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SURFACE
Stretched 10" x 20" canvas (25.4 x 50.8 cm)
PALETTE
PLAID FOLKART ACRYLICS Berry Wine
Coffee Latte
Daffodil Yellow Greenscape
Look at Me Blue Magenta Medium Gray Pink Melon
Sap Green Steel Gray Wicker White Yellow Ochre
BRUSHES
DEWBERRY U PRO
13 PC BRUSH SET BY WEBER – DD8100 (contains the following brushes):
No. 10 filbert
1⁄2" rake
No. 4 fan
5⁄8" angle
No. 2 script liner
No. 8 round
No. 3⁄4", 6,12 & 16 flat
1⁄4", 1⁄2" & 3⁄4" scruffy
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96)
Plaid FolkArt One Stroke Sponge Painters Plaid FolkArt Home Décor Paint Scrapers Plaid FolkArt Floating Medium
Plaid FolkArt Satin Varnish
LET’S PAINT BACKGROUND
Using a dampened sponge painter loaded with Cof- fee Latte and a touch of Wicker White, apply the basecoat, sponging from side to side. Let dry.
Refer to the pattern which shows an upper shelf line which will be the top edge of the shelf. Load Medium Gray on one side of the sponge painter and press onto canvas edge approximately 1/3 from the bottom to start the line. Pull the sponge across lengthwise to form the shelf, leaving the Coffee Latte shade showing.
Using a paint scraper, pick up alternating Medium Gray, Wicker White, and Coffee Latte and scrape across the bottom third of canvas to give a textured shelf look. Let dry.
LAYING OUT THE DESIGN
Sketch or transfer the pattern for pots on the shelf, keep- ing them close to the front of shelf.
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