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SURFACE
10" x 20" (25.4 x 51.8 cm) stretched canvas
PALETTE
DECOART AMERICANA ACRYLICS
Dark Chocolate
Deep Midnight Blue Honey Brown
Sapphire
Slate Grey
Soft Black
Traditional Burnt Sienna True Ochre
Warm White
White Peach
BRUSHES
LA CORNEILLE
Series 7550 Wash/Glaze 1⁄2" & 3/4" Series 7300C Shader #2 & #4 Series 7500C Filbert #4 & #8 Series 7600 Oval 1⁄2"
Series 7350 Liner #1
SUPPLIES
Basic painting supplies (page 96) DecoArt Americana Extender Medium
(optional)
DecoArt Spray Gloss Varnish
“Ice skates, sleds, snowflakes, and things, these are the memories winter brings.”
PREPARATION
Prep the canvas by basecoating with White Peach.
Trace and transfer main lines of the pattern including door
knob, vertical shading of door trim, skates, and shadows.
BASE
Door Knob: Honey Brown Skates: Warm White
Heel and Sole: Soft Black Blades: Slate Grey
Cast Shadows: Soft Black plus Dark Chocolate
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