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A C R Y L I C
Painter’s
Checklist
SURFACE
MDF board base 23" x 13" (58.42 x 33 cm)
MDF board cut into shapes 20" x 10" (50.8 x 25.5 cm)
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS Alizarin Crimson
Bubblegum Pink
Cadmium Red
Grey Sky
Lamp (Ebony) Black
Petal Pink
Red Violet
Royal Fuchsia
Saffron Yellow
Slate Grey
White Wash
DECOART GLAMOUR DUST Aqua
Champagne Gold
Copper
Emerald
Sapphire Blue
Silver Bling
BRUSHES
ROYAL LANGNICKEL
Series R4700 1⁄2" & 1" majestic glaze wash Series R4250 nos. 10/0, 3, 8 & majestic round Series R4999 no. 4 Kingslan Fabulous mop R930 3⁄8" filbert comb
R4250 no. 1 round
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Jansen Art Extender Medium
Tack glue
Turpentine
Varnish or Sealer, gloss
SOURCE
MDF board base and cutout boards are available at Viking Woodcraft, Inc.; WWW.VIKINGWOODCRAFTS.COM.
LET’S PAINT
STEP ONE
Using a 1" glaze wash brush with Lamp (Ebony) Black, basecoat all of the wood surfaces. Let dry and lightly sand. Ap- ply a second layer of Lamp (Ebony) Black. Smooth the paint by lightly sanding again.
STEP TWO
Using a 1⁄2" glaze wash brush with White Wash, basecoat the flowers (see Step 2 of the Step-by-Step on page 15). Apply two layers of White Wash, sanding between each layer.
Transfer the pattern onto the design using black transfer pa- per. Using tack glue, paste the cutout wood design onto MDF board base and let it dry well.
STEP THREE
Using a no. 10/0 majestic round brush with Lamp (Ebony) Black, apply the paint around the design, being careful not to stain the flowers.
Apply Grey Sky in the interior of the yellow flower as your basecoat and use a mixture of Grey Sky+White Wash (1:2) for the border lines of the petals using no. 3 round brush.
STEP FOUR
FUCHSIA FLOWER: Use Royal Fuchsia to basecoat the interior of the flower. Using the no. 3 and no. 8 majestic round with Royal Fuchsia+Petal Pink (1:2) paint the outer edge of the petals.
Apply two layers of color in a rotating manner using a no. 8 round brush and let it dry.
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