I painted with gesso, and even though the consistency was fairly think, I only used about 3/4 of a 16oz jar.
What little holes left that didn't get filled in with the joint compound, got filled in with this.
Next, I started coloring. As I said previously, I was going to use Eric's method. I got some powdered black tempera paint, and used one of the cheap "chip brushes" to apply it. It seemed to just slide off, and pool in the crevices. Then I got a sponge brush, not completely soaking wet, and started daubing. Well, what I didn't think was a lot of paint, was! It started getting really dark. I even changed my water out 3 times, to cut down on the amount of color. I ended up brushing most of the rest of the paint off of the areas I had not been in yet, and using the little hidden in the nooks and crannies.
I dont think I'm going to do the wash of browns like he did, I have quite a bit of places that it will pool up at. I don't know, maybe I'll try it out on a not seen side just to see.
