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COLOR MIXES
STEP 1
BASE IN MV GEORGIA CLAY
H. GREEN MED.
UNIFORM BLUE
TRUE OCHRE
PAINTING THE DESIGN
STEP 2
SHADE IN DV ANT. MAROON
H. DARK GREEN
BLACK GREEN
BURNT UMBER
STEP 3
HIGHLIGHT IN LV BRIGHT ORANGE
H. LIGHT GREEN
FRENCH GREY BLUE
MOON YELLOW
To shade the dark areas, use the DV of each color. First you rinse your flat brush and lightly pat it on a paper towel to take the right amount of water out of the brush. Then you sideload the flat brush with just a few hairs of color. Softly blend this on the palette paper before placing it on your color area. You will probably need to do this more than once to achieve the value change to get a softly blended look from DV toMV.
Step 3: Refer to the painted sample “squares” and the colored photo to see where to place the LV (light value) of each painted area.
Repeat the method of loading the color in the brush and then applying it on the area. You may have to do this several times to get a softly blended look from LV to MV.
If you want to “sharpen” the LV edges, you can use your liner brush and paint that has a little water added to it to paint a soft line where needed.
LINEWORK AND TEARDROPS
Using the liner brush and light value (LV) of green that is mixed with half water, pull the vein lines toward yourself and slightly curve. For the teardrops, pull the line and gradually apply pressure, stop and press down, then lift up away from the surface. This gives you a nice round end for your teardrop. Then do the second teardrop just below the first one.
For the dots, use a stylus and paint that has been thinned down. Load and then touch the surface and keep makings dots until all the paint is used. Each time you make a dot it gets smaller in size.
FINISHING
Don’t forget to sign your plate. I like to use the LV of some color. Let the painting dry several days and then mist it with Krylon #1311 Matte Spray Varnish and then apply three coats of DecoArt DuraClear Satin Varnish.
Refer to the painted sample “squares” to see the steps and how to apply the colors to get the shading from dark to light values.
Step 1: You will use the MV (middle value) of each color (Red, Green, Blue or Yellow) and apply several coats to get a good, solid coverage. Do this for each color.
Step 2: Refer to the painted sample and also the colored photo to see where to place the DV (dark value) on each painted area.
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