Thread: Buddha

Don't mess with success! The hands and face contrast nicely with the color of the robe (convincing folds, too.)
Some carvings look OK with paint, some really need it but others have an old-world look to them just stain finished.
Huon Pine must be botanical gold.

Very nice!
What about a bit of gold leaf somewhere?

Whoa! Burraboy. What a grand idea!

That's really Beautiful!
I've tried U-Beaut Non Toxic Water Dyes with good results which you can dilute 1:10 or more to the shade you want.
I think they only come in 60ml bottles as far as I know.

From the photo I reckon it looks fine as it is. Once you attempt to start changing stain you get a patchy effect & will wish you hadn't !

If I paint a carving (very rarely) I use this method outlined here - Hmmm, I see the hyper link function isn't working ! GO TO - WoodBeeCarver.com & half way down the page there is a list of links called "bee hive" Click on "Painting Softly" it is a PDF.
Over the years I've experimented with a number of colouring techniques - for me this is head & shoulders above anything I have ever used before.

Thanks guys. The problem with the stains is wicking, particularly across stop cuts. The viscosity seems to be the problem. That goes for the water based as well as the solvent based stains from what I can tell. That is a great tutorial Mack, thanks!

Huon Pine is lovely Robson, it has a distinctive aroma and when you cut it outside attracts tiny wasps. They mill around on the shavings. i reckon it mimics a sex scent or something like that. It carves well, holds good detail and doesnt have too many punky bits.

The next one is getting gold leaf Burra. Im inspired by the Greco Buddhas at the moment. All of those statues were originally painted painted or gilded.

You might try using a thin blade on a wood burner (pyrographic tool) to lightly burn the stop cuts. A lot of carvers here in the US do this to stop paint from wicking. Use a light touch, though, to just burn a light brown, not black. It also adds a little darkness to the grooves without having to use antiquing paints/oils.

Claude

Thank you Claude!


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