a few years
after construction. Even at that early stage, the mill was already
