Yes, finished, but the major steps in getting here were:
Finishing the shield
Glazing the body of the chest
We used Metal Glow's Pirates Gold as a base coat. Then we mixed Mixol pigments (Rehbraun #3, and Umbra #2) in Perfetto glaze for the translucency of color, and we built up the color in two passes after letting the first pass dry completely.
Sealing the chest
We chose to seal the chest with Faux Effects' Varnish Plus in a satin finish. Although very durable, it is not necessarily a better product than other acrylic topcoats. However, when dry it has a very satiny-tactile feel to it that many others do not have.
If you choose to use this product for the first time on one of your projects that has hand painting or glazing done in latex or acrylic, you must first seal your art work before you topcoat with Varnish Plus because VP will cut right through your work, and you will end up with mess on your hands. Although you can brush this top coat on and lightly sand between coats, it is a lot easier to spray.
This was a fun project....We hate to see it come to an end. You know what would be really pretty for a more feminine feel: do the embossing of the crocodile stencil as an all-over-stencil design; paint the piece pure white with little or no glazing; and add faux straps with pewter or bronze nail heads.....Now, that I'm thinking about it, Michelle Delgado from Wonder Faux carries some really pretty nail heads.......humm.
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