Painted head

It’s easy to turn a plain wooden souvenir head into a funky retro piece using a few Resene testpots.

Resene art with Mark Rayner - Project 84

Difficulty level: Moderate

You will need: Clean cloth, Paintbrushes, Resene Aquaclear gloss, Resene Quick Dry, Resene testpots of Resene Black, Resene Chalk Dust, Resene Jambalaya and Resene Toorak, Sandpaper, Wooden souvenir head

To get the look: Mark painted the background wall with Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Del Toro.

Other ideas: To retain the wood grain, stain the head with a colour from the Resene Colorwood range and finish off with three coats of Resene Aquaclear.

Step one
Lightly sand the wooden head and wipe off any sanding residue with a clean cloth.

Step two
Apply one coat of Resene Quick Dry to the wooden head and allow two hours to dry.

Step three
Paint the eyes with two coats of Resene Chalk Dust, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step four
Paint the mouth and irises with two coats of Resene Jambalaya, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step five
Paint the face and neck with two coats of Resene Toorak, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step six
Paint the hair, pupils and eyelashes with two coats of Resene Black, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step seven
Paint highlights in each eye with Resene Chalk Dust. Allow two hours to dry.

Step eight
Apply three coats of Resene Aquaclear to the head, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

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