Go Paintby Julie Polderdyke

Go PaintBy Julie Polderdyke

Palette: DecoArt Americana AcrylicsBright Yellow-#13227 Burnt Sienna-#13063 Burnt Umber-#13064 Cool Neutral-#13089 Dioxazine Purple-#13101 Festive Green-#13230Golden Straw-#13168 Grape Juice-#13236 Grey Sky-#13111 Honey Brown-#13163Lamp Black- #13067 Lt. Avocado-#13106Lt. Buttermilk-#13164 Lilac-#13032 Midnite Green-#13084 Neutral Grey-#13095Purple Cow-#13262 Reindeer Moss Green-#13187Snow White-#13001 Soft Heather-#13542Teal Green-#13107 Whispering Turquoise-#13537

Surface: Artist’s Carry All-# 62814

Misc. Supplies:Gray Graphite Paper-#70141 Tracing Paper Roll-#83175Paper Towels 1/2” Artists TapeSoft Grip Embossing & Stylus – set of 3-#70125 Brush Basin-#70174DecoArt MultiPurpose Sealer-#87392 DecoArt DuraClear Varnish – Satin-#87393Large Fine/Medium Sanding Pad-#70796 Palette Paper Pad-#705601” Foam Brushes, set of 4-#70171

Brushes: Papillion by the Artist’s ClubLiner, size 10/0-#20145; size 2-#20148; size 4-#20149Angular Shader, size 3/8”-#20110; size ½”-#20111; size 5/8”-#20112Blender Set-#20168, Script Liner size 10/0-#20137 Shader Size 8-#20129Finish Brush Set-#20170Hint: Always use the appropriate size brush for what you are painting.

Preparation: Remove all the hardware and slip them into little baggies for safe keeping until you need to put them back on. Seal and sand the brush carrier. Basecoat the inside surfaces of the carry-all, the brush blocks and the handle with Lilac. The inside edges of the surfaces are Purple Cow. When the handle is dry, use the ½” artist’s tape to create the stripe. Apply it in a diagonal direction, starting at one end. Make sure the tape is pressed securely down on all edges so you don’t have leaking when you apply the color. I fi nd it easy to apply a layer of the background color on the tape edges to be sure, but in this case, it won’t matter if you get a little leakage. Apply Purple Cow to the taped handle and when dry, remove the tape and apply a wiggly line of

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Teal Green to both sides of the Purple Cow stripe. Ap-ply Teal Green to the small dowels that hold the paint on the shelves and to the tops of the brush blocks. Ap-ply Cool Neutral to the front, back, ends and bottoms of the pieces. When dry; apply a faux fi nish in the fol-lowing manner: Lay a piece of Saran Wrap, (larger than the area to be fauxed) to the side and keep it fl at.Make a mixture of Lt. Buttermilk + water (1:1) and quickly apply it to the dry Cool Neutral areas. Lay the piece of Saran Wrap on the wet mixture and “scrunch” with your fi ngers. Carefully lift the wrap, and you should have a sort of “crushed velvet” look. If it looks too watery, quickly wet the entire area with clean water, wipe it off add a little more paint to your mixture, and do it again.Trace the patterns onto tracing paper, then onto your pieces. Hint: Trace the shape of your wood piece(s) onto tracing paper, and then fi t the pattern into the tracing. It makes life so much easier! Whew! Now all the prep is done, let’s get down to the real fun stuff!

Painting InstructionsBrush Handles (Note: the following brush instructions apply only to the brushes on the front. Brush block brushes are following these.)Basecoat the handles with Lamp Black. Float shade them where they connect or something is laying over them, fi rst with Grey Sky, then with Snow White. Refer to the photos for all of them.Brush FerrulesBase coat the ferrules with Grey Sky. Float shade outer edges with Neutral Grey. Line the ferrules with thinned Neutral Grey. Add a small highlight line of Snow White on the right side of the bottom one.Brush BristlesBase coat the bristles with Golden Straw. Float shade at the base of the bristles, fi rst with Honey Brown. Then deepen with fl oated Burnt Sienna. Add individ-ual bristle lines coming out of the ferrule area to the tip with thinned Burnt Umber. Line the outside of the bristle area with thinned Burnt Umber and when dry, add some little fl oated Snow White highlights in the tips of the brushes. Re-fl oat under the ferrules with very soft Burnt Umber.Large Brush on Brush BlocksBasecoat the handle with Lamp Black, apply a dry-brushed highlight on the right side, then thin Snow White and apply a thin sparkle. Add a dot of Snow White above it and to the right. Ferrules are the same as the small brushes. The bristles are shaded under

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the ferrule and down both sides with Honey Brown, then Burnt Sienna. Lining and bristle lines are done with thinned Burnt Sienna. You could turn the big brushes upside down and have them right side up! I originally did that, but decided I liked them bet-ter on their heads.Ribbon Basecoat the ribbon with Purple Cow. Shading is fl oated using the size 5/8” Angular Shader and Grape Juice. Ap-ply this where something lays over the ribbon, and according to the pic-ture. Highlighting is done according to the picture with fl oated Soft Heath-er also using the size 5/8” Angular Shader. Highlighting, as well as shad-ing is always done best in two or more layers. When fi nished, line the ribbon with thinned Dioxazine Purple. Leaves (A little note about leaves: Leaves are probably the hardest thing to do because they go through so

many “ugly” stages until you get fi nished. Layering is what makes them pretty. So don’t give up, just keep on painting, one step at a time and you will love them when they are fi nished.)Use your # 4 liner to basecoat the leaves with Reindeer Moss Green. Shade at the base and down the center vein with fl oated Lt. Avocado. Highlight down the center vein, opposite the shading, with fl oated Snow White. Keep this very soft and do it twice. Shade at the base of the leaf and down the center vein, this time with fl oated Midnite Green. Apply fl oated tints of B. Sienna to the leaves at random. Apply a thin line of thinned Midnite Green to the center vein and outline the leaves with wavy broken lines of Mid-nite Green. Apply a very thin wash of Festive Green to each leaf. Be sure to keep it thin, and if you wish, you can add a second layer. Last, apply a thin line of Snow White to the highlighted area right next to the line of Midnite Green.Daisies (Note: The little ones are just a tad different than the big ones.)Basecoat all daisies with Snow White, using the size 10/0 Liner on the small ones and the size 4 Liner on the big ones. The big ones are done with strokes of Snow White, pulling three-four strokes in each petal.Apply tints of Dioxazine Purple and Bright Yellow to both small and large, using the appropriate sized Angular Shad-3

ers. The centers are basecoated with Golden Straw, shaded at the bottom, top or side depending on each one, the largest open side, with fl oated Grape Juice. When dry, dots of Snow White are ap-plied on and around the center with your stylus. The petals on the small daisies are outlined with thinned Dioxazine Purple, but the big ones are not.Berries Berries are basecoated with Teal Green. Shade one side with fl oated Midnite Green, using the size 3/8” Angular Shader. Highlight the opposite side with fl oated Whispering Turquoise. Add a dot of Snow White on the highlighted side for a further highlight. Add an elongated dot of Midnite Green to the top where the stem comes out.

Finishing Vines: Thin Burnt Umber and use your size10/0 Script Liner for the vines. The berry branches are thinned Burnt Umber using the size 10/0 Script Liner.Dots: Add the dots on the letters using a brush handle. Strokes on the front corners: Use a size 10/0 Liner with a little water and Purple Cow. The dots are Purple Cow using your stylus. When everything is dry, apply your varnish using the 1” Finish brush.After all pieces are dry, attach the hardware to the pieces, and fi ll with your supplies for your next Painting Adventure.

I hope you have enjoyed this project. I sure had fun designing it. Enjoy your painting journey!! Julie

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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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