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A C R Y L I C
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
Double beaded round plate 16" (40.64 cm); 11" diameter (28 cm) inside painting circle; 2.25" (5.7 cm) wide rim painting surface
PALETTE
DECOART TRADITIONS ACRYLICS
Aquamarine
Brown Madder
Burnt Umber
Carbon Black
Dioxazine Purple
Hansa Yellow
Light Violet
Medium Beige
Naphthol Red
Pine Green
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
BRUSHES
JO SONJA BRUSHES
Series 1318 1⁄4" & 3⁄4" oval wash Series 1385 no. 4 filbert
Series 1350 nos. 1, 2 & 4 round
*Series 1360 no. 2 short liner *Series 3020 no.10/0 short liner *Series 3010 no. 0 sable round
Large wash brush for basecoating
Large mop brush
*These are small brushes that have good
pointed tips for fine detail and liner work.
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) DecoArt Extender & Blending Medium DecoArt Multi-Surface Sealer
DecoArt Satin Varnish
Latex gloves
Plastic wrap
Scotch tape or painter’s tape
Sea sponge
Small lazy Susan
Water spray bottle
SOURCE
Double beaded wooden plate can be purchased at Turn of the Century Wood Products; WWW.TURNOFTHECENTURY-IN.COM.
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arrow aiming on a young couple and lace cutouts that some- times pop up when the card is opened. Those romantic de- tailed cards were my inspiration for this whimsical Valentine Hearts Plate complete with flowing hearts on the rim, bleed- ing heart flowers, and Cupid aiming his arrow on the young couple enjoying the spring garden.
PREPARATION
Refer to page 22 for Color Mixes.
Sand the surface and wipe it clean. Using a large wash brush, basecoat the inside plate painting surface using Off- White Background Mix+DecoArt Multi-Surface Sealer (1:1/4). Dry, lightly sand, wipe clean, and repeat to obtain an opaque coverage if needed. Basecoat rim with a large wash brush us- ing Red Background Mix+DecoArt Multi-Surface (1:/4). Dry, lightly sand, wipe clean, and repeat to obtain an opaque cov- erage if needed. Beaded rim is basecoated using Prussian Blue Hue+Dioxazine Purple+Sealer (1:1/2:1/4). Dry and sand very lightly if needed. (See photos on page 23.)
Prussian Blue Hue Quinacridone Gold Red Violet
Sap Green Sapphire Blue Titanium White Vermilion
Warm White Yellow Deep Yellow Oxide
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hat could be better than a Valentine’s Day plate to welcome spring? I have always been inspired by the turn-of-the-century Valentine’s Day cards
that offer signs of love to include Cupid with his