Christmas Jingle Bell
Posted by DecoArt on Dec 15th 2014
Add the painted, glittered jingle bell to a doorway by hanging from a wreath holder.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- #10 flat brush
- craft glue
- #0 liner brush
- #4 flat brush
- #1 liner brush
- white transfer paper
- jingle bell
INSTRUCTIONS
- Apply the pattern to the bell using white transfer paper. Repeat three times around the bell.
- Using the #1 liner brush, do all of the tole strokes in Ultra White.
- Using the #4 flat brush for the berries and the #10 flat brush for the holly leaves, apply one coat of Ultra White to all. (This will keep the Dark Rose of the bell from bleeding through.)
- Basecoat the holly leaves in Hauser Light Green using the #10 flat brush.
- Dampen the #10 flat brush with Transparent Medium and float the shadows with Olive Green: First float the shadows dividing the leaves, then across the bottom of each leaf, and lastly through the center of each leaf.
- Add a touch of Wine to the Olive Green and deepen the shadows at the base of the leaves using the #10 flat brush.
- Float the highlights across the top and through the center with a mix of equal parts Hauser Light Green and Green Apple using the #10 flat brush.
- Brighten the highlights here and there with a float of Green Apple using the #10 flat brush.
- Basecoat the berries in Dark Rose using the #4 flat brush.
- Dampen the #4 flat brush with Transparent Medium and float the shadows with Wine.
- Highlight with touches of Ultra White plus a touch of Dark Rose.
- Using the #1 liner brush, do the snowflakes in a mix of equal parts Ultra White and Dark Rose and dot the ends using the stylus.
- Using the #1 liner brush, apply Ice Crystal to the tole strokes and Celebration Pink to the snowflakes.
- Using the #4 flat brush, add touches of Limelight to the holly leaves and Sizzling Red to the berries.