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    What do you do to paint your carvings and small turnings. I have made a few dozen small holiday ornaments. But my painting skills are leaving me scratching my head. With Rustoleum water based paint, the finsh comes out lumpy and uneven. With the cheap craft paints from walmast, I get really nice results from one color and then the same unsmooth finish from other colors. Should I be priming the pieces before painting? Perhaps watering the paint down slightly? Should everything get a coating of friction polish (I used unwaxed shellac) Maybe wipe on poly. One lady, a former Art teacher reccomended that I skip the water based paints/acrylics and use oil based rustoleum paint. Once painted should the items get a finish coat of clear lacquer? I have painted about a dozen ornaments and the resulting finishes from the hobby paint and water based rustoleum are just terrible. Thanks

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    I use mostly the water based craft paint from Walmart or Hobby Lobby and I thin the paint with water before applying. Usually about 3 drops of water per drop of paint to allow the wood grain to show through. After drying I apply a coat of Howard's feed and wax or a couple of thin coats of spray poly.

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    I am not much good at painting myself but I find that a light spray with sealer (Delf) seems to make the colors more uniform.

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    Use oil or alkyd base so you aren't raising the grain.

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    Most of my painting is on wildfowl. If you’re looking for solid color without grain showing through a seal with deft as was suggested as well as a prime of gesso works well. You might think this would hide detail but it doesn’t and with the white base it allows the colors to show more true and not be affected by wood tones showing through. For translucent finishes eliminate the gesso and with good quality paints thin “ wash coats” will allow this to happen. Typical craft paints won’t do this. I have used Jo Sonja brand for all my work including statuary I restore for the past 28 yrs.
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    For my chip carvings I first apply Lacquer, let it dry a few minutes, let it dry overnight. This leave a nice clear, durable coating. I then apply an oil based paint, or stain (which still shows in the Lacquer), and the wipe off the surrounding areas with mineral spirits. After the paint or stain dries, i'll then apply a final coat of Lacquer..

    You could also apply a couple coats of Lacquer first, carve through the Lacquer, apply paint, wipe off the excess paint with mineral spirits, then a final coat of Lacquer.
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