Painting uke kit

I have a ukulele I am building from a kit. I'm looking to do some painting and designs on it with acrylic paints then maybe to a clear coat to finish it. As it will be more artistic painting I want to leave room for error and ability to fix as I go. Do you think I should put a clear coat down first, do my painting, then do another clear coat on top? Or should I paint right on the raw wood? I'm worried on the raw wood could cause problems if I make a mistake that I want to wipe off.

I'd suggest two coats of Golden GAC100 as a sealer. Follow with a coat of Golden Matte Medium if you want to be able to see the wood through transparent paint, or gesso if you want to apply on an opaque ground. You can see more about support preparation on the Golden website here: http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/prepsupp.php.

Jamie

Sand with 220>Gesso>Golden Acrylics (If you want to thin the paint DO NOT USE WATER. I recommend mixing in airbrush medium.)>Varnish (I use gamblin gamvar).

Yes ...get the surface sealed first...then get a nice blank undercoat on first..white preferably so your paints are as bright as they can be when you apply them..