SPRING IS HERE! by Anita Morin

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Spring Is Here by Anita Morin PALETTE DecoArt Americana Acrylics Alizarin Crimson #13179 Aloe #13303 Antique Green #13147 Avocado #13052 Bright Yellow #13227 Burnt Umber #13064 Cinnamon Drop #13544 Hauser Medium Green #13132 Lamp (Ebony) Black #13067 Natural Buff #13547 Ocean Blue #13260 Persimmon #13516 Snow (Titanium) White #13001 SURFACE 12 1/2" Rounded Arch Plaque #63224 MISC. SUPPLIES Dura Clear Matte Varnish #87395 Drying Time Extender *discontinued Masterson Sta-Wet Handy Palette #70031 Brush Basin #70174 Small Sanding Pad Fine/Medium #70794 Gray Graphite Paper 18x36 #70141 Soft Grip Embossing & Stylus set of 3 #70125 Tack Cloth 18 x 36 #70104 Pro Art Tracing Pad #83176 Paper towel Gauge wire Wire cutters Assorted ribbons Scissors BRUSHES Papillon by the Artist s Club Glaze Wash size 1 inch #20103 Liner size 0 #20146 Round size 4 #20161 Round size 5 #20162 Shader size 8 #20129 Shader size 14 #20132 Filbert size 4 #20117 Filbert size 8 #20119 2 Piece Fan set #20169 4 Piece Highlighter set #20173 Maxine's Mop size 3/8 inch #27182 Maxine's Mop size 1/2 inch #27179 Maxine's Mop size 3/4 inch #27181 TIPS & TECHNIQUES Unless otherwise indicated use the brush best suited to the area being painted. Drybrushing: Use the Highlighter set suited for the area you are working with. Load the bristles with paint, rub on a paper towel to remove as much paint as possible until almost dry. Apply light pressure. (This is also a good way to test the shading before applying to the surface.) Repeat this step, if needed. Float/Shade: Dampen the area you are working in with DecoArt Americana Drying Time Extender instead of water for floating and highlighting. This step will allow a longer play time. Try to avoid puddles. Use the mop brush to remove water lines and to soften the floating and highlighting. Line: Unless otherwise indicated, use the brush best suited to the area being painted. All details are painted with the size 0 Liner. When using the liner, use inky-consistency paint. Roll the tip on the palette to thin the tip for finer lines. Spattering: Lay newspaper under surface to protect working area. Use a Fan brush to spatter, load with inky consistency paint and spread bristles along the palette. Stand above the surface and tap the ferrule of brush lightly with a handle of another brush. Test the specks on paper towel before applying to the surface. PREPARATION Please follow all manufacturers label instructions for proper product usage. Use the no. 1 wash brush to basecoat the surface of the plaque with several coats of Aloe thinned to ink consistency, using long, even brushstrokes; let dry. (Smooth the surface between each coat use using the small sanding pad.) Let completely dry. Note: I left my edges unpainted. This is optional. Apply DecoArt Americana Drying Time Extender to the inside edge of the plaque to float Avocado. Make sure to do one section at a time and let dry. Darken the floats if needed. Spatter the plaque with Snow White. Apply the pattern using tracing paper, transfer paper, and stylus. 2 artistsclub.com

PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS Frog Step 1: Use no. 4 Filbert to basecoat the frog with Snow White. Let dry. Transfer the main details. Dry-brush the center areas with Bright Yellow. Apply a second dry-brush with Antique Green. Let dry. Step 2: Float along the eyes, cheeks to the chin, arms and legs, on the sides of the belly and cushions between the toes with Hauser Medium Green. Float the tip of fingers and toes with Antique Green. Step 3: Dry-brush the cheeks with Alizarin Crimson. Let dry. Use no.4 Filbert to basecoat the eyes with Snow White and the inside with Lamp Black. Outline and dot the inside of eyes with Snow White, nostrils and contour of frog with Antique Green. Outline a few highlights along the bottom stomach and top leg with Snow White. Duck Use the no. 4 round brush to basecoat the duck with several coats of Natural Buff. Let dry and recoat with Bright Yellow. Basecoat the beak with Persimmon. Float along the wing and neck with Persimmon. Dot the eye with Lamp Black. Highlight the top of head and beak with Snow White. artistsclub.com 3

Girl FACE Basecoat the face with Natural Buff. Let dry. Float the top and along the bottom with Persimmon. Drybrush the cheeks with the same colour. Let dry. Outline the brows, mouth, and chin Lamp Black. Dot the eyes with the same colour and dot a highlight on cheek and eyes with Snow White. HAIR Using the no. 5 round brush dry: stroke the hair with Burnt Umber. Using the dirty brush, apply a highlight in the center of hair with Snow White. NOTE: using little amount of paint on bristles. Using the Stylus, dot the center of flower with Alizarin Crimson and the petals with Snow White. DRESS Basecoat the arms and top with Snow White and the dress with Cinnamon Drop. Let dry. Float along the bottom of neck and the inside of arms with Cinnamon Drop and along the edges of dress with Alizarin Crimson. Repeat the small flower at the bottom of dress. HANDS Basecoat the hands Natural Buff. Let dry. Float the top under the sleeve with Persimmon. Highlight the bottom of hands with Snow White. LEGGINGS Basecoat the leggings with Snow White. Let dry. Using the no. 4 round brush, apply the stripes with Cinnamon Drop. This is done freehand. Let dry. Float the inside of leggings with the same colour. Outline a highlight down the outer side with Snow White. BOOTS Basecoat the boots with Lamp Black and the sole of the boots with a mix of Lamp Black and Snow White to create a medium grey colour. Let dry. Drybrush the center of boots with Snow White and outline a highlight at the outer edge with the same colour. 4 artistsclub.com

Flower Use the no. 8 filbert to apply the petals with Snow White. Let it completely dry. Drybrush the centers of the petals with Cinnamon Drop. Float along the bottom of the petals, a few along the inside edges and the tops with Alizarin Crimson. Apply lines from the center to the middle petals with Alizarin Crimson. Basecoat the center of flower with Cinnamon Drop. Let dry. Float along the right side with Alizarin Crimson and highlight along the left side with Snow White. Let dry. Dot along the center area with Snow White and few dots with Bright Yellow. Outline the stem with Burnt Umber, while wet pick up Snow White and drag along the center of the stem. Let dry. Outline the center with Snow White. artistsclub.com 5

Puddle Basecoat the puddle Ocean Blue. Float the top of the puddle with a mix of Ocean Blue and Lamp Black. Apply choppy waves with Snow White. Writing Outline the writing with Snow White. FINISHING Apply one to two coats of Dura Clear Matte Varnish. Let completely dry. Apply the gauge wire and use the tip of a brush handle to twirl the wire. Add assorted ribbons. Anita Morin 34 Kain Crescent Elliot Lake, ON P5A 1C2 anita_morin@hotmail.com 6 artistsclub.com

Pattern at 100% 1" x 1" To ensure your pattern is at 100%, this box should measure 1" x 1" when printed. artistsclub.com 7

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