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ACRYLIC
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) square metal ware plate
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA Antique White
Black Plum
Cadmium Yellow
Calico Red
Citron Green Evergreen
Hauser Green Light Hauser Green Medium Light Buttermilk Prussian Blue
Silver Sage Green Soft Sage Green True Ochre
BRUSHES
ROYAL LANGNICKEL AQUALON Nos. 1⁄2", 6, 8, & 12 flats
No. 0 liner
No. 1" wash
No. 6 filbert
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Choco Paper
DecoArt Dura Clear Satin Varnish Faux Glazing Medium Multi-Purpose Sealer
SOURCE
12" x 12" square metalware plate is available at www.maureen-baker.com
64 The Decorative Painter • ISSUE NO. 4, 2015
H ydrangea flowers are the most timeless and ageless of all flowers. These lovely puffs of petal flowers are appreciated by most and cherished by many. Hy- drangeas grow in many varieties and colors. Some varieties grow as tall as trees, some as bushes. The numer- ous palettes they grow in are soft and wonderful. I use hy- drangeas as the center of interest in some of my work. I also use hydrangeas as wonderful accent flowers in many of my
pieces and designs.
TECHNIQUES
BASECOAT: This is the application of paint to establish a foundation of solid, opaque color to the object being painted. This often takes the application of two or more layers. FLOAT: This is the application of transparent paint to bring value, dimension and depth to the object being painted. The paint is side loaded onto one side of the brush and blended on a palette to work the paint into the brush evenly. When the brush is properly prepared there should be a gradation in color from transparent paint to the absence of color on the other side of the brush.
STIPPLE: This is the application applied with a dry brush such as a short round sable. The paint is tapped into the dry
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