After letting the urushi dry for a week, it is now time to start filling the low points. The following layers of color urushi will form rings and create the main features when the finish is ultimately sanded flat. Given this, it is important to think a head a little about what colors to use, […]
Month: January 2022
Kara-nuri: Making the base pattern
After completing the foundation and applying the first coat of urushi, it is time to make the base pattern that will be the high points in the final finish. In order to do this, the urushi needs to be thicked so that it will retain good definition instead of self-leveling and destroying all of the […]