Page 62 - The Decorative Painter Fall 2016

ACRYLIC
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
Door Topper Snowman with back bracket 10 1⁄2" high x 13 1⁄2" wide
(26.67 x 34.29 cm)
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS Bleached Sand
Brilliant Red
Burnt Sienna
Charcoal Grey Citron Green Cocoa
Deep Midnight Blue Golden Straw
Lamp (Ebony) Black Light Avocado Midnite Green Moon Yellow
Napa Red
Plantation Pine
Raw Sienna
Snow (Titanium) White Spiced Pumpkin Williamsburg Blue
BRUSHES
LOEW-CORNELL LA CORNEILLE Series 7400 3⁄8" & 3⁄4" angular shaders Series 7300 nos. 4 & 10 shader Series 7500 no. 6 filbert
Series 7350 no. 1 fine liner
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) White graphite
Masterson Sta-Wet Painter’s Pal Palette recommended for floating color Soaked acrylic palette paper
DecoArt Glamour Dust, optional Snowflake cutouts, optional
Your favorite waterbased varnish
SOURCES
Door Topper Snowman #20-11590 with back bracket is available at www.vikingwoodcraft.com.
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PREPARATION
Trace on all the areas of the hat, scarf, and head outer shape with white graphite onto the top surface using a stylus. Make sure that the traced design matches the cutout shapes at the proper inverted V indent in the cutout. Adjust if need- ed with a white chalk pencil before applying color. The design lines you need to focus on at this point will be the hat, hat- band, and the brim of the hat with the inside of the sides that are against the snowman’s head. You will also want to show the snowman’s head and arm separation lines.
All three of the examples begin exactly alike. The shad- ing and features of the snowman are also the same. Only the hatband and the scarf have variations to give you several dif- ferent effects. It’s up to you to make them your own ... and the sky is the limit for color. Carry all colors over onto the adjoining thickness edge. Paint the back Bleached Sand.
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