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Using the
same theme with a variety of brushstrokes it is possible to create
variations for a seaside day.
Black Gold
Brushes Required:
Series #206FW-No. I Flat Wash
Series #206SL-No. 1 Script Liner
Series #206R-No. 3 Round
Series #206A-No. 1/2 Angular
Series #206WVA-Nos. 3/8, 1/2 Wave Angular
Series #206WV-No.8, 12 Wave Flat Shader
DecoArt
Americana Acrylic Paints Required:
Baby Blue
Baby Pink
Berry Red
Boysenberry Pink
Cadmium Yellow (Cad. Yellow)
Cool Neutral
Dark Chocolate (Dk. Chocolate)
Desert Sand
Hauser Light Green (H. Lt. Green)
Lamp Black
Leaf Green
Light Buttermilk (Lt. Buttermilk)
Sapphire
True Ochre (T. Ochre)
Dazzling Metallics Glorious Gold
Satin Varnish
Surfaces:
Walnut Hollow 611 x 14" Innkeeper Sign (#14071)
Walnut Hollow 1 3/4" Mini Shaker Peg (#18014), 1
Midwest Products 4" x 24" x 1/4" Basswood Sheet (#4406)
Tools and
Hardware:
Scroll Saw
Sawtooth Hanger with nails
Hammer
Ruler
Drill with 1/4" bit
Old Toothbrush
Pencil
Transfer Paper
Tracing Paper
Additional
Supplies:
api's Crafter's Pick "The Ultimate" Glue
Paper Towel
Masterson's Sta-Wet Palette
Gold Cord
Sandpaper
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Instructions:
1. Cut 3 small plaques from basswood, measuring 2 3/4Ó x 4Ó x 1/4" each.
Sand rough edges, including any on large plaque. Wipe grit with damp
paper towel. Measure center at bottom, mark and drill hole for peg.
Attach hanger on back at top center.
2. Large plaque-basecoat
top surface Light Buttermilk with wash. Paint border edge Glorious Gold
with Angular. When dry, use toothbrush and Glorious Gold and spatter
surface of large plaque.
3. Palm Coast View-use
angular to basecoat small plaque Baby Blue; quickly tip corner Sapphire
and blend at top of sky and top of water to deepen color. Tip angular
brush corner in Lt. Buttermilk and blend into sky. Use short side of
brush and pull bristles upward for streak along bottom of sky. When
dry, tip brush corner in Lt. Buttermilk and highlight tips of clouds.
With 3/8 angular wave, paint waves with Lt. Buttermilk. Push edge of
brush at top of waves to create foam. Pick up Sapphire and pull paint
under foam to shade wave. Dry. Paint seagulls Lt. Buttermilk with liner.
Use the round to paint sailboat Lt. Buttermilk. Double load 8 wave flat shader with Dk. Chocolate and Lt. Buttermilk and paint palm trunks apply
less pressure while going upward. Brush bristles across trunks going
from lighter side inward to create bark texture. Double load the 8 wave
flat shader with Leaf Green and H. Lt. Green and paint palms using and
leaf stroke. Leaf stroke is made by placing chisel edge at one point,
apply pressure to widen stroke and quickly bring up and pull to make
end point. Double load round with Dk. Chocolate and Lt. Buttermilk and
paint coconuts.
4. Hilltop View-Basecoat
sky and water Baby Blue with angular; tip corner in Sapphire and shade
sky top to bottom. Tip corner in Lt. Buttermilk and highlight water
top to bottom. If paint has dried, double load the colors with Baby
Blue for shading and highlighting. Using short side of 1/2 angular blend
in storm clouds in layered fashion. With 8 wave flat shader paint choppy
waves using Sapphire. Stipple tree foliage with a double load of Leaf
Green and H. Lt. Green on an 8 wave flat shader. Tip corner in Lt. Buttermilk
and highlight randomly (use light pressure when pouncing to keep airy).
Background-with 12 wave flat shader paint grass H. Lt. Green. Pull up
grass along top edge with Leaf Green. Use an 8 wave flat shader double
loaded with Leaf Green and H. Lt. Green and stipple in holly hock foliage.
Double load round with Boysenberry Pink and Berry Red and dot in flowers.
Tip corner of 8 wave flat shader in Lt. Buttermilk and highlight flower
leaves. Double load script liner Lt. Buttermilk and Dk. Chocolate and
paint fence and pieces of tree branches. Using watered down Lamp Black
doubled loaded with Lt. Buttermilk, paint wire along fence. Double load
8 wave shader Dk. Chocolate and Lt. Buttermilk and paint path; tip corner
in Dk. Chocolate and shade along left side. Grass is painted with 8
wave flat shader. Double load round T. Ochre and Cad. Yellow and with
light pressure, dot in dandelions. Stipple climbing rose foliage on
fence Leaf Green with 8 wave flat shader. Double load round Berry Red
and Baby Pink and dot roses.
5. Sea Coast View-basecoat
Baby Blue; tip angular corner in Lt. Buttermilk and highlight from top
of sky downward. Shade water by blending in Sapphire at horizon going
downward. Basecoat sand Desert Sand using angular; blend Dk. Chocolate
at right bottom corner. With short side of 1/2 wave angular and Lt.
Buttermilk use a press and pull stroke keeping a waving motion to make
the shore waves. Water down Lt. Buttermilk to paint over sand. Double
load Dk. Chocolate and Desert Sand and paint short choppy strokes over
sand with corner tip of 1/2 angular wave. Paint gulls Lt. Buttermilk
with script liner. Paint beach umbrella Lt. Buttermilk and Berry Red
with round. Paint upright umbrella T. Ochre and highlight lines Cad.
Yellow; line bottom and pole with double loaded script liner with Dk.
Chocolate and Desert Sand. Paint blanket H. Lt. Green. Paint cooler
Berry Red and line top Lt. Buttermilk. Paint basket double load of Dk.
Chocolate and Lt. Buttermilk. Mix Berry Red, Dk. Chocolate and Lt. Buttermilk
to make fleshtone and dot for people in water. Using script liner and
Boysenberry Pink, paint details of rafts, swimsuits, etc. Line hair
Dk. Chocolate.
6. Finish-varnish
all plaques when paint has dried. Paint peg Glorious Gold and glue into
drill hole. Cut and glue gold cord around plaque trio. Edges of each
small plaque can be painted Glorious Gold before gluing onto large plaque.
Take the designs from this project to paint skis, water, and clouds
on other projects. Use floral and foliage techniques for miniature garden
painting. Incorporate any of the design and add a lighthouse. Whatever
you do .... just have fun painting!
These projects were created by Linda Lover demonstrating the proper
techniques
for creating unique craft and painting projects using Dynasty®
Brushes.
As Dynasty's artisan to the creative world, Linda has invented new
project ideas,
exclusively for Dynasty, which take advantage of the superior quality
of Dynasty Brushes.
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