Color is added, depending on the situation and artist, with pastels, makeup, oil or acrylic washes, or opaque painting as required. Smoothing is done with baby oil, saliva, or baby powder. Many other tricks of the trade are involved in Cernit but this is a glossary, not a class. Renee hates this material. An ultrafine and very tough, paper mache, water based, air dry, type material.
Results are very much like white porcelain, yet it is a reasonably tough material.
Color and tone is completely added by washes and opaque use of acrylic paint. Material is much more forgiving druing the sculpting process, and can be carved, sanded, and added to. Smoothing is done with water. Renee loves this material and I will have to give in to using it eventually, I'm sure. An ultrafine and very tough paper mache, water based, air dry, type material.