Here's a painting experiment that went pretty well! I'm showing you how I paint the hillbilly bust and the pensive man bust using the same colors of acrylic craft paints and two different methods to achieve a dry brush look to create contrast and interest. #woodcarving #whittling Thanks for all the comments, questions and interest in my videos! I'm grateful that there are so many kind and generous folks in the carving community. ⚡Daco Detail Paint Brush Set (ad) amzn.to/49th3BA ⚡The Acrylic Paints I Use (ad) amzn.to/3rBBXII ⚡Abranet Flexible Abrasive Sheets amzn.to/3OA3bxF Full disclosure, I sometimes recommend products that I have used and that I like enough to tell my friends about them. Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content.

very good job!😊👍

@whittling

14 күн бұрын

Thanks very much!

I am a novice (beginning) carver and I found this painting video very helpful. Now I need to watch some of your carving videos and learn or try some of your techniques. Thank you!

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Hi Bruce! Welcome to the channel! Happy carving!

That's very cool I learned something new👍

@whittling

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad this was useful for you!

Had to look, thought I missed the pensive man tutorial, fantastic hair, well done..I like that carving!

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much Brandon!

Great painting lesson Jack ..Love your color combo and the eyes ..Thank you my friend

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much Gene!

Thank you Cousin Jack and Sunni! Cool video. I like both results from the dry brush and the sandpaper. The sandpaper gives more contrast with the light and dark. I like that. Something about the dry brush in the beard makes it look more natural to me. If I had to pick I'd vote for the sandpaper guy. I love the experimental stuff. Thanks.

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Cousin Doug! I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out and I was happy with the results from the sandpaper. Thanks for your support and happy carving!

Love the idea of an under coating...then light sanding when dry. Would love to see the challenges of painting a santa...Thank you 😊

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! I appreciate the suggestion as well!

I think dry brush is my favorite but interesting other techniques ty

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Hi Ozzie! Thanks for your comment! So far dry brush seems to be favored.

For the life of me I could not see the advantage of the white first, brown second on the beard and face, until you used the 600 grit abrasive. What a stunning change. I think one has much more control with that technique (and I think it looks better) than the dry brushing the white on the brown. More, more, more painting tips PLEASE!

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Hi Stephen! I agree with your assessment. The abrasive sheet gave me more control and the ability to be more precise compared to the large surface of the dry brush. Thanks for your comment!

Great presentation. Thankyou ❤❤❤

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure John!

Thank you, I’m having carpal tunnel surgery, and have a lot of things to paint.

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Best wishes for a successful surgery and smooth recovery! Happy painting!

Dry brush is better! 👍

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Hi Jan! Thanks for your comment, I appreciate the input.👍

Honestly, they both look good! I think I'd be inclined to do dry brush for the hair and beard, as they look a bit more natural, and the sandpaper for the eyebrows. I always have troubles with the eyebrows.

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Well there you go! Use both methods where they work best. Super idea, thanks for sharing and happy carving!

Jack, Great painting tutorial. I have been using a white porcelain paint palette to mix my paints. It lets me see my actual color as I thin it or as I mix colors together. Also they make clean up very easy, even if the paint has dried.

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! The porcelain palette sounds like a great choice!

Nice tutorial! It looks like you try to preserve the burn marks which I like. I guess that watering down the paint helps you achieve that. Are there other ways to preserve those burn marks once you've painted the carving?

@whittling

5 ай бұрын

Hi Stephen! I have added burn marks after painting on occasion to enhance a particular detail. More often I will add an antiquing medium after painting and finishing because I like the contrast and the way it creates dark shadows in all the right spots.

@fouroakscrafts7240

5 ай бұрын

@@whittling Yes, I like the antiquing wax also and how it darkens those crevices. I also like how it changes the "chalky" color of some acrylic paints.

Very helpful!

@whittling

3 ай бұрын

Thanks very much!

@Plantventions.com_

3 ай бұрын

@@whittling no problem!