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BATS: With the end of a brush or stylus, place a Lamp (Ebony) Black dot. Using #2/0 brush and just enough medium to make the paint flow, paint a wide “U” with the dot in the bottom of the “U.” Follow the pattern to draw in the shape of bat wings and fill in (Step 5).
WITCH: Make the dress and cape wispy toward the bottom with Lamp (Ebony) Black Mix 1 and Mix 2 and #1 round brush (Step 6).
GHOSTS: Lightly sketch these on with a chalk pencil. Softly stroke on using #1 round brush and Snow (Titanium) White mixed to a translucent mix (Step 7).
WITCH
GOSTS
MOON
MOON: Make a medium translucent mix of Moon Yellow plus medium or water. Cover the moon and, while wet, stipple all over, leaving it choppy. When dry, sketch on eyes, nose, and lips with a chalk pencil. Put out small drops of Razzle Berry, Cadmium Orange and Snow (Titanium) White by your Moon Yellow. Using generous medium and #5 round brush, dip into the Moon Yellow and other colors, brush-mixing to create various shades of peach, salmon, and pale butter yellow. Dab and tap around the face, changing colors with a dirty brush as you go. Keep forehead, nose, the area over the upper lip, chin, and space between eyes
and brows lighter value, pale yellow to pale peach. Cheeks and lips have more Razzle Berry in the mix, while brows and under nose use more Cadmium Orange. Only the lips and eyes are stroked instead of tapped in. Use Moon Yellow+Snow (Titanium) White (1:1) to put in the two corners of each eye, a salmon mix for the iris and a darker salmon for a faint dot in the center. Refer to photos (Step 8) for more detail. This is NOT a portrait, so do not try to make it into one.
FINISHING
Finally, use Lamp (Ebony) Black to clean up any mess on the bracket and pole caps. Varnish in your favorite manner. I use Krylon Clear Gloss Spray Varnish on most projects.
MAGIC HINT OF THE DAY: If you need to alter pattern size, I have found a new trick using my iPhone or iPad. Photograph each element of the pattern on your phone or tablet. Zoom in or enlarge the drawing as needed, lay a sheet of tracing paper over the photo, and lightly trace with an extra-fine marker or pencil. Avoid putting your fingers on the screen while tracing. It’s so much easier than having to run to the office supply copiers and wondering what percentage to use.
A delightful angel named Barbara Moore answered the phone at The Velvet Pumpkin in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1985, and a new artist was born. Barbara had students come into the shop, choose projects they liked from books and then taught her students how to paint them. She never told them a project was too difficult, so they never knew they weren’t experienced enough to handle them. And handle them they did.
Beth Stodieck was one of those students. She has rarely been afraid to try any medium or any style with enormous input from hugely talented teachers and lots of God-given support. Beth has tried to convey that same confidence to students across Texas and at art camps in New Mexico. Except for a few years while completing nursing school, Beth has been a member of SDP since 1985, when she also became a charter
member of the Fort Worth Decorative Painters. In addition to Fort Worth, Beth is a member of the Wildflowers of Texoma and Brush ‘n’ Brag in San Angelo, Texas.
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