[Woodcarver] Paints

[Barney Elking]

  I use thinned hobby acrylics.  It doesn't take much paint from the bottle to achieve a stain which lets the grain and "look" of wood show through.  I antique with a water based varnish colored with a bit of acrylic raw umber.  It works for me and I can clean up with water.
  Barney Elking
  Fortuna, CA

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    Hello all, I was wondering what kinds of paints everyone uses out there. Acrylic?. Oil? Painting a carving when I'm done with it is my big downfall. I hate doing a nice job of carving and then messing it up with a horrible paint job. Are there any books to instruct a person on painting carvings? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks a lot. Dan Myers


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