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the light green on the larger dark and medium size leaves with a Highlight Green Mix. Using thinned Highlight Green Mix from the Dark Green Mix leaves and the liner brush, paint the veins on the leaves pulling from the base to the tip, adding side veins that meet the center vein. With the no. 8 chisel use the Very Dark Green Mix to strengthen the shading in the small triangular areas where the veins join the center vein on the dark green leaves and the medium green leaves. Using the same Very Dark Green Mix from the dark green leaves, strengthen the shading beside the center vein, along the side opposite the light source (upper right) and at the base of some leaves and where one leaf is under another. Add accents to the leaves with floats of Rookwood Red.
VASE
Using the no. 10 chisel, basecoat with Terra Cotta. Pick up a float of Burnt Sienna and shade the top rim, on the outside right edge, around the bow and on the bottom rim. Use a back-to-back float down the left side of the vase to shade. With the no. 10 chisel brush use a back-to-back float of Burnt Orange to the right side of the vase covering one-third of the vase’s right side. Pick up Spiced Pumpkin and place a back-to-back float on the right side to high- light. Strengthen the shaded area on the left side with a float of Burnt Umber.
RIBBON
Using the no. 10 chisel, basecoat the ribbon with Light Buttermilk. With a stylus or the liner, put dots of Tomato Red and any Medium Green Mix on the bow. Use the no. 8 chisel to shade edges, center bow, and folds with a float of Oyster Beige+Raw Umber (1:1). Strengthen the
shading with Burnt Sienna. Highlight the ribbon with Snow (Titanium) White.
BERRIES
Use the no. 2 shader to basecoat the berries with Spiced Pumpkin. With the no. 6 chisel, float a shade of Burnt Sienna on the left side of the berries in a crescent shape. Using the same chisel, add a highlight to upper right edg- es with a float of Cadmium Yellow. Strengthen the shad- ing with a float of Burnt Umber. Mix a touch of Snow (Ti- tanium) White to the Cadmium Yellow and float this mix over the right top edge of the berries that are in the center of the design. Add a dot of Burnt Umber to the larger ber- ries with a stylus. Thin Burnt Umber and add stems and bud hairs to the small berries with the no. 1 liner.
EVERGREENS
Pull out a stem of Burnt Umber with the liner. Using the no. 8 chisel, pick up Avocado and tap on needles using the chisel edge of the brush. Wipe brush, pick up Light Avocado and add more needles to the right side and outside edges of the stem. Highlight the needle branches with Olive Green, continue with a mix of Olive Green+Snow (Titanium) White toward the right side edges. Float thinned Burnt Umber to the inside of the branches.
FINISHING
Add stems to the balls with the liner and Avocado, highlighting with Snow (Titanium) White. Add a float of Burnt Umber to the bottom vase and peppermint ball on the left to anchor them.
Add a mat of your choosing, frame and enjoy.
artist’s sketch
Avis Poyhonen cda has been an avid painter and teacher for more than 25 years. She has
authored many design packets, books, and projects for national magazines, and has been a proud participant in projects for the National Museum of Decorative Painting, the Smithsonian, the Blair House, and the White House. An SDP member since 1985, Avis lives in Wisconsin, where you may write her at 3232 Leahy Ave., Stevens Point, WI 54481, or email her at avisstudio@msn.com.
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