Page 41 - The Decorative Painter - Fall 2019

Everyone loves fall with the color changes of the leaves so I have designed a rosemaling project with those colors in mind.
You can use this plate as either a wall hanging or you can paint several and use them to serve food on, using a glass liner to protect the painting. I got my glass liner at Walmart.
PREPARATION
I like to lightly sand the plate with a fine grit sandpaper, and then apply a coat of DecoArt Multi-Purpose Sealer, dry and then lightly sand again. Then it is ready to basecoat.
Basecoat the back of the plate and the edge with several coats of Black Green then apply three coats of DecoArt DuraClear Satin Varnish. This will protect the back side while painting the design on the top surface.
Basecoat the center of the plate with Black Green. The rim is painted Moon Yellow. Next, stipple the rim with the following colors before you paint the bead.
Take each color and water it down using a mix of half water to half paint. Use a fine sea sponge and lightly apply each color. Let dry between layers of color. You may want to practice this technique on a sample paper with background color. It takes light pressure to apply. Do this until you get the desired results that you like. Then do this on the rim.
Georgia Clay Hauser Light Green Bright Orange Silver
Basecoat the large bead in Hauser Medium Green, then the flat edge next to the bead with Georgia Clay. The
“E” linework is painted on the outside edge of the rim, using Lamp (Ebony) Black with a little water added to it. Fully load the liner brush in this mix. Start the stroke with light pressure and as you pull the stroke toward yourself add more pressure and then lessen the pressure as you complete the line.
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