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ACRYLIC
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
12" (30.5 cm) dia. outside beaded rim, wooden plate
PALETTE
JO SONJA’S ARTISTS’ COLOURS Antique Brass
Burgundy
Carbon Black
Husk
Napthol Crimson Provincial Beige
Raw Umber
Sea Swirl
Teal
Ultramarine Blue Deep Vines
Warm White
Yellow Oxide
BRUSHES
LOEW CORNELL
Series AMM 1⁄4" mini mop
Series 270 1” Maxine’s mop
Series 275 3⁄4" mop
LA CORNEILLE GOLDEN TALKON Series 7300 no. 8 shader
Series 7500C nos. 4, 6, 8 & 12 filberts Series 7350 nos. 10/0 & 2 liners
JO SONJA’S SURE TOUCH
Series 1318 1⁄2", 3⁄4" & 1" oval wash
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Jo Sonja’s All Purpose Sealer
Jo Sonja’s Clear Glaze Medium Jo Sonja’s Flow Medium
Jo Sonja’s Retarder Medium
Jo Sonja’s Polyurethane Satin Varnish Sandpaper, fine grit
SOURCES
12" (30.5 cm) dia. single outer bead rim plate, item # 18-1713 is available from Viking Woodcrafts, 1317 Eighth Street S.E., Waseca, MN 56093;
(800) 328-0116.
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Ilike to use two small palettes: one for tube colors and one for all of the mixes in order. For example, Light Yellow Mix next to Medium Yellow Mix and Dark Yellow Mix. I lay out my entire palette this way, before I begin my project. I make sure to mix
plenty of each color. This way your complete palette is available for the entire painting process. If you need to mix, your tube colors are easily accessible on the second palette. A wet palette will stay fresh and workable for a good two weeks, sometimes longer.
Inspiration for this design came from Psalm 118:24: “This is the day that the LORD has made; let us ‘Rejoice’ and be glad in it.”
PREPARATION
Sand the plate with fine-grit sandpaper. Seal with one coat of Jo Sonja’s All Purpose Sealer. When dry, sand again lightly. Use the Jo Sonja’s Sure Touch oval wash brushes for basecoating.
Basecoat the inset of the plate and the bead, carrying color over onto the back of the plate with Husk, using flow medium to thin the paint, as needed. Basecoat the rim and back of the plate Sea Swirl using flow medium again, as needed. I measured with a fabric mea- suring tape on the back of the plate and marked a line with chalk to use as a guide to paint the bead. This basecoat should be opaque. When this basecoat is dry, transfer all the pattern lines, lightly, with wax-free transfer paper.
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