[Woodcarver] Re: Detail painting techniques

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Hello and a bit of help please. See the painting detail technique  indicated 
below. I am still having a bit of difficulty understanding exactly  what kind 
of paint pen or pencil he is using. I have used painting pens in doing  some 
minature giraffes, but didn't try to feather or fade from one color to the  
other with them.
    My friend is not able to tell me any more  than shown below.
    "Would like to say I understand it. Maybe. Does he  put the wax on where 
he wants the details and then goes over that with his  brushes to do the 
details after using the wax paint pencil?"
    'To the best of my  knowledge he briefly showed his approach. He, for 
example, drew a line to  conform the outline at the end of a duck feather, like 
an arch. This was  done with a brown wax base paint pencil, this line had sharp 
edges.  Then he took a sable fine brush wetted it, with water, then gently 
brushed over  the arched line that had a sharp edge to it and blened out the 
sharp edge so  that the color had a shadow cast to it , with out any sharp edges 
to the  original arched line. Since I found the lost letter I  am adding some 
additional info, for what ever it is worth. With the wet sable  brush you then 
can blend the wax paint pencil as a bckground that will enable  you to high 
light the darker color. Blending the lighter color with the darker  color so 
there is no  deffinate line. Do I make myself  clear?'
     I haven't seen a wax  based paint pencil but have seen acrylic paint 
pens. Will look in Michael's  the next time I am down that way. 
    Any idea about this??
    Tom
    Thomas W. Horton
    Glen Mills, PA
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