Page 84 - The Decorative Painter Fall 2016

ACRYLIC
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
Hanging Metal Blackboard Arrow 15" x 5 1⁄2" (38.10 x 13.97 cm)
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS
Blue Haven Burnt Umber Cinnamon Drop Coral Shell Desert Turquoise Dioxazine Purple Dragon Fruit Evergreen Graphite Heritage Brick
BRUSHES
Irish Moss
Lamp (Ebony) Black Lavender
Lilac
Moon Yellow Purple Cow Shading Flesh Spiced Pumpkin True Blue
Warm White
ROYAL & LANGNICKEL AQUALON R2150 no. 12 shader
R2700 3⁄4" glaze/wash
R2250 no. 4 round
R2595 no. 1 liner
ROYAL & LANGNICKEL ROYAL SABLE L95005 no. 10 short round
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96)
DecoArt Decou-Page Medium Matte
Tissue paper (text or print of your choice)
Dark graphite paper
Punchinello ribbon for stenciling on background Stazon Ink Pad – Timber Brown
2-3 assorted background rubber stamps (I used a chicken wire design, a decorative circle and a handwriting/old script design)
Royal & Langnickel Nano-Liner .05 Black Pen Emery board or small sander
SOURCES
n Hanging Metal Blackboard Arrow, punchi- nello, and text background tissue paper
are available from Just Fine Designs,
1560 Evergreen Lane, Corona, CA 92879; (951) 371-3489; www.justfinedesigns.com.
n Surface may also be cut from wood.
n Rubber stamps and Stazon Ink Stamp Pad
(Timber Brown) are available from your local arts and crafts supply store such as Michaels or Hobby Lobby. (I used a script lettering stamp, a chicken wire stamp and a decorative circle stamp.)
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LET’S PAINT
PUMPKINS
STEP 1: Basecoat with two coats of Spiced Pumpkin. You can choose to allow the background to show through the base. With the no. 10 short round sable, dry-brush highlight with Moon Yellow. Float additional highlighting using your no. 12 shader with Moon Yellow. Dry-brush the cheeks with Dragon Fruit using the no. 10 short round sable.
With the no. 4 round paint the stems with Evergreen. Load the no. 1 liner with Moon Yellow and then line highlights on the stem.
STEP 2: Using your no. 12 shader, float shading with Heri- tage Brick. Dry-brush the brightest highlights with Warm White using the no. 10 short round sable.
Line shading on the opposite side of the highlights with Burnt Umber using the no. 1 liner.
STEP 3: Deepen the shading by floating with Burnt Umber using the no. 12 shader.
Paint the facial features with Lamp (Ebony) Black using the no. 1 liner or no. 4 round. With the no. 10 short round sable, dry-brush the highlights around the facial features with Moon Yellow to make them stand out a bit more. Load the no. 12 shader with Moon Yellow and then float color in one side of each facial feature. With your no. 1 liner, paint a tongue with Irish Moss. With the no. 1 liner, line and dot a highlight with Warm White inside each feature. With the no. 1 liner, line a shadow next to each facial feature and add eyebrows with a wash of Heritage Brick.
GHOST
STEP 1: Basecoat with Warm White, allowing the back- ground to show through. Using the no. 10 short round sable, dry-brush cheeks with Dragon Fruit.
With the no. 1 liner, paint the tie around his neck with Irish Moss. Line highlighting with Moon Yellow.
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