Then I used Brett's suggested method to stain the wood. Rembrandt pastel chalk Burnt Sienna #411.3 scraped onto the wood and washed/rubbed in with pra (again for newbies – Brett's term for plain rubb

use for rust. The brush is over the Burnt sienna #411.3, directly across is the mix of Orange #235.3 and Burnt sienna #411.5, thats black in the middle and some of the darker Raw umbers up top. Just

scrub on the chalk. I first used burnt sienna #411.3 to go over all the cabinet surfaces. I used some raw umber #408.5 to go between the boards. Finally I lightly dusted on some #231.3 gold ochre to

On the green can I used the wire brush but also did some scraping here and there with the toothpick. Re-blacken it and dry it off. I used my Windsor-Newton water mixable oil (raw umber) and hit a few

Next I take a small soft brush and dust on some burnt sienna #411.3 over the W-N oil. Just lightly blend it over the oil. I also use an equal mix of Rembrandt orange #235.3 and burnt sienna #411.5 as

I also used a very light dusting of Burnt sienna #411.3 on the corners to suggest nail hole rusting. This effect should be very subtle however almost to the point of not seeing it. I know that sounds

a row of them with some Rembrandt Burnt Sienna #411.3 chalk. Just the tiniest bit will settle in the nail hole and I brush the rest away. When I apply the chalk to the casting (the gold ochre and 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't use alcohol or anyting else to was