Early Americans by MaryJo Tuttle
Early Americans By MaryJo Tuttle Palette: DecoArt Americana Acrylics Antique Gold #13009 Antique Rose #13156 Black Green #13157 Burnt Orange #13016 Burnt Sienna #13063 Burnt Umber #13064 Butterscotch #13518 Camel #13191 Cocoa #13253 Fawn #13242 Hauser Medium Green #13132 Irish Moss #13548 Lamp Black #13067 Light Cinnamon #13114 Marigold #13194 Medium Flesh #13102 Natural Buff #13547 Primary Yellow #13201 Raw Sienna #13093 Red Alert #13536 Sand #13004 Shading Flesh #13137 Soft Black #13155 Warm White #13239 Surface: Native Americans set of 2 #80735 Misc. Supplies: DecoArt Staining & Antiquing Medium #84126 DecoArt Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher Matte #70836 Soft Rag Brushes: Papillon by the Artist s Club Resin Brush Set #20191 Highlighter Set #20173 Artist Inspired Brushes Maxine Thomas Mop, size 3/8 #27179; ½ #27182 Preparation: There is no preparation necessary, the resin surface comes ready to paint. Any slight imperfections can be lightly sanded. Wipe with a damp cloth. Apply 2 coats of each basecoat color for good coverage. Refer to the photos and basecoat as follows: 1:1 mix of Medium Flesh + Shading Flesh faces; hands; back of her neck Soft Black hair; belts; his shoes Sand collars; feathers; raised patches Antique Gold bodices; his pants Light Cinnamon ribbed patches Fawn turkey (beak is Butterscotch; wattle is Red Alert) Camel plain patches Cocoa woodgrain patches 1
Burnt Orange headbands; her braid bands; textured patches Marigold wheat Hauser Medium Green greens around wheat Painting Instructions: Shade the faces against the hair; above the collars on the necks; both sides of the noses; on the hands against the cuffs and to separate the thumbs with Burnt Sienna. Highlight the center of the faces with Natural Buff. Blush the cheeks and lips with Antique Rose. The eyes & eyebrows are Soft Black. Highlight the eyes and tops of the cheeks with small dots of Warm White. Shade the hair above and below the headbands; in the creases of his hair; in the braids of her hair; and in their parts with Lamp Black. Highlight the hair with Butterscotch. Shade the feathers with Antique Gold, and deepen with Burnt Sienna. Shade the collars under their hair and where objects touch them with Raw Sienna. Highlight the open areas with Warm White. The stitches are Light Cinnamon. Shade the bodices, under the collars; against the sleeves; on the sleeves; against the cuffs; and on his pants to separate and on the fringe with Raw Sienna. Highlight the open areas and bottom of the fringe on his pants with Primary Yellow. The buttons are dots of Light Cinnamon. Shade his shoes under the pants and in the groove of the sole with Soft Black. Highlight the toes with Butterscotch. Shade the turkey around the wings; under the head; and to separate the tailfeathers with Burnt Umber. The eye is Lamp Black. Shade the wheat with Burnt Sienna and highlight with Primary Yellow. Shade the greens around the wheat with Black Green and highlight the tips with Irish Moss. Shade around the largest raised patches; and both ends of the smaller raised patches with Raw Sienna and highlight the centers with Warm White. Mix DecoArt Staining & Antiquing Medium as directed on the bottle with Burnt Umber. With an old scruffy brush, apply the mixture onto the patched area on the piece. Do small sections at a time, being sure that the mixture goes in the cracks between the patches. Wipe off as much as desired with a damp cloth (I use a piece of an old T-Shirt). 2
Finishing: Transfer the words onto the raised patches and line them with Lamp Black. Finish with several light coats of DecoArt Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher Matte. 3
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Pattern at 100% 1 x 1 To ensure your pattern is at 100%, this box should measure 1 x 1 when printed. 6
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