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TheDecorativePainter • FALL 2019
Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
Large Maple Leaf Beveled Plaque
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS
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Surface available from Sheila Bergner-Landry, 7344 Hwy 1, PO Box 410, Meteghan, Nova Scotia, B0W 2J0, Canada; tolepaintingdesigns.com; sheilalandrydesigns@gmail.com
Antique Green Avocado
Bittersweet Chocolate Burlap
Burnt Orange Cashmere Beige Celery Green Dark Chocolate Eggshell Evergreen
Heritage Brick Light Lime
Light Sage Midnite Green Orange Twist Primary Yellow Red Violet Spiced Pumpkin Warm White
DECOART DAZZLING METALLICS
Rich Espresso
Rose Gold
DECOART EXTREME SHEEN
Pink Tourmaline
DECOART MEDIA SHIMMER MISTERS
Violet White Yellow
BRUSHES
FM BLACK GOLD
Nos. 10 & 16 shaders
No. 0 liner
No. 10 filbert
Nos. 2 or 4 round
Small, Medium & Large Mezzaluna No. 12 Dynasty dry brush
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96)
DecoArt Multi-Purpose Sealer
DecoArt Varnish
15" Greeting Word Stencil available online or
at any craft store
Hydra or small sea sponge
SOURCES
PREPARATION
Background: Sand, seal with DecoArt Multi-Purpose Sealer, sand again. Basecoat insert with Eggshell. When dry, dampen surface, then spray with light mists of Media Misters in the order given: Violet, Yellow, White. While still wet, turn surface to create runs, etc. Dry well. Using dry Dynasty dry brush, pick up Metallic Rich Espresso, take out excess on palette, then stencil “Gratitude” from the Harvest word stencil. Trace on pattern.
LET’S PAINT
Background Pumpkin on Left: Basecoat with a mix of Spiced Pumpkin+Orange Twist (approx. 1:1).
Highlights: NOTE – The first highlight is the widest; each successive highlight is a little narrower. Using dry small or medium Mezzaluna brush, pick up basecoat mix, take out excess on palette, pick up more Orange Twist and dry-brush highlights on each section. Repeat, picking up Primary Yellow in dirty brush. Repeat, picking up more Primary Yellow. Repeat, picking up Warm White and add just to center and two sections just to the left of center.
Shadows: NOTE – The first shadow is the widest; each successive shadow is a little narrower. Shade next to each section, walking floats out toward highlights in each section, with Burnt Orange. Repeat, picking up Heritage Brick in dirty brush. Repeat, using just Heritage Brick. Repeat, using Dark Chocolate. Using dry medium Mezzaluna brush, pick up Antique Green, take out excess, then scrub onto bottoms of each section, bringing color up about halfway or so; repeat, adding Avocado to dirty brush, not coming up as far. I also floated some of each color over-shading on each section.