Next up is painting. To start, use a ruler and pencil to make markings for a grid across the piece. Then, look at your template. Which colors are where? Mark with your pencil which color each square is. I used "R" and "G" for the red and greenish brown colors, and no marking for the orange-yellow skin tone. This will make painting it much easier, because everything is clearly marked. After that, start mixing your paint to get the colors just right. I mixed a dark green with yellow and red to make the greenish-brown of Mario's mustache, sleeves, hair, and shoes. Then, I used some red for the pants and cap. Last, I painted the yellow-orange skin by mixing a little yellow paint with orange. It took a few tries for some parts because of overlapping, but it I worked it out by making small corrections here and there. Make sure to paint the sides as well as the top; wood color won't look quite right just below your painted surface. Let your coaster dry for a few hours.

This concludes the visual detailing of your coaster, now onto the technical!