How Can I Start Painting My Own Pens?

[rattional]

Well I've only got one - a waterman expert II - but ah well..

 

I was checkin out some of those maki-e videos on youtube and damn the art is beautiful. I'd like to be able to paint my own pen at home using common hardware/art store materials however...

 

That said however I'm a complete noob so I was wondering if there were any guides online that could help me on this conquest? If not, I have a few questions for you painters just to help me on my way...

 

1. I'd like to get rid of my current lacquered paint coating on my pen, how should I go about this?

 

2. What kind of paint should I use to coat my pen?

 

3. Are spray cans okay?

 

4. What kind of paint should I use to draw little images on my pen?

 

5. If I'd like to sprinkle on some glitter, what kind of glue should I use?

 

6. How can I polish the pen after I'm done painting?

 

7. can I add a final coat of laquer/clear coat after I'm done with everything?

 

Tyvm

[Algester]

first your interested in maki-e pretty much it's not different from doing Urushi over maki-e and Urushi is just pretty much a laquer for the lack of a better term but first you need abrasives so I suggest a micromesh of 10000 grit to remove the clear coat on pens and start from there I'm sure you know that Urushi and maki-e starts with Urushi > Maki-e (powder dust) > Urushi