Looking great indeed! Love that pig mold!
Everyone hastheir own technique and this one works for me. After one week I brush the pots with a paint brush and water to wet them and towel dry. I then start painting with the latex as a stain. I feel for me and have proven, that the paint kind of suctions in and adheres well to the damp pots as the water allows the paint to suction into the pourousness.
