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Acandle tree is what all good Norwegians need to have on display in their homes at Christmastime. This design uses the holiday colors of green, red, and metallic
gold. I hope that you have as much fun rosemaling the de- sign as I did creating it.
PREPARATION
Sand the surface to remove any defects. Remove the sanding dust. Basecoat the candle tree with Charcoal on the sponge brush. Apply one coat of paint to the tree. After this coat has thoroughly dried, sand again, and remove sanding dust.
Apply a second basecoat with Charcoal+Jo Sonja’s All- Purpose Sealer. Allow to dry. Gently sand the surface with a crumpled piece of a paper lunch bag or a piece of Super Film. Remove sanding dust.
You are now ready to freehand the design or transfer the main lines of the design to the tree. Transfer these lines with a light hand, as the paint will be fairly transparent and heavy transfer lines will show through the paint.
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ACRYLIC
Painter’s Checklist
SuRFACE
11" long x 121⁄2" tall x 1" wide
(28 x 31.8 x 2.5cm) wooden candle tree
PALETTE
JO SONJA’S ARTISTS’ COLOURS Napthol Crimson
Pine Green
Red Earth
Rich Gold
Titanium White
Yellow Oxide
JO SONJA’S BACKGROUND COLOURS Charcoal
BRuSHES
1⁄2" bristle brush
1" sponge brush
LOEW CORNELL
LA CORNEILLE GOLDEN TAKLON Series 7050 no.1 script liner Series 7500 nos. 2 & 4 filberts
SuPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 159) Red candles (5)
Jo Sonja’s All Purpose Sealer
Jo Sonja’s Flow Medium
Jo Sonja’s Gel Retarder
Jo Sonja’s Polyurethane Matte Varnish Super Film sanding paper
SOuRCES
Candle tree (item no. 478A) is available from Lusk Scandia Woodworks, N906 County Rd. PI. Coon Valley, WI 54623; (608) 452-3472; luskscandiaww@yahoo.com.
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