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I did this bowl from a piece of maple. The wood grain is very slight, so I thought about playing around with some colored dyes on the outside then finish with lacquer.  I’ve never used any dyes before so I have a few questions and advise from those who have experience.

I’m looking at the Mixol pigment , my thought is I could mix it with denatured alcohol to blend the colors or (plan b) go with a solid color and mix it with shellac. 
any thoughts or advise?IMG_0441.jpeg.d8b7ef9de85230f225f9dbbb61333021.jpeg

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I follow a turner/artist (Rebecca DeGroot) who uses dyes on a lot of her work. She told me she uses Transtint dyes. Which are alcohol based. Her advice, for getting the most intense color is to use them straight from the bottle, undiluted. 

 

I've tried some water bases colors, however, I found they raised the grain of the wood. If I had more experience, I should have realized that and raised the grain first, sanded, then applied the color.

 

@Gerald@HandyDan and @teesquare use dyes. Hopefully they will chime in!

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