Sasha Rusetskaya — Instrument Art

The process

Made slowly.
Made for one.

A clear path from the first conversation to the completed instrument.

Painted mushrooms, moss and pale forms emerging around the hardware of a green electric guitar.
The image belongs to the object.

Consultation

It begins with the instrument.

The first conversation brings together the object, the idea and the practical considerations that shape the commission.

Unpainted green guitar body, hardware and tools arranged on a studio worktable.

Concept

The composition finds its place.

A digital concept allows the image to be considered against the instrument’s shape before painting begins.

Hands refining a digital artwork concept on a tablet beside a guitar body.

Surface preparation

The canvas is made ready.

The surface is prepared for the approved composition. The method is determined for the individual instrument.

Hands preparing the surface of a guitar body at the worktable.

Painting

The image is built by hand.

The approved composition is painted directly across the instrument, with its curves, openings and hardware always in view.

A hand painting fine details directly onto an electric guitar body.

Finish & reassembly

The instrument returns whole.

Protection and reassembly are planned around the specific instrument. The instrument and its painted composition return as one object.

Several completed hand-painted guitars standing together on a rack.

Your instrument

Begin with the object itself.

Tell Sasha about the instrument and the idea you have in mind.

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