acrylic paint

I made this piece for a swap on the World of Woodturners forum. The flower is Sapele, and is embellished with some carving, pyrography, and acrylic paints. The stem/pedestal is African Blackwood. The flower is attached to the pedestal, yet is still mobile, and can be removed with a little bit of...

8" x 3.5" really bland Soft Maple, turned, hand carved, acrylic paint, WOP. This is a reposting from April. I was unhappy with the blue.

Bradford Pear, Black Cherry, leather dye, acrylic paints, magnets; 4.5"l x 3"w x 5"h. I turned, pyro textured, carved, charred, and painted the egg, and turned, carved, and charred the base. This is for a friend--I'm trading with him for a bunch of coffee beans. Re. the name, Klauth is a dragon...

Vase from pear carved, embellished with iridescent acrylic over black India ink and finished with mat clear enamel. Eight inches tall and 3 1/2 inches diameter at base.

Black Oak, pyro'd, carved, and painted to mimic mosaic tile. Though, it might look a bit more like stained glass. In any case, this was a fun and time consuming project that gets me excited for the next version. Interior finished with hemp oil, exterior finished with satin lacquer. 7.25"d x 3.5"h.

7" x 3.25", Soft Maple, Turned Green, Hand carved, Acrylic paint, Wipe on Poly

Celtic bowl from elm. Colored with alcohol-based dyes and silver acrylic paint over black India ink. Laser engraved and finished with clear gloss enamel. 9 1/2" diameter 4 1/4" tall.

"Mardi Gras" 13.5"h x 10.5"w x 2.5"d. Turned, carved, acrylic paint.

Sugarberry egg on African Blackwood stand. Egg is embellished with acrylic paints, India ink, pyrography texture, and finished with rattle lacquer. Stand is finished with hemp oil. 7”h x 4”d. This is a special time capsule piece—story in comments.

Turned wet, hand carved dry. 8.25 x 2.5 inches. Acrylic paint outside and rim, Oil based stain inside, Wipe on Poly inside and out.

Basswood hollow form, all carved from one piece, nothing added.

A pyrographed and pierced butterfly motif celebrates the rim of this hand textured decorative bowl. The metallic silver acrylic paint inside is highlighted by a coat of water-based polyurethane with interference blue pigment. Two coats of polyurethane with gold and interference green...

A pyrographed and pierced butterfly motif celebrates the rim of this hand textured decorative bowl. The metallic silver acrylic paint inside is highlighted by a coat of water-based polyurethane with interference blue pigment. Two coats of polyurethane with gold and interference green...

Double Box with Mouths; turned, carved, and painted cherry wood; 8.5"x2.5". It was an incredibly fun process to bring the sketch in my notebook to life.

Double Box with Mouths; turned, carved, and painted cherry wood; 8.5"x2.5".

Bottom view with tendril-style bottle stopper. Inspired by mollusk form, texture, and color. Cherry wood, turned, carved, painted with acrylic. 15.5" high x 6.25" wide.

Inspired by mollusk form, texture, and color. Cherry wood, turned, carved, painted with acrylic. 15.5" high x 6.25" wide.

Lime wood bowl, turned, pyro engraved in relief, painted 25cm x 3.5cm

We had a demo at our woodturning club a while back. The fellow applied a spot of acrylic paint on a platter and then spread it into a particular shape with an airbrush compressor. I have thought of this with a can of compressed air that you can use for an airbrush unit. An airbrush setup isn't...