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VIOLAS
STEP-BY-STEP
sTEP 1
sTEP 2
sTEP 3
Pull many fine lines of Pineapple out from the center vein with the no. 5/0 liner.
sTEP 3
Follow with shorter Pineapple lines.
sTEP 3
Form the lower petal with two straight pressure strokes pulled into the center. load the no. 4 round in Pineapple; tip in Butterscotch. Allow the first stroke to dry before pull- ing in the second.
sTEP 4
Use the no. 5/0 liner to pull in a center vein with Pansy Lavender. Pull a curved line in each stroke with a brush-mix of Butterscotch +Banana Cream.
sTEP 4
Use a stylus to dot Butterscotch centers. Use the liner tip to dot White Wash pollen.
sTEP 4
Use the no. 5/0 liner to pull many fine lines of loading color on each stroke, out from the flower center.
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load the no. 4 round in Green Tea; tip in Light Avocado. Form the leaf with pressure strokes pulled into the center vein.
sTEP 1 sTEP 2
Form petals with short pressure Pull long Lilac lines out from the
strokes pulled into the flower center. load the no. 4 round in Lilac. Tip in Pansy Lavender for light petals and in Grape Juice for dark petals.
sTEP 1
load the no. 4 round in Lilac. Tip in Pansy Lavender for top light petals and in Grape Juice for top dark petals.
flower center with the no. 5/0 liner.
sTEP 2
load the no. 4 round in Honey Brown; tip in Banana Cream for the curved pressure stroke form- ing the side petals.
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