Thyme to show you a Sailor Boy Banner

Can you believe that it will be 4th of July this weekend?

I wanted to paint something Red, White & Blue.

Today I am going to show you a project 

called 

Sailor Boy Banner

 Design 

by

Cynthia Erekson

Lets step inside the STUDIO and get started!

My Palette 

DecoArt Americana Acrylics

Deep Midnight Blue, Uniform Blue, Heritage Brick. Antique Maroon, Khaki Tan, Warm Beige, Tomato Red, Antique White, Buttermilk, Light Buttermilk, Bleached Sand, Antique Gold, Blue Harbor, Dusty Rose, Terra Coral, Lamp Black, Milk Chocolate, Burnt Umber

I began by first lightly sanding my piece then removing the dust. 

I then used a 2" sponge brush to apply a textured coat of Deep Midnight Blue

I then transferred the main elements of the design to the surface.

I base coated the hat with Antique White.

I used my 

Moon Brushes 

to dry brush both the 

highlighted 

and 

shaded areas.

I highlighted heavily to separate

 the brim from the crown, 

along the face and back edge 

using 

Khaki Tan

I used Bleach Sand to dry brush the highlights in.

I also like to use Ultra Rounds  for shading and highlighting.

You can achieve the depth of color you want by applying several washes .

Let each wash dry completely before apply the next so you won't lift the paint!

I keep a small dryer on my table to quicken drying times.

Working on the face and hair.

I have painted the necktie with Heritage Brick. 

I shaded with Antique Maroon and highlighted with Tomato Red.

I am now working on the collar.

I have painted the cuffs, shirt and added the stripes and star to collar.

Finishing details!

I used

 DecoArt Soft Touch 

Varnish to finish my piece.

The "Kit" to this project came with a burlap flag banner.

However I decided to make a few changes to the project to personalize it.

I began by first cutting a strip of fabric from some heavy muslin.

I then soaked the fabric my 

"grunge mix"

to age it.

*** You can find my grunge mix recipe at the top of the page under the RECIPE tab.***

or

Click 

HERE

I usually soak several pieces of fabric when I do this so I have it on hand for other projects.

I then dry my "grungy fabric" on a cookie sheet in a 200 degree oven.

Watch carefully!

I printed out the words OLD GLORY on my computer using 

Avery Fabric Transfer Paper.

Follow directions on the package for ironing on your fabric.

Close up of my grungy banner!

I decided to attach the burlap flag banner

 to an old flag pole that I had

 instead of the dowel that it came on.

Are you ready to see it?

I attached everything to a grapevine wreath.

Rosemary Reynolds and DecoArt 

provided me with the paints to complete this project 

as part of their 

Helping Artist and Blogger Outreach Programs.

Thank you DecoArt!

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint

Sailor Boy Banner!

Happy Painting!

Lynn