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SURFACE
Rectangular wooden board with frame 14 3⁄4" x 16" (27.5 x 40.65 cm)
PALETTE
WINSOR & NEWTON ARTISTS’ OIL COLOURS Cadmium Yellow Light
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Turquoise Light
French Ultramarine Naples Yellow Olive Green
Raw Sienna
Sap Green
Terre Verte
Titanium White
Winsor Violet
RENBRANDT ARTISTS’ OIL COLOR Burnt Carmine
HOLBEIN ARTISTS’ OIL COLOR Transparent Blue
Transparent Violet
Transparent Yellow
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS Celery Green
Black Green
BRUSHES
No. 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 (or 3⁄4") flats No. 2/0 & 2 mops
No. 10/0 script Liner
1⁄4" & 1⁄2" oval stipples Sponge roller
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) Jo Sonja’s Retarder Medium Holbein Spike Lavender Oil Krylon Semi Gloss Final Coat Plastic Wrap
PREPARATION
STEP 1: Using a sponge roller basecoat the background with Celery Green+Black Green (1:1). Apply twice making sure the surface is completely dry before you apply the sec- ond coat.
STEP 2: Using the same sponge roller (do not clean) add Jo Sonja’s Retarder Medium. Apply the shading effect in the cor- ners of the right top and bottom area using the roller with a sideload of Black Green.
LET’S PAINT
Refer to the Color Value Map on page 73 while painting and paint each element in this order: Leaves (small leaves, and one leaf of right Hydrangea), Hydrangeas (right and left), White Eustoma, White Roses, Rose Bud, Green Puff Balls, Green Berries, Veronicas, Mondo Grasses, Anthur- ium Large Leaves, Vibarnum Tinus Red Berries (left top area of center rose), Small Leaves (spread to the whole bou- quet), Stems Inside Glass, Glass, Tear Drops, anf Highlights of background area.
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