Big Redby Shirley Koenig

Big RedBy Shirley Koenig

Palette: DecoArt Americana AcrylicsBurnt Sienna #13063 Burnt Umber #13064Cadmium Red #13015 Dioxazine Purple #13101Lamp Black #13067 Napa Red #13165Payne’s Grey #13167 Purple Cow #13262Saffron Yellow #13263 True Red #13129Ultra Blue Deep #13100 White Wash #13002

Surface: Folk Art Sled #62508

Misc. Supplies:Wedge shaped Make-Up Sponge (use scissors to trim the edges off the bottom making it more rounded.Cotton SwabsSaral Sampler Pack #82069 (I used the blue one)DecoArt DuraClear Varnish – Satin #87394Craft Wire #80154

Brushes: Papillon by the Artist’s ClubGlaze Wash, size ¾” #20102Shader, size 6 #20127Round, size 2 #20158Script Liner, size 2/0 #20139Filbert Comb, size ¼” #20105Angular Shader, size ¼” #20109Other brushes used:Small round old scruffy brush

Preparation:Lightly sand the sled front and back. Use a ¾” Glaze Wash – paint runners and the underside of the sled with Payne’s Grey – let dry – apply a second coat. Paint the front with a light blue mix using White Wash plus a touch of Ultra Blue Deep and Dioxazine Purple. Use a ¾” Glaze Wash and pat and pull the medium mix ( same mix as above with a little less White Wash) on the bottom sec-tion – pouncing to blend with a damp make-up sponge. Pat in a few touches of Dioxazine Purple. Use the damp make-up sponge and pounce a little Purple Cow around the top of the sled and down the sides. Using a clean damp make-up sponge, lightly pounce White Wash through the center sec-tion. When the background suits you, transfer the pattern using Blue Saral transfer paper.

Painting Instructions:Red Bird: Mix Napa Red plus a touch of Lamp Black. Using a liner, outline the body, tail feathers, head and beak. Paint the mask and the eye Lamp Black, leaving a small light line around the eye.

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Paint the head, body, wings and tail with True Red. This will need at least 2 coats. Mix Napa Red + Lamp Black and paint the lower ends of each wing and the left upper wing blending into the left side of the body. Use the ¼” Angular Shader and fl oat and streak this same mixture under the head, down the right side and upper part of the tail below the limb. Mix Cadmium Red plus a touch of White Wash plus a dot of Saffron Yellow. Use the ¼” Filbert Comb and high-light the head and chest. Highlight the tip of the upper tail with Cadmium Red plus a touch of Saffron Yellow. Paint the beak with a dark orange mix of Cadmium Red plus a touch of Saffron Yellow. Highlight with the same mix plus a touch of White Wash. Highlight the eye with a dot of White Wash. Use a ¼” Angular Shader and fl oat shading on the upper tail and under each tail feath-er to separate. Highlight the edges of the feathers with a fl oat of Cadmium Red plus White Wash. Use a liner and Lamp Black, paint the toes and then lightly tap along the top of the toes with a gray mix of White Wash plus a dot of Lamp Black. Accent the curves with a little Cadmium Red.

Limbs: Outline and paint with a mix of Burnt Umber plus a touch Lamp Black. Use a size 3 Round brush and a mix of Burnt Umber plus a touch of White Wash plus a dot of Ultra Blue Deep to streak and tap highlights on the limbs.

Berries: Paint the hulls around the berries. Use a size 3 Round brush, a light orange mix of Saffron Yellow plus a dot of Cadmium Red – start at the berry, press, lift and pull. Float shading next to the berry and outline the hulls with a mix of Burnt Sienna plus a touch of True Red. Use a cotton swab to paint the berries. If the tip starts spread-ing, use a new one. Pick up a small amount of True Red on the tip, touch one edge into Napa Red and dot the berries. Apply more pressure for the larger berries. When dry, shade and separate with fl oats of Napa Red. Darken some of the shaded areas with Napa Red plus a dot of Lamp Black. Highlight

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edges where needed with a fl oat of Napa Red plus a touch of White Wash. Connect the berries to the branches with a thin line of the dark limb mix (Burnt Umber plus a touch of Lamp Black).

Leaves: Make a yellow green mix of Saffron Yellow plus a dot of Ultra Blue Deep plus a dot of Burnt Sienna. Using a ¼” Angular Shader, start at the tip, fl oat one side – fl ip and fl oat the opposite side. When dry, fl oat spots of the same mix used on the hulls. Add a few small dried leaves with the thinned down brown mix used on the limbs.

Snow: Use an old round scruffy brush and stipple the snow on the limbs and berries with White Wash.

Finishing:When paint is dry, fi nish with DuraClear Varnish – Satin. Use a thin wire for the hanger, curl the ends by wrapping it around a pencil or paintbrush.

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Step 5 Step 6 &

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1” x 1”

To ensure your

pattern is at 100%,

this box should

measure 1” x 1” when

printed.

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