Accent on Picture frame

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I’ve seen an effect on a few picture frames:

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I’m not sure I want to go that complicated, but the lighter color on the lines looks neat. How would one achieve this? Is it a stain/paint trick? Or something with the grain?

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Multiple methods are possible:

  1. Paint or stain with a darker tone, then lightly sand off the paint/stdin to reveal the light color wood.

  2. Paint/stain as desired, thn drybrush the lines to the desired color.

  3. Paint/stain the desired lighter color, then seal with varnish, shellac, etc. Use a darker wash on top to get the other colors.

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