[Woodcarver] antiquing look

[camperjohn at bellsouth.net]

New to the list (thanks to Ol' Don Burgdorf pointing me this way).

What is a good way to add depth and aging look to a piece once it has been painted?

My current process is:

sand
give it a boiled linseed bath
paint (thinned acrylic paints)
wax (Briwax: 2 parts natural - 1 part dark)

The wax is good, but still not the effect I'm looking for (plus, the wax will smear any paint that is on top of another color - like when painting eyes).  I think I need to spray with a matte finish after the painting to solve this??

Any hints would be greatly appreciated.

John
www.camperjohn.com
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