[Woodcarver] Painting question

[Bill Smith]

I found that the boil lin seed oil seem to be of the
best way to seal the wood n then jus take a knife and
mark the different areas where different paint color 
will change be locatted at will slow down the run over
also do not make it to watery.


Bill



--- Mike Gratton <mike_gratton at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Ed, Loren,
> 
> Thanks for the input.  I think I'll stick with what
> I
> know and use the sealer I've used before for this
> one.
>  It's for an ornament swap and it would be tough to
> wipe it down, there are a couple of parts that might
> snag.  
> 
> I will go back over it though to verify that I've
> got
> stop cuts everywhere though to prevent the bleeding.
> 
> thanks again,
> mikeg
> --- Loren Woodard <lorenwoodard at charter.net> wrote:
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> > Mike:
> > 
> > I used to use Mike's method, taught to me by Ron
> > Wells and still do quite
> > often.  However, I like Pete Leclair's method
> > because it helps me get a more
> > even finish on my Santa figures.  I paint that
> eyes
> > first before dipping the
> > painting the carving with Linseed oil.  No it
> > doesn't stop the bleeding of
> > the paint.  If anything, it might even make it
> bleed
> > more easily.  However,
> > if you score the areas with the tip of your knife
> > and there will be no
> > bleeding.
> > 
> > As I always advise, try both methods on a piece of
> > scrape and see which one
> > you like the best.  There no teacher like
> > experience. 
> > 
> > Have a great evening!
> > 
> > Loren Woodard  
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net
> > [mailto:woodcarver-bounces at six.pairlist.net] On
> > Behalf Of Mike Gratton
> > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 8:13 PM
> > To: [Woodcarver]
> > Subject: [Woodcarver] Painting question
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> > Hello folks,
> > 
> > I apologize to anyone who's seen this on the
> > Woodcarving Illustrated message board. 
> > 
> >  
> > I've got a question about painting.  I read in one
> > of
> > Pete LeClair's books that he dips or paints his
> > figures with tinted boiled linseed oil before
> > painting. In his book, Mike Shipley paints then
> > dips.
> >  
> > I was wondering, if I dip my figure in the boiled
> > linseed oil first and let it dry, will the paints
> > run
> > less and cover more evenly when I paint?  
> >  
> > I do have some sealer I can use but I'm wondering
> > about the boiled linseed oil.  I've also heard
> about
> > soaking the figure in water but it takes me a
> while
> > to
> > paint so I'm afraid it would dry out before I
> > finished.
> >  
> > Thanks in advance,
> > mikeg 
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