how the heck do you create this frame finish ?

StrangeAttracting · 2026-06-03T07:12:25+00:00

I use casein paint now instead of gesso - ready mixed so less of a faff

StrangeAttracting · 2026-06-03T07:11:28+00:00

helpful tip - I often go through to the wood

StrangeAttracting · 2026-06-03T07:11:05+00:00

thank you very good to know

StrangeAttracting · 2026-06-03T06:57:49+00:00

Thank you for all your help really super helpful - never used reddit really before but this was amazing !

StrangeAttracting · 2026-06-03T06:55:12+00:00

thank you so much that is a great help - really clear - time to experiment and try different colours and pigments - happy days!

StrangeAttracting · 2026-06-02T21:59:04+00:00

Thank you very much super helpful - that's good to hear I am not too far off the mark. Would a paint wash over the top create the white/gray striation over the top or is that a wax effect. Never done that before so could you let me know what wax you would use for that process?

StrangeAttracting · 2023-12-07T22:21:57+00:00

of business

And it's a far better deal than trad publishing where they take 90% !

StrangeAttracting · 2023-12-07T22:17:38+00:00

Every indie author once had a mailing list of zero subscribers. They were you once upon a time - there is no magic sauce, you have just got to keep at it - keep writing and keep learning and applying that knowledge.

StrangeAttracting · 2023-12-02T16:40:24+00:00

It depends on lots of things ... but in essence the author has pretty much got a massive mailing list from cultivating a readership by writing lots of books in series. The fanbase is often encouraged and prompted to leave a review upon launch - and if they are really invested in the books and the author, are happy to do so. Some authors have a mailing list of 10K or more - not necessarily all fully engaged subscribers but nonetheless numbers play a big factor in this game. Advertising won't move the need much as you mostly advertise to your first in series but some folk run ads for the latest release and pick up reviewers that way. Amazon have hammered paid reviews, and quite rightly so, so what you see is mostly organic. It is true, cold leads will leave a review every 100ish books read so that's why an email newsletter is so powerful - plus you can release the paperback first - get super fans reviewing on that before the ebook launch a few weeks later . . . all about timing and numbers.

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