Post #204166 by GMAN on Thu, Dec 22, 2005 1:49 PM

Benz and JP,

I dunno. I probably could, kinda like a grave stone rubbing, if I used the indirect method. However, if I applied pigments to the tiki, like I do for fish, some would probably never come off. That could be a downer. Plus, smooth sufaces don't work well.

As for the finish, it's nothing super secret. I mixed my own ebony and mahogany stain for a deep dark mahogany and I use a nice poly for the topcoat. Pristidae said he wanted it to look like glass, so I'm doing what I can. Here's a pic of the third coat of finish. I may need to do one more tomorrow.

I've also attached pics of some of my gyotaku sent in from some clients.

-Gman

"The saw is family"

[ Edited by: gman 2005-12-22 14:08 ]