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Flip-float the cheek with Light Red Mix to Rosewood. Soften with the mini mop.
SCARF AND GUN BARREL
The first shade on the scarf is Pale Gray Mix. The sec- ond shade is Pale Gray Mix+Carbon Black (1:tch). The linework on the gun and the shade color on the gun bar- rel is this same mix. Highlight the scarf with Titanium White. Shade the stripes on the scarf Rosewood to Ro- sewood+Purple Mix (1:tch).
HAT AND SHIRT
The first shade on the hat and shirt is Antique Brass. The second shade on the hat and shirt is Dark Yellow Mix to Raw Umber. Highlights are Titanium White. The last layer on the hat and shirt is a glaze of Turners Yellow. To glaze, use the wet-on-wet method. Use very little paint, sideloaded in a no. 8 filbert. Apply glaze, here and there. Soften with a 3⁄4" mop brush if needed.
PANTS AND HATBAND
The first shade on the pants and hatband is Dark Blue Mix. The second shade on the pants and hatband is Dark Blue Mix+Purple Mix (1:tch). Highlight is Light Blue Mix.
Rosewood. Soften with a small mop brush. The highlights on the ear, cheek and eye are Titanium White. Glaze the dog’s cheek, the hunter’s cheek, the stripes on the scarf and the pheasant’s underside with Napthol Crimson. To glaze use the method mentioned earlier for the shirt and hat.
GROUND
Dry-brush the ground, using a no. 12 filbert loaded with Tarragon+Raw Umber (1:tch). The grass is lined with a mixture of browns and greens from the palette. I used a no. 1 to no. 3 round and a no. 2 liner to stroke the grass. The rocks are a mixture of grays and blues. I used a no. 2 liner and casually dabbed in the rocks here and there. Load a no. 12 filbert with Jo Sonja’s Retarder Medium and sideload into different greens and browns on the palette floating casually along the top of the grass area and here and there under the feet.
TREE
Shade the trunk and limbs with Cobblestone; follow with shades of Raw Umber to Raw Umber+Carbon Black (1:tch). Use a no. 2 liner to add texture to the trunk and large limbs with these same colors.
RIM
Basecoat the rim with Sea Swirl. I used a 1⁄2" oval wash brush to basecoat the rim. Use a no. 2 liner to stripe the rim with Light Red Mix and over-stroke the stripe closest to the rim with Rosewood.
ANTIQUE GLAZE
Clean the surface, making sure to remove all of the graphite lines. Give the surface a coat of Jo Sonja’s Clear Glaze Medium; this will serve as a protective layer. Dry completely. Using the wet-on-wet method, float with Burnt Umber, using a 3⁄4" oval glaze brush. Float all around the rim, in the corners and within the painted design. Soft- en with a large mop brush. Dry completely. Repeat with a second layer using a no. 12 filbert, darken any shaded areas where needed. Soften with a large mop brush. This process can be repeated as many times as necessary.
FINISHING
Allow the paint to dry thoroughly. Prepare the sur- face for varnishing with a coat of Jo Sonja’s Clear Glaze Medium. This gives the surface the tooth it needs for the varnish to adhere. When dry, follow with three coats of Jo Sonja’s Polyurethane Satin Varnish.
GUN, BOOTS, AND BELT
The first shade on the gun stock, boots and belt is Raw Umber. The second shade is Raw Umber+Carbon Black (1:tch).
PHEASANT
The first shade on the pheasant’s underside is Rose- wood. The second shade is Rosewood+Purple Mix (1:tch). Line the rope, wing feathers, and legs with Cobblestone. The lines on the feathers are Raw Umber+Carbon Black (1:tch). Shade the rope and legs this same mix. Highlight the wing feathers and stripe the neck with Titanium White. Shade the stripe on the neck with Pale Gray Mix.
DOG
The first shade on the dog is Cobblestone. The ear and nose are basecoated transparently with Cobblestone. The dog’s eye is floated Titanium White. The pupil and the sec- ond shade on the dog is Raw Umber and in the darkest areas shade another layer of Raw Umber+Carbon Black (1:tch). The spots on the dog are Cobblestone to Raw Umber. Line- work is Carbon Black. Flip-float the cheek Light Red Mix to
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