Re: Evangeline, MLI style

Jangchub wrote:

I love burnt pumpkin and so much that when I bought my raw wood wall
unit I used Ralph Lauren orange (more a burnt orange) and it was still
too bright.  So, what I did was I bought a gallon can of the crackle
and a quart of water based polycoat and when I brushed the water based
polycoat on the crackle medium it gave cracks as if the piece was old
and on top of that I used a dark walnut stain to tone the color down
and pool in the cracks to make the piece look a little weathered.

My point is, sometimes we have to play around with colors.  You can
pick the pumpkin you like and use a rag rolled brown glaze to tone it
down.  There are many techniques if you don't like the rag look.


Yep, I think I'm gonna have to try the brown glaze approach anyway, because my walls are in kinda bad shape and that sort of finishing hides flaws.

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