Finnabair: Keeper of Forgotten Secrets by Rita Rut

As the base for my project, I used a glass bottle. I attached all the moulded elements using Heavy Body Gel, allowing them to dry and making sure that each mould was securely positioned and stacked in place. Once everything was attached, I removed any excess gel with a dry brush.

The next step was to cover the entire project with Heavy Gesso Black. I used a palette knife to add extra texture to the reverse side of some of the moulded elements that were visible from the back. At this stage, I also decided to add a few additional stars to the back of the project and embellish the bottle with a cork.

I allowed the black gesso to dry thoroughly before moving on to the colouring. For the first layer, I used two Metallic Paints — Rustic Brown and Hazelnut. I applied the paints lightly, intentionally allowing some of the black gesso underneath to remain visible and create depth and contrast.

I then continued with Metallic Paint Plum Preserves, adding it selectively to certain areas and allowing it to dry before introducing Metallic Paint Jade Stone. The combination of these colours gradually brought more dimension and richness to the project.

Once everything was completely dry, I used Metallic Wax Vintage Gold to add highlights and emphasize the raised details and textures throughout the project.

Finally, I completed the project by adding a piece of ephemera from the Steam and Frost Set.