40 years as a carpenter? I got 30 years as a custom home framer and eventually remodeling. I love working with wood. I began working with shuck components running a Timber Mill saw that cut up lumber for house trusses. I live in Phoenix so that was back in the hay day when Del Webb's Sun City...
I'm trying a different technique with the figures. I'm making washes and using them in a layer fashion instead of straight from the bottle.
I'll just keep on building they layers until I like the effect, so far it seems to be working for me.
It took 7 minutes to go from this to this a damp cloth was used.
As with any filler, it takes a few applications to get it right. Still feel a ridge another coat was applied