Brass and then weathered with raw umber #408.5. I was careful to remove the tag left from the laser cut sheet with fine sand paper – 400 grit. I then removed most of the adhesive backing and used a

The staining was a new process for me and I was a little nervous. Simply scrape the chalk (in this case Rembrandt raw umber #408.5) over the wood and apply rubbing alcohol to the pieces with a soft br

I started on the cabinet (Jerry) and basically it's the same techniques as described for the bench. I used a couple of stiff bristle worn out brushes to lightly scrub on the chalk. I first used burnt

chalks and maybe some of the dark raw umber #408.5 and blow off the excess. I put each casting on a toothpick. Take your Dullcote and spray it and pass the casting through the mist of Dullcote that i

Let's get to some detailing. The open crate was first given a wash or what I call a slurry of alcohol and Raw umber #408.5 in the inside of the crate only. This is just to give it a dirty look and to

#408.5 Raw Umber

on the bench Gold ochre #231.3 and Raw umber #408.5. The primary color is the Gold ochre and I use a worn out brush to brush and stab it on over all the benchtop surfaces. I'll dip into the darker Ra

Gold ochre mostly but also some raw umber #408.3 and a little black and burnt sienna #411.3. Use the darker colors along the bottom edges of the boards to give some definition. For this method I don'