Raccoon Valentine Gift Box
Posted by DecoArt on Jan 15th 2015
Send Valentine greetings to your sweetie with Americana® Acrylics and this high-flying critter.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- tracing paper
- transfer paper
- sandpaper
- toothpicks
- #4 flat shader brush
- #0 spotter brush
- 1/2" wash/glaze brush
- stylus or ballpoint pen
- black ultra-fine felt tip pen
- #2 flat shader brush
- #1 flat shader brush
- wooden candy box
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Allow paint to dry between colors, coats, and steps.
- Sand the box smooth with 150-grit sandpaper and remove any dust with a damp paper towel.
- Copy the pattern onto tracing paper. Using a stylus or ballpoint pen, transfer the pattern to the front of the box with graphite transfer paper underneath.
- Paint the sky Baby Blue; outside of box and raccoon’s scarf, Baby Pink; inside of box, and airplane’s wheel, stripe, and wing, Cadmium Yellow; airplane body and propeller, Peony Pink; raccoon’s eyes, muzzle, and top of eye patches, and smoke, Snow White; raccoon’s body, 1:1 mix of Asphaltum and Snow White; and raccoon’s arm, eye patches, tail stripes, and inside of ears, Lamp Black.
- Dip the end of a toothpick into Lamp Black and dot in the eyes.
- Dip the handle end of a small paintbrush in Lamp Black and dot in the nose.
- Using a black marker, outline the raccoon, airplane, smoke, and heart. (See photo.)