Best Resist Ever :)

[KatieG]

Well... hope this is the right spot for this...and I don't know if other folks knew about it, so I'll share.

I tend to do a good bit of color on pieces, including a lot of washes (which I am trying to improve ^^.; ). However, I also want to be able to hi-lite, stain, antique, or w/e over it.

So I've tried Super Shene.

I've tried Satin Shene.

I've tried Block Out.

I've tried Tan-Kote.

I have tried all of these in varying layers of resist. Against various mediums. And almost every time, I have been sorely disappointed.

It's disheartening to see hours of careful painting destroyed in a few swipes of color. *sob* (even through 7 layers of resist...)

For some reason, I wanted to know if I could color through a seal like Master Shine or Leather Sheen. I figured Master Shine most likely not... But Matt at Tandy was talking with me about it, and actually set up the first test piece for me of Leather Sheen over color (used a red and also a white)... followed by a Sheridan Brown antique.

Wanna know what? It's perfect. You have time to paint it all. Seal it with the spray (let it dry of course!!). Come back with your over color.... and still gently, lightly, take a damp papertowel or q-tip (w/e size you need) to remove the color. The white STAYS white. The washes stick.

And, of course, the non-painted parts of the piece pick up that luscious color.To keep a non-painted part leather-colored, use block out. One coat with the paint, spray to seal, then do your color.

I have so far tried it with two different antique gels, dye (need to be a teeny bit quicker with the water on the white, however.), all-in-one stain, and hi-lite.

I am the happiest camper in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!! *insert massive amounts of joy here* I'm going to make up some samples of the resists...Probably Wed or Thurs this week, and I'll try to take great pictures so I can share!!!

Hope this helps anyone out there!!!

~Katie

[KatieG]

Well... I made a chart to show you what I mean, and I took pictures to boot!

I kind of stamped it and colored it quickly, so the stamp's not as pretty as I would like it to be, and the color's a little streaky.

I did all-in-one, dye, antique, and hi-lite here, showing how block out (1 coat), a wash, and white resist after being sprayed with Leather Sheen... I wiped it off 1/2 of each with water to show how THAT effects it to boot.. obviously if you want to just gently wipe off the paint with water, that's awesome. (I usually just do that lol).

So! Here we go...

Sorry, the images are big... apparently I FAIL at resizing....

If it matters, I did a Sheridan Brown antique gel mixed with a little bit of tan-kote, Chestnut Tan Hi-Light, Fudge Brown All-In-One Stain, and Evening Blue dye.