corpsekid Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 im currently developing an inlay design for a guitar im building, the idea is a painted skull (like the mexican sugar skulls) made from inlay on the headstock. stuff like teeth and also the eye pattern can be made from inlay however the intricate painting of dots and lines will be too difficult to cut. has anyone tried painting inlay before clear coat or (better yet) used translucent pigmented laquer (my guess is the shiny inlay would show through.) the laquer was my guess at the way to do it, but im proberbly wrong. has anyone tried this? is there a better way to do something like this? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Hi corpsekid and welcome to the forum Can i recommend you use the search feature as im sure this has been covered before ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 I have seen inlays painted before. There is absolutely no reason why not too as long as you are sure the paint will work with your sealer and finish. You can also engrave details, etc.. but under a finish on a headstock there are a LOT of different things you can do. Good luck. Craig Lavin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsekid Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 thanks i did use the search feature but nothing came up, i guess its a mix of experimenting with different methods, really want it all inlay, but bits the size of pinheads will be impossible, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 thanks i did use the search feature but nothing came up, i guess its a mix of experimenting with different methods, really want it all inlay, but bits the size of pinheads will be impossible, ← No problem. There's all sizes of pinheads around here. Or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Can you show us the image? You would be surprised at what isn't impossible. I may be able to guid you more if I can see it. Thanks Craig Lavin www.handcraftinlay.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsekid Posted July 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 craig, that website is amazing, i havent drawn a plan yet (huge fan of intricate planning, one too many screwups at film school) its all in the conception stage. i dont have anything close in my art books. these the closest things i can find one two three the most complicated also if you type mexican skull into yahoo image search, pornstar mary carey shows up. i was mainly wondering if anyone had tried pigmented laquer and if the grain of the inlay shows through. it really is tiny dots and wavy lines. thanks John thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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