I have some small routed pine plaques that my wife wants pictures painted on. I'd rather not have the picture in the middle with bare wood surrounding it. Does anyone have any experience with this type of project? Should I stain the wood, then paint acrylic over the stain and then put a protective finish over it? Any suggestions would be most helpful. (If I haven't explained it well, the painting would be centered on the plaque and I'd just like the wood to be slightly colored).