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STEP-BY-STEP
PUSSY WILLOWS, BRANCHES, AND LEAVES
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
BUTTERFLY STEP 1
STEP 2 STEP 2
STEP 3 STEP 3
BRANCHES
1 script, pull a center vein and side veins on all leaves. Add a float of Mulberry to the shaded base of the leaves with the no. 8 chisel.
BUTTERFLIES
The butterflies are painted the same way on the can- vas paper as on the vase. Using the no. 6 filbert, basecoat the canvas with Warm White. Transfer the pattern lines or freehand the markings of the wings. Change to the no. 00 liner and basecoat the body of the butterflies and the top wing edges with Charcoal Grey. Float Poodleskirt Pink inside the top edges on both sections of the wings with the no. 8 filbert. Continuing with the no. 8 filbert, float Moon Yellow on the bottom edges of the butterfly sections of the wings. Add a float of Mulberry to the top wing sec- tions over the Poodleskirt Pink area with the no. 6 filbert.
Thin Charcoal Grey with water to an ink-like consis- tency. Using the no. 1 script liner add section lines and dot details on the wings and antennae.
Basecoat the branches using the no. 00 liner with Char- coal Grey and the bud shell with the no. 6 filbert. Float a little Charcoal Grey to strengthen the base of the pussy wil- low by the bud shell with a no. 8 chisel blender. Add a float of Neutral Grey on the no. 8 chisel blender to highlight the branches and buds. Strengthen the highlight at the bottom of the shell buds with a float of Grey Sky on a no. 8 chisel.
LEAVES
Basecoat the leaves using the no. 6 filbert with Light Avocado or Hauser Medium Green. Shade the leaves at the base with a float of Hauser Dark Green on the no. 8 chisel. Highlight the leaf tips with a float of Olive Green on the no. 8 chisel.
Add a touch of Snow (Titanium) White to the Olive Green and add extra highlight to some of the tips with the no. 8 chisel. Thin this mixture with water and, using the no.
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