Hey all, first time builder here. I went a bit stupid and thought "hey, I should build my own guitar, wouldn't that be cool?" and now I'm here with the kit quietly sh***ing myself. haha

So I have just dived in. Sanded the top to start and my mate was determined to paint up the body, so this is what she's done - a tui on a kowhai.

Suggestions for how to finish this properly? I'm already expecting about a thousand mistakes that I've made already, but hoping I'll be able to do this without ruining the artwork...
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