Painting Toys The past couple of
days have been enlightening for me. I am
a very much anti painting my toys. I
don’t believe wood should be painted.
Let the natural beauty show.
Despite my encouragement to not paint the police car my son still wanted
to paint it. I cringed the entire time
and showed him so proper techniques and allowed him to use a “good” brush. I did put a stop to him adding windshield
wipers. After all my cringing and some
helicopter parenting it turned out decent.
The second experience was a package I got from a member of the
club. We shared some plans and he sent
me one of the plans he modified. He
added a camper to the mini. He painted
the fenders and honestly I like it.
Now I am faced with a dilemma, to paint or not to
paint. I will still use wood to add
color. That is part of this year’s projects.
This year, I might include some painting days for people to paint toys
for charity this year.
Hi Brad! If you like the color with the natural wood, but still want to maintain the grain, you might consider using a colored stain. Unicorn Spit has a huge selection of vibrant colors that color the wood while still maintaining the wood grain, and letting it show through. It's worth a shot, and in my opinion, stain is easier to work with than paint. I love seeing your work, you're very talented!
ReplyDelete--Annie