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Chris Thornton-Deason

254 S. 16th St.

Saint Helens, OR 97051

316-253-5442

www.christhorntondesigns.com

Supplies

DecoArt Urban Ink Spirited PYU26

DecoArt Americana Acrylics

DA113 Plantation Pine

DA01 Snow White

DA132 Hauser Medium Green

DA067 Lamp Black

DA017 Georgia Clay

DA131 Hauser Light Green

DA140 Red Violet

Olive Green

DA369 Vintage Pink

DA371 Golden Yellow

DA370 Berry Cobbler

DA374 Open Water

DA373 Mermaid Tail

DA372 Green Lagoon

DA376 Crisp Blue

DA377 Royal Navy

DA378 Purple Petal

DA361 Sand Grey

DA140 Red Violet

DA375 Tropical Blue

DA271 Espresso

DS17 Multi-Purpose Sealer

DS21 DuraClear Satin Varnish

Royal Brushes

Soft Grip

SG150 #6 and 10 shader, Series SG700 1” wash/glaze, SG585 #0 liner

Miscellaneous Supplies

Water container, stylus, tracing paper, white transfer paper, palette paper, scissors, paper towel, scotch tape, wedge sponge (cosmetic), 150-200 grit sandpaper

Using a large brush apply an even coat of Multi-Purpose Sealer. Allow to dry and sand with fine grit sandpaper.

Basecoat in Lamp Black using the 1” wash/glaze brush.

Stenciling

Hold the polka dot stencil firmly in place. Using a wedge sponge holding on to the long thin end, pat the large flat end into Tropical Blue. Pat excess off on palette, pat over the open images on the stencil, repeat randomly all over the board. Repeat the process randomly stenciling with Open Water. Do not slide the stencil, lift straight off to prevent blurring. Applying the color to heavily will cause bleeding under the edges of the stencil.

Step 1

Apply all of the pattern except the berries and the small teal leaves using white transfer paper.

Basecoat the leaves in Hauser Light Green and float the shadows with Hauser Medium Green using the #10 shader.

Basecoat the daisy petals in Sand Grey float the shadows with Medium Hauser Green using the #10 shader. Basecoat the center in a mix of equal parts Vintage Pink and Georgia Clay, float the shadows with Georgia Clay.

Referring to the color picture do the roses as follows

Vintage Pink float the shadow Georgia Clay

Berry Cobbler float the shadow Red Violet

Mix of equal parts Sand Grey and Golden Yellow float the shadow Spice Pumpkin

Step 2

Reinforce the shadows as follows

Leaves Plantation Pine

Pink roses Georgia Clay plus a touch of Berry Cobbler

Yellow roses Georgia Clay

Dark rose Red Violet plus a touch of Royal Navy

Daisy petals Royal Navy

Daisy center Georgia Clay plus a touch of Plantation Pine.

Highlights

Highlight the leaves with a mix of equal parts Olive Green and Hauser Light Green.

Pink roses float upper edge of rose and lower edge of circle with Vintage Pink plus a touch of Snow White.

Yellow float upper edge of rose and lower edge of circle with Golden Yellow plus a touch of Snow White.

Dark roses float upper edge of rose and lower edge of circle with Berry Cobbler plus a touch of Snow White.

For Daisies pull in from the tip of the petal toward the center with Snow White. For the centers highlight with Golden Yellow plus a touch of Vintage Pink.

Step 3

All of the highlights on the roses are stroke work. Add different amounts of Snow White to the base color and stroke with a #6 shader. By brush mixing you get lots of different shades which lends interest to yu painting.

Stipple the center of the roses with a mix of equal parts Vintage Pink and Golden Yellow tipped in Snow White.

Step 4

Apply the pattern for the berries and small leaves.

Paint the small leaves in Green Lagoon and float a shadow across the bottom with Mermaid Tail.

Paint the berries in Crisp Blue, float the shadow across the bottom with a mix of Berry Cobbler plus a touch of Royal Navy. Highlight the upper edge with Purple Petal. Stroke the stems with Espresso.

Do the lettering in Sand Grey using the #1 liner.

To Finish

Apply ass many coats of vanish of choice.