Day 23: Staining and colour-washing

I took the 18" x 24" wood panels that I'd primed and covered in textured media, and laid a wet acrylic stain over the surface:

I let the surface stand for a few minutes, then brushed it out and rubbed the surface gently with paper towels, so that the pigment sank deep into the pores of the moulding paste:

I carried this process out on four larger panels and four small panels. Next time, I'll begin drawing on them using airbrush colours.
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