[Woodcarver] more flesh tones

[Marcia Berkall]

Hi Susan.

Lots of great information...thank you!
I have just one thing to add.  I have been painting my carvings with oil 
paints with Minwax natural stain as the medium.  My personal preference in 
most cases is to be able to see the wood through the paint, so I do like 
the transparency.  One nice little advantage to using the  natural stain is 
that is speeds the drying time considerably.  I can paint several 
"neighboring" colors in a day with just an hour or two drying time in 
between.  Normally it takes 3-4 days for me to paint a bunch of  carvings, 
depending on the number of colors.  Day one I get the largest color masses 
done.....then go back and do highlighting and shading.  Day two.....smaller 
areas and shading those areas.  Day 3 I can usually antique (which is burnt 
umber oil paint thinned with the minwax stain)  on the 4th day I usually 
spray with Krylon matte and do any additional finishing.  I paint directly 
on the unsealed wood, so this is more of a stain, sinking into the wood, 
than a paint, which sits on top of it.

Marcia (aka Mush)
South China, Maine



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