Angels in My Gardenby Deb Antonick

Angels in My GardenBy Deb Antonick (inspired by Terrye French)

Palette: DecoArt Americana Acrylics:Burnt Sienna #13063 Canyon Orange #13238Cinnamon Drop #13544 Cotton Candy #13287 Dioxazine Purple #13101 `Foliage Green #13259 Hauser Dark Green #13133 Indian Turquoise #13087 Lamp Black #13067 Leaf Green #13051 Light Buttermilk #13164 Lilac #13032 Margarita #13541 Mocha #13060 Moon Yellow #13007 Mustard Seed #13254 Pink Chiffon #13192 Prussian Blue #13138 Purple Pizazz #13543 Raw Sienna #13093 Soft Heather #13542 Sunny Day #13558 Sweet Mint #13552 Turquoise Blue #13258 Warm White #13239 Watermelon Slice #13557 Whispering Turquoise #13537

Surface:Shadow Boxes – set of 2 #62606 (the large one was used for this project)

Misc. Supplies:DecoArt Media Gesso #87415DecoArt Media Soft Touch Varnish #87409DecoArt MultiPurpose Sealer #87392Stencil – Americana “Scribble” www.decoart.comBubble Wrap (small)Palette Paper #70560Foam Texture Stamps – set of 6 #80183Brayer

Brushes: Papillon by the Artist’s ClubLiner, size 2 #20148Script Liner, size 10/0 #20137Angular Shader, size 1/2˝ #20111; size 1/4˝ #20109Shader, size 4 #20126; size 8 #20129Stencil Brush Double Ender Set #20190Artist Inspired BrushesMaxine Thomas Mop, size 1/2” #27179

Tips & Techniques:Surface Preparation: Unless otherwise stated I seal all my surfaces with 1 coat of DecoArt Multi- Purpose Sealer. Let dry. Sand lightly.Stenciling/Drybrushing: I drybrush my stenciling using a good quality stencil brush. The brush

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must be dry. When Drybrushing, I load my paint from a dry surface, not a wet palette as the mois-ture will get into the brush and make the paint go on smudgy. I also keep an old towel handy; it is great for cleaning the brush between colors. To start, load the brush by tipping it into the paint, blend out on palette paper then wipe and excess paint off on a paper towel. Lightly scrub over the stencil or onto the surface to apply the color. Start softly then press harder depending how much color you need. The harder you press; the more color you will get. Unless otherwise stated, my stenciling is always imperfect for a bit of a distressed look.Float / Shade: I always fl oat my color with the angular Shaders. Mop to soften with a Mop. I shade around my design elements before base coating; I like the softer look I get when I do this. Unless otherwise indicated, I shade around the entire shape and deepen in corners and under design ele-ments for more depth.Line: Unless otherwise stated, all lining is done with the #10/0 Liner and the paint watered down to an ink-like consistency.Basecoat: Use the brush that best fi ts the size of the area to be painted. Brayer backgrounds: I have a video on how I do this background on my website. http://www.paint-ingwithdeb.com/video-tutorialsWash: Add small amounts of water to a small drop of your paint for an inky transparent consisten-cy. Once brush is loaded, tap onto a paper towel to remove excess water.

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Preparation:Note: Refer to the color photo for shading and detail placement.Basecoat the entire surface with Gesso. Let dry. Gently sand.Pour small drops of Whisper-ing Turquoise, Turquoise Blue, Indian Turquoise and Sweet Mint onto the surface. Use the brayer, in an up and down motion, to move the paint over the surface. Add colors as needed until you are happy with the look. I liked the white Gesso show-ing through. Pour some Pink Chiffon onto your palette and roll the brayer through to load. Roll over the surface to add a distressed look. (Note – you do not need to clean the brayer between colors.Brush a little Moon Yellow onto a piece of bubble wrap and randomly stamp over the background. Using the “scribble” stencil, randomly stencil the back-ground with Lamp Black.Using the Laurie Speltz Foam Stamps, stamp random patches of Cotton Candy, Fo-liage Green, Lilac alternating the textures.

Painting Instructions:Angels:Head, Hands and Legs – Base with Mocha. Shade with Raw Sienna.Highlight with Light Buttermilk.Deepen shading with Burnt Sienna.Drybrush the cheeks with Watermelon Slice.Dot the eyes with Lamp Black, then highlight with dots of Warm White.Base the hair with Raw Sienna. Shade with Burnt Sienna.Highlight with Mustard Seed.3

Wings – Base with Light Buttermilk. Shade with Blue Whispering Turquoise.Highlight with Warm White.Deepen shading with Prus-sian Blue.

Yellow Dress – Base with Moon Yellow. Shade with Mustard Seed.Deepen shading with Canyon Orange. Drybrush highlights with Sunny Day.Dot the tiny fl owers with Wa-termelon Slice.Float the scallops with Light Buttermilk. Dot with Warm White.

Pink Dress and Bow – Base with Cotton Candy. Shade with Watermelon Slice.Drybrush with Pink Chiffon. Deepen shading with Cin-namon Drop. Line the pin stripes with Cinnamon Drop.Float the scallops with Light Buttermilk. Dot with Warm White.

Sheer White Overdress – Wash with a very thin wash of Light Buttermilk. Mop to remove any excess moisture.Float the edges with Warm White. Dot the Buttons with Water-melon Slice, then with Warm White.

Large Purple Tulip:Basecoat with Lilac. Shade with Purple Pizazz. Highlight with Soft Heather. Deepen shading with Dioxazine Purple.Dot with Indian Turquoise.Base the inner fl ower with Whispering Turquoise. Shade with Turquoise Blue. Highlight with Warm White.Base the heart with Cotton Candy. Shade with Watermelon. Highlight with Pink Chiffon. Deepen shading with Cinnamon Drop. Line the highlight with Warm White.

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Dot the top of the fl ower with Warm White.

Large Pink Flower:Base with Cotton Candy.Shade with Watermelon. Highlight with Pink Chiffon.Deepen shading with Cinnamon Drop. Brighten the fl ower tips with a fl oat with Warm White.Dot the tops with Warm White.

Set of 3 Flowers:Yellow – Base the center with Moon Yellow. Shade with Mustard Seed. Highlight with Sunny Day. Deepen shading with Canyon Orange.Base the center with Lilac. Shade with Purple Pizazz. Highlight with Soft Heather.Deepen shading with Dioxazine Purple.Line and dot the “X” with Lamp Black. Line highlights with Warm White.

Pink – Base the centre with Cotton Candy. Shade with Watermelon. Highlight with Pink Chiffon. Deepen shading with Cinnamon Drop. Base the centre fl ower petals with Whispering Turquoise. Shade with Turquoise Blue.Highlight the petals with Warm White. Deepen shading in the center with Prussian Blue. Dot the center with Canyon Orange. Dot again with Mustard Seed.Purple – Base the centre with Lilac. Shade with Purple Pizazz. Highlight with Soft HeatherDeepen shading with Dioxazine Purple.Base the heart with Cotton Candy. Shade with Watermelon. Highlight with Pink Chiffon. Deepen shading with Cinnamon Drop. Line the highlight with Warm White.Flower Petals – Float all the fl ower petals with Light Buttermilk. Dot with Warm White.

Stems, Vines and Leaves:Line all the stems and vines with Hauser Dark Green tipped in Lamp Black.Basecoat all the leaves with Foliage Green. Shade all the leaves with Leaf Green. Highlight with Margarita. Note: stop here for the small leaves on the vinesDeepen shading with Hauser Dark Green. Brighten highlights with Sunny Day.Dot the leaves on the Large Pink Flower with Sunny Day.Line the stripes on the Large Purple Flower leaves with Sunny Day.

Finishing:Outline as desired with Lamp Black.Varnish and enjoy!

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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.

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