Post #461229 by tikisbytyler on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 9:18 AM

Hello & welcome!

I do a lot of simplistic carves that need the most out of what contrast they have, and tend to use burning a lot to get it. I always had a hard time getting way down deep, though, so what i've been doing lately is hitting the deep spots with flat black paint - going over the whole thing with the torch while the paint is still wet & then sanding the high spots. If you check my thread, you will find pics of carvings in all stages so you can see the effects and decide for yourself how far you want to go with this.

Keep carving & let's see some pics!

Tyler