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LET’S PAINT
BASECOAT
Apply three basecoats according to the following instruc- tions, allowing each coat to dry before applying the next. Basecoat the dress with Brilliant Red on the no. 8 round. Us- ing the same color, switch to the no. 3 round and basecoat the purse, heart flowers, and the border of the large heart. The coverage should be smooth, with no texture. When the basecoats are completely dry, sand them lightly with sanding film. Sand gently, so that red dust is not smeared onto the background. The lips, earrings, and fingernails will be inked later using the red pen.
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Painter’s Checklist
SuRFACE
81⁄2" x 11" (21.6 x 27.9cm) sheet of ultra- smooth premium white card stock
9" x 12" (22.9 x 30.5cm) sketch journal
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYlICS Brilliant Red
lamp Black
BRuSHES
3⁄4" flat brush
ROYAl & lANgNICkEl BRUSH MFg. CO. MAJESTIC
Series R4250 nos. 3 & 8 rounds Toothbrush
SuPPLIES
Basic painting supplies for acrylics (page 128)
3" x 3" (7.6 x 7.6cm) piece of gray card stock
DecoArt Matte Decou-Page
Drawing pencils 2B, 4B & 4H
kneaded eraser
Mona lisa Super Film sandpaper
Preserve Your Memories II spray sealer
Royal & langnickel 1⁄4" blending stumps Sakura gelly Roll Classic Pen (medium, white) Sakura Pigma Micron Pens (nos. 005, 01,
05 & 08, black)
Sakura Pigma Micron Pen (no. 01, red) Toothbrush
White eraser
SOuRCES
n Ultra-smooth premium white card stock (item no. BC-19) and Preserve Your Memories II spray sealer (item no. PYMII) are available from Marlene’s Folk Art; www.marlenekreutz.com.
n The Hand Book field sketch journal (item no. 13801-1912) is available from Dick Blick Art Materials; www.dickblick.com.
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