Turn the mould back to the right position and lay it in the cradle. Take a small break and to enable the lacquer petroleum to evaporate from the Vaseline.

Next phase is the tinting of the mould. The surface will look more natural if the deep spots are darker than the ones that are high. Take some black dye powder on a ball of paper or piece of sponge and wipe along the surface of the mould so that the black dye sticks into the high points. When they will be in the dents as the mould is a “negative” of the original.