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Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
Multipurpose Cloth, 8" x 23" (20.32 x 58.42 cm);
8" x 4 1⁄2" Decorative Crown Molding (20.32 x 11.43 cm); 8" x 3⁄4" Decorative Trim Molding (20.32 x 1.905 cm)
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS
Burlap
Mississippi Mud
Neutral Grey
PRISMACOLOR PREMIER COLORED PENCILS Beige Sienna
Black
French Grey 10%
French Grey 90%
Warm Grey 20%
BRUSHES
1" filbert or wash
No. 2 Scharff Moon Scrubber (optional)
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Workable fixative
Ballpoint pen with colored ink
(other than black or blue) Backing board (If you have one
that can be used on a slant, all the better) Dusting brush
Waxed palette
T-square
Satin varnish of your choice
GLAD Press’n Seal Plastic Wrap
Laser Cut Embossing Rolling Pin
Krylon Matte Finish Spray 1311
Aleene’s Super Thick Tacky Glue (pink label) Sponge
SOURCES
Multipurpose Cloth (MPC) by RocLon may be purchased from Cupboard Distributing, www.cdwood.com, or Bear With Us Inc., www.bearwithusinc.com.
Laser Cut Embossing Rolling Pin may be purchased at
www.amazon.com.
Pebble Raw Umber Zinc
Warm Grey 30% Warm Grey 70% Warm Grey 90% White
Spread a thin layer of Burlap over an entire surface of a waxed palette sheet. While the paint is wet, roll the rolling pin over the paint. If there are spaces on the rolling pin with no paint, go over the palette again. Make sure the paint covers all of the raised areas. Roll the paint onto banner in one continu- ous roll. Do not go back over any missed or light areas. It is O.K. not to cover everything; it adds to the vintage feel of the background. It is important to do this step quickly.
Do not allow the paint to dry on the palette or the rolling pin, wash them immediately. You may have to use a scrubbing sponge and toothbrush to get all the paint off.
NOTE: An alternate background can be done with an all- over stencil design.
Tape off 1⁄4" (.635 cm) from the edge on each of the long sides of the banner and paint a border trim with Zinc.
Paint the molding pieces with Zinc on both sides. Dry- brush wood molding with Burlap.
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