illustration on wood

[Thom]

I've been asked to create a painting on cabinet doors. The doors have a transparent stain of some kind on them. I'm wondering what the best kind of paint to use would be. Any suggestions?

[emkay]

There is a great product called 'Redi-prep'? I think that's the name, you can buy fro mthe hardware store. You wipe it on any surface (anything), leave it for 90 mins, wipe it off and paint over it with whatever you like.

I treated glass doors with it, then painted enamel paint, and 3 years later it is still intact.

You can supposedly paint acrylic over a surface previously painted with oils, so I think you'd be right with your medium of choice after treating the surface in this manner.

Hope you post your results!

[Jewels]

I dont know anything about this kind of thing,so sorry , I cant help you, but would love to see your work when its finished..

[Thom]

thanks for that. I will make a trip to the art store this week. I'll post the finished work when it's done.

[after-dark]

I was wondering - do art supply stores sell wood for painting on at all?? Something I'd like to try:) I've always loved that wood grain texture I see in other paintings on wood - very earthy and tangible.

[Judy]

Why an art store Daniel ? I would have thought Bunnings would be the place to go, especially as they are happy to cut large sheets into whatever sizes you want.

[inkgal8290]

i use to use masonite...the stuff u get in australia is pritty good...compared to here

[PixieRobyn]

"You can supposedly paint acrylic over a surface previously painted with oils, so I think you'd be right with your medium of choice after treating the surface in this manner." - emkay

no offence emkay but you cant paint acrylic over oil paint, it tends to peel and crack off.

but yes you can retreat surfaces to take different paints but i advise against just painting straight ontop of an untreated surface.

as for the question about wood, at tafe to save our budget a bit we used to use mdf wood sheets to paint on, most people painted straight onto them but it tended to look a bit flat and flakey sometimes so i would use 2 or more base coats of white acrylic house paint from bunnings in different directions for each coat to create a warp/weave like a canvas has, as well as it provided a good solid background to work ontop of.

hope this has helped.

[inkgal8290]

i always found masonite ok to paint on...as long as you primed it well.

[after-dark]

no offence emkay but you cant paint acrylic over oil paint, it tends to peel and crack off.

I don't think emkay was implying you can generally paint acrylic over oil - more suggesting it may be possible when using 'Redi-prep'.

[emkay]

Thanks After-dark - that's exactly what I meant. Redi-prep is an amazing thing - though you wouldn't want to use it on a canvas. LOL.

I meant that you can paint acrylic over an enamel(oil) previously painted surface, and it will adhere without peeling.

[ep_treasures]

Yes, that's right about being able to use acrylics over a surface which has an oil based paint on it. There are varying products out there which are used as primers or surface preparations which allow you to paint over oil based painted surfaces. I know this because I've used them in the past & I use similar preps over metal surfaces too.

I can't think of actual product names at the moment but they are available and they do work. The best thing would be to speak to someone in a store like Bunnings or similar - they would be able to advice which product would suit your work best.

[ep_treasures]

I also seal my work with varnish - oil or spirit based depending on final finish I'm after.