Page 56 - The Decorative Painter Winter 2016

OIL
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
8" x 8" (20.32 x 20.32 cm) Masonite (or wood of your choice)
PALETTE
DECOART TRADITIONS ACRYLIC Chrome Green Hue
MARTIN/F. WEBER wOILS
[Water-Mixable Oil Paints] Alizarin Crimson Permanent Cadmium Orange Hue Cadmium Yellow Light Hue Rose Permanent
Sap Green White Permanent
BRUSHES
SCHARFF
Series 145 nos. 4, 6 & 8 red sable shaders Series 455 10/0 or 20/0
Golden Taklon Dresden liner Series 670 1⁄2" oval mop
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Krylon Satin Varnish, no. 7002 Murphy’s Oil Soap for brush cleanup Plastic wrap
Tack cloth
White graphite paper wOil Gel Medium
SOURCES
Local hardware stores.
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PREPARATION
Basecoat the entire surface with Chrome Green Hue. Lightly sand and wipe with tack cloth. Trace the pattern onto tracing paper. Locate the center of the surface and transfer pattern using white transfer paper.
LET’S PAINT
PETALS
NOTE: Each petal is painted referring to the Placement Dia- gram on page 56. Select the shader to fit the size of the petal you are working on and three values of pink paint for each petal.
Working on one petal at a time, block in color as referenced on Placement Diagram. Lightly mop toward the direction of the center, wiping mop on paper towel after each stroke. I refer to this as “swipe and wipe.” Streaks are preferred to indicate texture, so avoid blending smoothly.
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