SPOOKY TOWN by Betty Bowers - cloudfront.net
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
SPOOKY TOWN
by Betty Bowers
VE
SI
U
L
C
EX
Spooky Town
by Betty Bowers
PALETTE PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS
DecoArt Americana Acrylics Read all instructions before beginning.
Antique Gold #13009
Basecoat
Canyon Orange #13238
You will use wet on wet for the basecoat. This means
Hauser Dark Green #13133
to keep the surface damp while applying paint. Just
Hauser Light Green #13131
dip the toe of brush into water. You will use a slip slap
Lamp Black #13067
painting technique.
Leaf Green #13051
Light Cinnamon #13114 Wood Cutting
Light Buttermilk #13164 Cut tag from 1/4" wood, 10" x 6". Sand and remove
Napa Red #13165 dust.
Prussian Blue #13138
Background
Snow White #13001
Trace on only the hill line to separate the sky from the
Turquoise Blue #13258
ground.
Victorian Blue #13039
SEE PHOTO #1:
OTHER DECOART SUPPLIES Mix 1:1 Multi Purpose Sealer and Victorian Blue. Using
Multi Purpose Sealer #87392 a flat brush to fit the area. Paint in the blue sky. Let
Acrylic Sealer Finisher Matte Spray #70836 dry. Paint again with just paint. Let dry.
SURFACE Dip the toe of your brush into Victorian Blue and
Tag with Base #62414 begin to slip slap in the sky to dampen it. While brush
is still loaded with Victorian blue, pick up Turquoise
BRUSHES Blue, slip slap in the center working your way out.
Papillon by The Artist’s Club Add more water as needed. Next, pick up a little
Shader 6 Piece set #20135 White and repeat the slip slap, adding more White in
Shader 5 Piece set #20128 the center and letting it fade out toward the edges.
Angular Shader size 1/2" #20111 Let dry.
Script Liner size 6/0 #20138
Using the 1/2" angular brush to shade around the
1/4" from 5 Piece Deerfoot set #20167
edge with Prussian Blue. Load the same brush with
2 Piece Fan set #20169
Prussian Blue. Blend back and forth on palette. You
want the paint to go all the way across the bristles,
MISC. SUPPLIES
you could use a flat brush. Lay brush down on the
Basic Painting supplies
edge and pull and lift. This will give you the lines
Wire or cord for hanging
around the edge.
Paper towels
Pencil/stylus Bottom
Gray Graphite Paper 18x36 #70141 Mix 1:1 Multi Purpose Sealer and Leaf Green. Let dry.
Pro Art Tracing Pad #83176 Using a flat brush to fit the area.
Sea Sponge
Load a damp brush again with Hauser Lt Green and
Optional: star and moon stencil
paint using the same technique as above. Pick up
Hauser Lt Green with the dirty brush and blend in
the center going out toward the edge. Pick up a little
Hauser Dark Green and blend in at the bottom. Let
dry. Now load the angular or flat brush with Hauser
Dark Green. Repeat the process for the edge. Then
load the brush with a little Antique Gold and pull
down the top of the hills.
2 | artistsclub.com
Using the house stencil with Black to stencil in the
houses using the 1/4" deerfoot stippler brush. Let dry.
Then use a small flat brush and Antique Gold to paint
the windows and doors. Next, use the liner brush to
paint the tree and fence. Highlight a little with White.
Using the deerfoot stippler brush, add the moon and
stars in the sky with Antique Gold. Highlight the moon
with Lt. Buttermilk. Next, load the deerfoot brush with
Hauser Dark Green, lightly pounce the ground under
the houses. Then with Canyon Orange, then Antique
Gold.
Use the liner brush to pull up some grasses with Hauser
Dark Green.
artistsclub.com | 3
Pumpkin Basecoat with Canyon Orange. Tape off pumpkin (I had painted the cat first and had to fix his paws). Using a damp sponge load with Canyon Orange. Light- ly press over the pumpkin. Wipe out sponge. You still want it to be damp, but not drippy. Load with Antique Gold and highlight top coming down the face. Let dry. Using the angular brush to shade with Napa Red. Use the sponge to dabble in the cheeks with Napa Red. Let dry. Now paint the nose with Napa Red. Shade with Black. Add coma stroke with White. Paint the corner of eyes with Antique Gold. Paint the eyes with Black. Float the corners of the black with Victorian Blue. Paint the stars and add highlight dots with White. Paint the mouth with Lt Buttermilk. Shade the bottom of mouth and across the center with Lt Cinnamon. Basecoat the stem with Lt Cinnamon. Highlight with Lt Buttermilk. Paint all details on face and stem with Black. Cat SEE PHOTOS 4 & 5: Basecoat with Black. Let dry. Using an old stiff brush, load with White. Blend into brush on palette. Now wipe off as much paint as you can on paper towel. Begin to dry brush the cat: ears, muzzle, arm, tail, leg. This will help the black details to show up. Dry brush the cheeks with Napa Red. Paint the nose with Black. Highlight with White. Dot the eyes with White. Then again with Black. Fur: mix a little water with White. Load your liner brush and begin stroking in the fur. This is just using light strokes. Paint the toe nails with White. See photo. FINISHING Dampen the fan brush with water, blot out on paper towels. You want it damp but not drippy. Dip into White and load brush. I like to tap brush on the handle of another brush over my trash can to remove and blobs. Lightly tap over the surface. Add White dots in the sky. Let dry. Spray with sealer. Hang with wire or cord. Line drawing may need to be enlarged or reduced to fit wood. 4 | artistsclub.com
artistsclub.com | 5
6 | artistsclub.com
To ensure your
Pattern at 100% pattern is at 100%,
this box should
1" x 1"
measure 1" x 1"
when printed.
artistsclub.com | 7Copyright 2018 by Betty Bowers and Crafts Americana Group, Inc.
All Rights Reserved. #332332
No. *A332332*
© Artist’s Club®. All rights reserved. For private, non-commercial use only.
Please see our web site for terms of use.You can also read
