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DIRECTIONS:
1. Glass ball may be left frosted or basecoat with Blueberry using the
#8 shader or the sponge. Allow to dry completely. If removing crown
before painting, use extreme care as glass is fragile. It is easiest
to paint half the ball, dry and paint the remaining half. Two coats
give best coverage. Using a brush will speed drying time as paint applied
with the sponge is thicker.
2. Transfer pattern
to tracing paper and then onto ball.
3. Dry brush a small
area under the snowman with Snow White using the 1/4" handle. Dry brush
is a technique where most of the paint is removed from the brush before
painting the surface.
4. Paint the snow
areas of the snowman (face, hands and lower part of the body with Snow
White using the #4 shader. Allow to dry
and repaint with Snow White and while paint is still wet, tip the corner
of the brush lightly in Blueberry and blend into the wet paint to shade
under the hat and under the jacket and sleeves.
5. It is optional
to basecoat the jacket and scarf area white; this will keep the colors
brighter without applying two or three coats. Paint the jacket Santa
Red using the #4 shader. To shade inside
the sleeves and front (by the buttons) tip the corner of the brush in
Blueberry and blend into wet paint. To highlight the one sleeve load
the shader with Santa Red and tip one corner in Snow White and paint
keeping the white to the top; pull brush across a second time to blend.
6. Use the liner
to paint the snowflake on the jacket Snow White. Dot the buttons Blueberry
and dot at the left side with Snow White to highlight.
7. Paint the scarf
Cadmium Yellow. While paint is still wet, tip the corner of the brush
in Raw Sienna and blend the darker color into the folds and at the edges.
Paint the fringe Cadmium Yellow with the liner. Paint the stripe and
make the dots Leaf Green with the liner.
8. Paint the hat
Lamp Black with the #4 shader, tipping
the corner in Snow White to highlight the top and the brim. Paint the
hat band Santa Red with the liner
9. Dot the eyes
and mouth Lamp Black and paint the nose Burnt Orange with the liner.
10. Paint the cardinal
Santa Red with the #4 shader and dot
the face Lamp Black with the liner. Mini dot the beak Cadmium Yellow
with the liner. Shade the wing Blueberry using the corner of the shader.
11. Paint the birdhouse
Raw Sienna with the filbert; touch the edge of the filbert in Snow White
and pull up at the bottom to highlight. Dot the opening and perch Blueberry
with the liner. Blend a dot of Snow White in the opening. Pull the liner
over Blueberry, turn and pull over Snow White and paint the roof keeping
the white side of the liner to the top of the roof.
12. Paint the bow
Cadmium Yellow and dot Santa Red with the liner. Paint the string Raw
Sienna.
13. Load the liner
for the sled with Snow White and Raw Sienna as done for the roof and
paint the top of the sled keeping Snow White to the top. Paint the runners
Lamp Black with the liner. Paint the rope Raw Sienna.
14. Basecoat the
tree Leaf Green using the filbert. Touch the edge of the filbert in
Snow White and pull up at the bottom section of the tree for snow highlight;
repeat for the section above. The shape of the brush will create the
scallops. Paint the star Cadmium Yellow using the liner.
15. Using the angle
brush and Snow White paint drifts over the dry brushed snow to brighten.
Pick up Blueberry on the corner of the brush and shade under the snowman
and sled by blending Blueberry into Snow White.
16. Using the toothbrush
and Snow White, spatter over ball to create snow. Try a practice spatter
first to determine if water needs to be added to the paint. However,
too much water will make the paint run and the "snow" will become translucent.
17. To finish, spray
with Americana Sealer.
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