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SURFACE
An old silver or silverplate tray
Mine is about 11.5" (29.21 cm) in diameter with a raised decorative border around the outside edge.
PALETTE
DECOART TRADITIONS ARTIST ACRYLICS
Burnt Umber
Carbon Black
Dark Grey Value 3
Indian Yellow
Light Grey Value 8
Light Violet (not necessary if you have Sapphire Blue) Medium Green
Med Rose Red (discontinued but if you have it you won’t need to mix this color)
Naphthol Red (not necessary if you have Med Rose Red) Perinone Orange (not necessary if you have Med Rose Red) Permanent Alizarin Crimson
Phthalo Blue (not necessary if you have Sapphire Blue) Pine Green
Sapphire Blue (discontinued but if you have it you won’t need to mix this color)
Titanium White
JOSONJA’S ARTISTS’ COLOURS
Rich Gold Silver
BRUSHES
KING ART
Basecoat/Varnish flat 1"
Round Stroke series 9040 nos. 2, 4 Script Liner series 9050 no. 6/0
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Dixie Belle Slick Stick Primer
(or your favorite metal primer)
Liberty Art Matte or Satin Waterbase Varnish Scottie’s Antiquing Patina
Lint-free rag for antiquing
Paynes Grey OIL paint, any brand
SOURCES
• Old silver trays are very inexpensive from
flea markets, secondhand shops, eBay, etc. Choose one with a raised decorative edge for the most interest.
• Paint, brushes and varnish from PamperedPalette.com
• Dixie Belle Slick Stick from Amazon.com
This old silverplate tray was found in a secondhand shop, very black with age and just waiting to be refurbished. I love the border of scrolls and fruit together which come to life with a few touches of gold and silver paint.
COLOR MIXES
Rose Red Mix: Perinone Orange + Napthol Red + White (2:1:1) This is only if you do not have Med Rose Red that has been discontinued.
Green Highlight Mix: White + Pine Green (2:1) Sapphire Mix: Phthalo Blue + White + Lt Violet + Black
(1:1:1:1/2)
PREPARATION
Wash and thoroughly dry your tray. Apply two (2) coats of Dixie Belle Slick Stick or your favorite metal primer, allowing it to dry well between coats.
PAINTING TIPS
• Thisstyleconsistsmostlyofwet-in-wetpaintingand double-loading.
• Bothcolorsshouldbethesameconsistencywhen double-loading the brush. Press the brush against the palette (to open up the brush) through the
edge of the first color (do not turn the brush over). Then press the brush against the palette through the edge of the second color. Ideally, some of both colors will show in your stroke. However, on this piece, the double-loading of the two greens is for more opacity. You will not see the distinction of both colors showing. They will look mixed which is fine.
• “+”betweencolorsmeanstodouble-loadthose colors except in the mixing chart where the colors are mixed with a palette knife.
• Onceyouhavepaintedanareaofaflower,besure to gently wipe the brush on a paper towel before loading the next color. This is called painting with a “dirty brush “ (different from double-loading). Do not wash the brush until the end of the flower.
LET’S PAINT
BACKGROUND
Basecoat two coats of Dark Grey Value 3 on the bottom of the tray and the bottom of the back.
Basecoat two coats of Light Grey Value 8 on the rim of the tray on top and underneath.
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