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A C R Y L I C
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
Oval wooden tray 10" x 13" (33 x 22 cm)
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS Alizarin Crimson
Black Forest Green
Black Green
Cadmium Orange Dioxazine Purple Evergreen
Lamp (Ebony) Black Plantation Pine Primary Blue
Raw Sienna
Snow (Titanium) White Traditional Burnt Sienna DAZZLING METALLICS Emperor’s Gold DECOART TRADITIONS Hansa Yellow
Red Violet
BRUSHES
ROYAL & LANGNICKEL BRUSH MFG. CO. GOLDEN TAKLON
Series R700 1 1⁄4" or 1 1⁄2" glaze wash Series R170 nos. 6 & 8 filbert
Series R250 nos. 2, 4, 6 & 10 pointed round Series R585 no. 10/0 or 5/0 script liner Series R150 no. 4 shader
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Synthetic sponge
Traditions Satin Varnish
Ultrafine sandpaper
White graphite paper
PREPARATION
Basecoat with Black Forest Green, let dry, then sand gently to remove any roughness of the surface. Give a second basecoat with Black Forest Green. Let dry. Using carbon paper, transfer the petals of the flower without the butterflies.
COLOR MIXES
Light Magenta: Red Violet+Alizarin Crimson+ Snow (Titanium) White (1:1:1)
Magenta: Red Violet+Alizarin Crimson (1:1) Light Green: Plantation Pine+Hansa Yellow+
Snow (Titanium) White (1:1:1)
White Gray: Snow (Titanium) White+Dioxazine Purple+
Lamp (Ebony) Black (1:1:1)
Light Gray: Snow (Titanium) White+Lamp (Ebony) Black (1:1) Lilac: Dioxazine Purple+Primary Blue+
Snow (Titanium) White (1:tch:1)
Violet: Dioxazine Purple+Primary Blue (1:tch) Light Blue: Primary Blue+Dioxazine Purple+
Snow (Titanium) White (1:tch:1)
Dark Blue: Primary Blue+Dioxazine Purple+Lamp (Ebony) Black
(1:tch:tch)
Blue: Primary Blue+Dioxazine Purple (1:tch)
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