Page 22 - The Decorative Painter Spring 2018

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SURFACE
2 1⁄2" wooden egg (6.35 cm)
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS Blue Chiffon
Foliage Green
Grey Sky
Lamp (Ebony) Black Light Avocado
Light Buttermilk Melon
Mustard Seed Sapphire
Snow (Titanium) White Taffy Cream or
Mix: Banana Cream+Cool White (3:2) Warm White
DECOART NEON ACRYLICS
Scorching Yellow
Thermal Green
DECOART DAZZLING METALLICS Glorious Gold
BRUSHES
LOEW-CORNELL
Series 7300 Nos. 4, 6 & 8 shader JO SONJA SURE TOUCH BRUSHES No. 1 JS script liner
Small, soft scruffy brush for stippling
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) White chalk pencil
Blue and White Super Chacopapers by Mona Lisa
DecoArt Multi-Purpose Sealer
DecoArt DuraClear Satin Varnish
SOURCES
Wooden eggs are available from
Michaels, JoAnn’s, or
Cupboard Distributing, 1463 South US Hwy. 68, Urbana, Ohio, 43078; 937-652-3338.
Spring brings new beginnings. Painting an oval shape on an oval shape presented a new challenge for me. My Silver State Tole and Decorative Painters Las Vegas SDP Chapter President, Gwen Palmer, passed out little wooden eggs to members a couple months prior to the spring picnic, challenging everyone to paint them to be judged and exchanged at the meeting. Who can resist a challenge? Certainly not me! I already had two wooden eggs in my stash – one smaller and one larger. I decided to aim for a set of three. I began with Gwen’s egg and chose a little lamb for its decoration. Someday the smaller one will have bunnies on it and the larger one a bird ... someday. In the meantime, I am pleased to share with you my “winning” egg with my first ever lamb on it, painted on my first ever egg – both appropriate for a season of firsts. May this season of new beginnings bring you fresh ideas and new adventures.
Warmly, Nanette
PREPARATION
Use DecoArt Multi-Purpose Sealer to seal egg; sand when dry. Remove dust.
Paint egg Lamp (Ebony) Black.
Transfer oval shape. Truth be told, I sketched this oval in with a chalk pencil until I was happy with its shape. Transferring an oval shape onto an oval shape is nearly impossible as the pattern can’t form perfectly to the curved surface of the egg. Do your best, eras- ing and adjusting the oval until you’re happy with it – it’ll take a few tries and the use of an eraser.
Paint in the oval shape with Blue Chiffon.
Trace the pattern onto tracing paper for future use.
Using blue transfer paper, transfer the basic shape of the lamb,
grass and flowers, leaving off details.
Using the white transfer paper, line up the overlapping daffodil
at “A” and transfer the rest of the flowers and grass onto the egg.
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