For Whom the Bell Tolls
Oil wash
Slowly getting this thing painted up.. It’s big and it’s taking a long time!
I used the airbrush for the wood beams and a lot of stippling for the walls.
After the initial basecoat, I apply two thin coasts of satin varnish. It helps to protect the piece and the oil wash will flow nicely over the varnish.
It is not necessary to varnish before applying an oil wash, but since it’s a big piece of scenery and I will manipulate it a lot, I want to reduce chances of having paint stripping off.
I apply a heavy dark brown wash and I removed most of it after an hour or so.
The process went fine, except for the interior. I should have applied a very thinned down oil wash for the interior and not an heavy wash, as removing it with some mineral spirit with Q-tips and small makeup sponges was surprisingly difficult.
BEFORE applying the oil wash
BEFORE applying the oil wash
WITH the oil wash
WITH the oil wash
AFTER removing most of the oil wash
AFTER removing most of the oil wash
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