The
MAGIC
of
CHRISTMAS
is
beginning to happen in
my
STUDIO
Step inside and see!
Today I want to show you a design
by
Cynthia Erekson
that I have completed
called
Paint Nick
This is one of two Santa's that are in her new
pattern packet
called
"Gearing Up" for Christmas
part of her
Reflections of the Past
series
My Pallette for this design
was
Antique Gold, Antique Rose, Antique Teal, Arbor Green, Bleached Sand, Buttermilk, Camel, Cherry Red, Dusty Rose, Heritage Brick, Lamp Black , Milk Chocolate, Red Iron Oxide, Sea Glass, Shading Flesh, Snow White,Yellow Ochre
Other supplies:
Dazzling Metallic Emperor's Gold, Deco Art Acrylic GESSO , Americana MATTE Spray Acrylic Sealer/ Finisher, Americana Dura Clear Matte Varnish
This piece was painted
on
canvas
I prepared my surface by basecoating it
with 2 SMOOTH coats of
I let that dry thoroughly between coats.
When dry I sanded lightly and wiped with a damp paper towel
to remove any dust
My surface is prepared! Now for the FUN part!
Let's paint!
I base coated my surface with Arbor Green then heavily spattered it with
Sea Glass
to
give Santa's coat
a
"wool " look.
I then used graphite paper to transfer the main pattern lines
The "Paint Nick" kit
came with all the embellishments
to
complete this project
Working on Santa's face
It is always fun to see a piece come to life!
I love this Santa's gentle face!
Working on the tiny pallette and brush embellisments
Adding detail
to
Santa's coat and hat
The backside of this surface is painted
with
Dazzling Metallic Emperor's Gold
I sprayed my Santa with several
LIGHT coats of Americana Acrylic Sealer/ Finisher
It is always best to spray
OVER
your piece
and
let the mist fall on it
rather than spray ON your piece!
I used
Americana Dura Clear Matte Varnish
on the small embellishments
Use a good strong glue such as
Arlene's Thick Designer Tacky Glue
in a jar
or
Quick Dry Tacky
to glue your Santa together.
I used elastics to hold it together as the glue dried
I left it over night
so I was sure that it had completely dried
Adding the remaining embellishments
Close-up of face detail
Paint Nick
is
now ready to hang on the tree!
I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint this piece!
DecoArt provided me with the paints and supplies to complete this project as part of their
Blogger Outreach and Helping Artist Programs
Thank you DecoArt for the opportunity to work with your wonderful products!
You can read my Deco Art Blogger Profile
HERE
Keep those brushes flying!
Happy Painting!
Lynn
"Each day is a new canvas to paint upon.
Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness,
and
at the end of the day you don't look at it
and
wish you had painted something different."
~Author Unknown
I really like how that is done on the canvas and you do such a beautiful job with your painting.
ReplyDeleteIt has been years since i did any real tole painting and i was never the best at detail.
Debbie
Going to be an awesome keepsake !
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