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SURFACE
Double Bead, Convex Rim Plate, 12" diameter (30.48 cm)
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS
Antique Green Avocado Dip Boysenberry Pink Cinnamon Drop Cool White Deep Periwinkle Dioxazine Purple Marigold Midnite Blue Mulberry Pineapple
BRUSHES
Plantation Pine Poodleskirt Pink Purple Rain Raw Sienna Sea Glass
Soft Heather Turquoise Blue Vivid Violet Wasabi Green Wisteria
ROYAL & LANGNICKEL MAJESTIC R4150 nos. 8 & 10 shaders R4160 1⁄4", 3⁄8", 1⁄2" & 3⁄4" angulars R4170 nos. 2 & 4 filberts R4200G 1⁄4" mini dagger
R4250 no. 2 round R4595 5/0 liner R4700 1⁄2" glaze/wash
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Medium sea wool sponge Sandpaper, fine
DecoArt Multi-Purpose Sealer DecoArt Light Satin Varnish
SOURCES
12" Double bead rim plate (item no. 18-1715) available at Viking Woodcrafts; 1-800-328-0116; www.vikingwoodcrafts.com
PREPARATION
Seal the surface first using the glaze/wash brush and DecoArt Multi-Purpose Sealer. Allow to dry and basecoat the front of the piece with Wasabi Green, and the outer rim and back with Mul- berry. I used the no. 10 shader to paint my rim as it’s a little easier to manage.
Allow to dry, then sand lightly with fine sandpaper. Wipe clean and basecoat again using the same colors. There is a slight mot- tling on the surface front. Use the moistened sea wool sponge to lightly moisten the front of the piece with clean water. It should have a moist sheen and not be drippy. Lightly dip and load the moistened sponge in Antique Green and lightly sponge the front of the piece allowing the paint and moisture to softly mottle together.
Shade the outside rim of the plate, just inside the mulberry edge, with Antique Green using the 3⁄4" angular.
Highlight the inside edge of the area that you just applied the shade with Cool White using the same brush, along the outside of the beaded edge where the white linework will be. Also highlight the outside rim of the Mulberry edging here and there using the 1⁄2" angular.
The linework is painted using the 5/0 liner and slightly thinned Cool White. I used clean water to thin the paint.
I found it easiest to dot the first line evenly on the first groove and use that as my guide for the arches. Lastly, dot the top of each arch, using the stylus.
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