Page 58 - The Decorative Painter Fall 2015

ACRYLIC
LET’S PAINT
SNOW AND GLOBE
Use the no. 8 petal brush and Lavender to slip slap the snow area. Darken the snow area around the edge with a little Dioxazine Purple. Use the same brush to paint in the inner edge of the snow globe using Lavender followed by Dioxazine Purple. Use the deerfoot brush to stipple Titanium White over the snow area. Add water to True Blue, and tint the snow and the inner edge of the globe. Randomly tint the snow with a little Milk Chocolate.
TABLECLOTH AND BASE
Apply a basecoat in the tablecloth with Tuscan Red. Next, apply a basecoat to the base of the globe with Milk Chocolate. While the paint is still wet, add Black shadows. Shade Black on the tablecloth under the globe. Use the liner brush with Titanium White to add stars onto the cloth. Let dry then paint on the glitter paint over the entire cloth.
SNOWMAN
Use the deerfoot brush and Lavender to stipple in the body of the snowman; stipple in the shadows with Dioxazine Purple. Use Slate Grey to stipple on the light side of the snowman. Let dry then stipple over the whole snowman with Titanium White.
Use the no. 2 petal brush to apply a basecoat to the nose with Bright Orange; repeat if necessary. With Dark Chocolate, shade the bottom of the nose. Add a basecoat in the eyes, mouth and buttons with Black. Next highlight the eyes and buttons with a dot of Titanium White. Paint the hat Black and highlight with Slate Grey. Allow paint to dry. Add Titanium White to the top of hat and on the brim for snow.
Tint the snowman randomly with True Blue+tch Milk Chocolate. Use the liner brush and Milk Chocolate to apply a basecoat in the twig arms, shading the arms with Dark Chocolate.
Apply a basecoat to the mittens with Tuscan Red. Shade the bottom of the mittens with Black and highlight the tops of the mittens with Tuscan Red+tch Titanium White. Tap in a little Titanium White snow on the arms.
Apply a basecoat to the package with Antique Gold and the ribbon with Tuscan Red. Add Festive Green dots with your stylus. Shade the package with Dark Chocolate.
SCARF
Using the no. 4 petal brush, apply a basecoat in the scarf with Tuscan Red. Load the liner brush with Festive Green then add the stripes. Shade scarf with a small amount of Black.