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sTEP 5
Use the no. 5/0 liner to form the green center with fine Light Avo- cado lines pulled down from one point into the lower petal.
Pull in the Grape Juice lines on the side and lower petals.
Pull in the tendril with a brush-mix of Lilac+Pansy Lavender.
Use the no. 5/0 liner to darken the top half of the green center with shorter Grape Juice lines.
Frame the center opening in the lower petal with two bold White Wash lines pulled down from the top.
sTEP 6
Form the bud with two pressure strokes pulled to the stem. load the no. 4 round in Lilac. Tip in Pansy Lavender for the first stroke and in Grape Juice for the second stroke. Use the no. 5/0 liner to pull Lilac lines out from the stem on the second stroke. brush-mix Green Tea+Light Avocado for the stems and curved calyx. Accent the calyx with a Pine- apple line.
sTEP 7
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Design is 100% of original.
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The Decorative Painter
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Wichita, KS 67203-5968.
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artist’s sketch
Maureen McNaughton Gourzong cda, tda began her teaching career in Canada in 1974, and was teaching internationally by 1980. She became an SDP member in 1985, a CDA in 1988, and passed the Master Stroke in 1991. In 1999, Maureen was appointed to the SDP Excellence in Teaching Task Force, and she has written numerous articles for The Decorative Painter. You can email her at maureen@maureenmcnaughton.com, or visit her website at maureenmcnaughton.com.
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