Wood Look Ornaments by MaryJo Tuttle and Diane Miller
Snowies Ornaments By Diane Miller Palette: DecoArt Americana Acrylics Avocado #13052 Avocado Dip #13248 Black Plum #13172 Burnt Sienna #13063 Burnt Umber #13064 Country Red #13018 Deep Midnight Blue #13166 Hauser Dark Green #13133 Lamp Black #13067 Light Buttermilk #13164 Melon #13245 Milk Chocolate #13174 Persimmon #13516 Sable Brown #13061 Snow White #13001 DecoArt Hot Shots/Neons Fiery Red #18000 Torrid Orange #18017 Surface: Wood Look Ornaments Set of 4 #80805 Misc. Supplies: Americana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher Matte #70836 Soft Grip Embossing & Stylus Set of 3 #70125 Brushes: Papillon by the Artist s Club 10 Piece Resin Brush Set #20191 4 Piece Highlighter Set #20173 5 Piece Deerfoot Set #20167 Artist Inspired Brushes Maxine Thomas Mop, size 1/2" #27179 Preparation: No preparation is needed; the resin is ready to paint. Any slight imperfections can be lightly sanded. Wipe with a damp cloth. Painting Instructions: Start first by stippling the center of the ornament to create the snowman face with Deep Midnight Blue. Once this is dry, stipple over the blue with Light Buttermilk. Let dry. Shade around the outside edge of the center next to the frame and leaves with Deep Midnight Blue. Let dry. Lightly stipple Snow White over the center of the ornament and to add highlights. Now it is time to continue basecoating. 1
Basecoat as follows: Avocado Pin boughs and holly leaves Country Red Berries Milk Chocolate Frame Burnt Umber Pine cones Persimmon - Nose With your highlighter brush and Melon, scrub cheeks onto face. Then paint the eyes and mouths with Lamp Black. Add a highlight dot to each eye and to the snowman face with the coal mouth with Snow White. Shade the nose with Burnt Sienna at the base. Highlight the tip with Torrid Orange. Outline the nose, add some detail lines, and an accent dot just outside the eye and eyelashes to the snowmen eyes with Lamp Black. Using Hauser Dark Green, shade the holly and pine boughs where they meet the berries and pine cones and where they rest together. Highlight the tips using your highlighter brush and Avocado Dip. Shade the berries with Black Plum where the bump in to one another and highlight with Fiery Red. With your highlighter brush and Sable Brown, brush on a few highlights to the pine cones, just enough to add interest. Shade the frame with Burnt Umber where the holly and pine boughs overlap the frame and around the raised knots. Scrub a few highlights here and there with your highlighter brush and Sable Brown. Finishing: Finish with several light coats of Americana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher - Matte, and enjoy! 2
Santas Ornaments By MaryJo Tuttle Palette: DecoArt Americana Acrylics Antique Maroon #13160 Antique Rose #13156 Cinnamon Drop #13544 Deep Blush (formerly Shading Flesh) #13137 Espresso #13261 Foliage Green #13259 Hauser Dark Green #13133 Lamp Black #13067 Margarita #13541 Mocha #13060 Natural Buff #13547 Oyster Beige #13549 Warm White #13239 Zinc #13539 Hot Shots/Neons Fiery Red #18000 Surface: Wood Look Ornaments Set of 4 #80805 Misc. Supplies: Americana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher Matte #70836 Brushes: Papillon by the Artist s Club Resin Brush Set #20191 Stipple Set #20172 Highlighter Set #20173 Artist Inspired Brushes Maxine Thomas Mop, size 1/2" #27179; size 3/8" #27182 Preparation: There is no preparation necessary, the resin surfaces come ready to paint. Any slight imperfections can be lightly sanded. Wipe with a damp cloth. Remove the jute hangers. Painting Instructions: Basecoat the outer wood look area with Oyster Beige. Go over the area with a wash of Espresso and wipe back with a paper towel. Basecoat the inner design area with Cinnamon Drop (this will take at least 2 coats be sure to the first coat completely dry before applying the second. Basecoat the holly leaves and the greenery with Foliage Green; the holly berries with Cinnamon Drop and the pinecones with Espresso. Shade the base of the holly leaves and greenery with Hauser Dark Green and highlight the tips with Margarita. Line the veins on the holly leaves with Hauser Dark Green. Drybrush 3
the pinecones with Oyster Beige. Transfer the pattern lines for the Santas. Basecoat the faces with Mocha. Shade under the hats and above the noses with Deep Blush (formerly Shading Flesh). Blush the cheeks and bottom of the noses with Antique Rose (do the cheeks twice). Highlight the eye area and top of the nose with Natural Buff. The eyes are Lamp Black. The eyebrows are Warm White. Highlight the eyes, top of the cheeks and nose with small dots of Warm White. Shade around the outside of the design with Antique Maroon. Shade the hats above the cuff, above the ball, and on the tail with Antique Maroon. Highlight the open areas of the hats with Fiery Red. Stipple the cuff and ball on the hats with Warm White. Shade both sides of the cuff and top of the ball on the hats with Zinc. Line the hair; beard and mustache of each Santa with Warm White. When dry, shade the hair under the hat and above the beard; on the mustache under the nose; and under the mustache on the beard with Antique Maroon. Overstroke the mustache to break up the shade lines. Finishing: Finish with several light coats of Americana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher Matte. Re-attach the jute hangers. 4
Pattern at 100% 1 x 1 To ensure your pattern is at 100%, this box should measure 1 x 1 when printed. 5
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