Post #760637 by tikiskip on Fri, Mar 11, 2016 7:22 AM

Ok Trav for that one I used black testor's model paint, and amber shellac.
BUT the shellac was kinda old so that means thicker than regular.
With that said I used old thick shellac and new thinner shellac.
(shellac gets a more darker amber color when it gets old as the denatured alcohol
evaporates)

Sooo I painted the outside with new shellac, then painted the sides with old shellac but on the inside of the glass.
The inside was only painted in that oval shape.
Let that dry.

Next use the black paint to go around the edges and make that same oval but a bit smaller than the inside shellac oval. kinda dab the paint on like a small splash.

NOTE only one coat of shellac went on outside and no black paint went on outside.

So you do this in small layers over and over till it looks the way you like.

Remember it is best to go very slow put many small layers of shellac and paint so it looks natural.
Put it on the way it would have built up over the years, something gets splashed on light then get wiped off in the middle by sucky lazy pirate bartender.

Good luck!!