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More Pearl Ex Coloring on Bowl

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This was a piece of box elder that I dyed and didn't come out as planed. I sprayed it all black with auto primer and applied various colores using crumpled up Saran Wrap. I dry brushed the Pearl Ex into the Saran Wrap and stamped it onto the exterior of the bowl using a twisting motion. Then I dry brushed strips across the exterior. The checkered look was done by stretching a mesh Landry bag over the bowl and spraying the exterior with candy apple purple lacquer. The interior received a couple coats of clear gloss lacquer and then I dragged a feather loaded with various metallic powders across the surface. Varying the position of the feather produced a variety of strokes with little effort. I know the inside really doesn't go with the exterior, but with another coat of black paint I can start over again.
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I really like the results on the exterior. I think that your willingness to experiment with different ideas has paid off. The interior is a bit too dark to see the results, but your description has intrigued me. I have some Inlace metallic dust and have tried to evenly apply it to a surface with unsatisfactory results. Maybe I'll try your technique.

I also occasionally do some experimenting if I turn something that I don't like.
 
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