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BACKGROUND
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RED ROSE, LEAVES, AND STEM
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BRIAR ROSE, LEAVES, AND STEM
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RED ROSE
LEAVES AND STEM: Basecoat with Hauser Medium Green using filbert brush and two-stroke leaves; use lin- er for stem. Highlight tips and top edges with a float of Hauser Medium Green+Camel (approx. 1:1); dry-brush highlights next to center vein on opposite side of leaf with same color, using no. 4 dry brush; add to left side of stem and do a back-to-back float in centers of knot area. Repeat, using Hauser Light Green in dirty brush to all areas as above; repeat, adding a touch of Margarita to dirty brush and adding only to brightest areas (I did not do this to the darkest leaves).
Sideload thinned Pistachio Mint onto brush with a bit of extra water (you want to just cool down a few leaves, not “color” them) and add to a few of the leaves; repeat, picking up Light Lime in dirty brush. Shade areas of leaves that are not highlighted, next to highlight on opposite side of center vein, right side of stem, shadow areas of knot with Hauser Dark Green; repeat, using
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Evergreen. Pick up Charcoal Grey in dirty brush and add shading to darkest leaves.
THORNS: Add thorns with Camel and no. 0 liner brush. Highlight just the tips of those in a brighter area with a touch of Butter.
ROSE: Basecoat with a brush-mix of Tuscan Red+Dragon Fruit (approx. 1:1). Highlight petals by sideloading into base; blend, pick up Dragon Fruit on same side of brush, blend. Add more highlights with Scarlet; you may need to do this more than once. I did dry-brush this color on the lower front petal, brushing vertically on the petal, using the no. 4 dry brush, to give it a rolled appearance. Add more highlights with a mix of Scarlet+Pumpkin (approx. 1:1); repeat, using just Pumpkin on the brightest areas. I added a bit of Dragon Fruit to a few of the darker petals. Using very thin paint, float Sunny Day on edges of bright- est petals; repeat, using a bit of Butter. Shade with Cran- berry Wine; repeat to give more depth. Pick up Charcoal Grey in dirty brush and add shading to darkest areas.