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OIL
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
12" x 16" (30.48 x 40.64 cm) canvas board or canvas
PALETTE
GRUMBACHER OILS Alizarin Crimson
Burnt Sienna Deep
Burnt Umber
Cadmium Orange Cadmium Red Light Cerulean Blue Hue Chromium Oxide Green Grumbacher Red (Naphthol) Ivory Black
Titanium White
Viridian
Yellow Ochre
WINSOR & NEWTON ARTISTS’ OILS Indigo
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS Desert Sand
BRUSHES
DAVINCI MAESTRO 2 Series 5423 no. 3 filbert SCHARFF
Series 102 no. 2 & 4 flat Series 105 no. 2 spotter Series 470 no. 4 liner Fan brush
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Grumbacher Oil and Picture Varnish Gloss Grumbacher Oil and Picture Varnish Matte Palette paper or glass tape
Containers for paint thinner and odorless paint thinner
Linseed oil or blending medium
Clove oil
16 The Decorative Painter • ISSUE NO. 3, 2016
S anta is a favorite to paint. You must capture the love and joy he brings to everyone. The eyes and mouth create this expression. His face has crinkles around the eyes,
pear-shaped cheeks and joyful mouth and lips. The use of darks and lights direct the eye to the center of interest, which is Santa! Let’s get started!
PREPARATION
Prepare canvas and trace pattern.
Basecoat the canvas with Desert Sand acrylic paint (or whatever color you equate to grocery sack brown) and let dry. Trace pattern onto the toned canvas using a stylus and white graphite paper.
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