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Painter’s Checklist
SURFACE
Wood sign board: 14" x 6" (35.56 x 15.24 cm) Brass handles with screws: 3" (7.62 cm)
Final Cap – 1⁄4" wood balls or half balls
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS Cool Neutral*
DELTA CERAMCOAT ACRYLIC Mudstone Argile
WINSOR & NEWTON ARTISTS’ OIL COLOURS
Burnt Sienna
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Yellow Pale
Naples Yellow Light
Oxide of Chromium Raw Umber Titanium White Yellow Ochre
*Discontinued color; may be made with
Cashmere Beige+Sea Glass+Cool White (1:1:1)
BRUSHES
SHERRY NELSON BRUSHES
Series 303 nos. 2, 4 & 6 pure red sable brights Series 312 no. 1 pure red sable mix rounds liner LOEW-CORNELL AMERICAN PAINTER
Series 4550 3⁄4" and 1" wash
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96)
White stain sealer
Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner & Restorer Artist’s Matte Varnish
Glossy varnish
Canvas paper
Tack cloth
Clear ruler
All-purpose glue
Handle screwdriver
SOURCES
n Wood sign board: available at your local arts & craft store.
n Brass handles available at your local hardware store – they come with screws.
n Final Cap (feet) – wood measuring a quarter- inch holes – from Tree House Studio available at your craft store.
n Sherry Nelson Brushes: www.sherrycnelson.com.
HELPFUL TIPS
WOOD BACKGROUND PREPARATION: When the wood is not properly prepared for painting, the results of the finished project might be frustrating. There is nothing worse than spending hours, days, and sometimes weeks at time, working on a project to realize at the end that the imperfections of the wood underneath are visible on your final painting. Each step of preparation is as important as the painting itself, from sanding following the wood grains, to cleaning it by removing the dust and applying the sealer – which assures better adhe- sion of paint to the surface, increases paint durability, and pro- vides additional protection for the wood. I don’t like surprises on my projects, and I want to make sure after all that labor of love that my piece will look as professional and last as long as it can for years to come. Another important point regarding the wood is to not buy any unfinished wood with knots on it. I have tried many products for preventing the knots to bleed thru the paint and yet I have not found one that will be truly effective and, with time, it will stain your painted project.
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