Thyme to show you Rolling Sea

It's a beautiful day on Cape Cod!

I was asked to do a 

Fun with Faux Finishes 

demonstration at 

NET

 New England Traditions Convention 

in October.

Today I wanted to show you one of the pieces I completed.

Let's step inside my STUDIO!

As always thank you to DecoArt for providing the products for this project at NET!

I prepped several surfaces prior to NET to demonstrate various faux finish techniques.

The design that I used for this project is called 

Rolling Sea.

The pattern can be found in 

Laure Paillex

 book Yo Ho Ho!

The chest was base coated using Sand.

I taped off the area on the chest that I would later do the faux finish on. 

The land and sky for this project were done by first transferring the landline.

I then brushed the entire sky with thin coat of

GESSO 

using a large flat brush.

 DecoArt GESSO 

While my surface was still wet  

I walked 

Williamsburg Blue 

on a side loaded flat brush across the top edge of the sky and then downward,

 allowing the color to fade away towards the horizon line. 

The key too wet looking water is thin paint, streaky colors and horizontal strokes.

I covered the water area with thin GESSO and while still wet I floated Williamsburg Blue across the horizon line. I walked this color down towards the rocks picking up streaks of Uniform Blue here and there. I added some green in the foreground.

I kept my strokes perfectly horizontal.

Waves are formed with a flat brush and Snow White.

I placed the chisel edge of my brush in the center of each wave crest, 

and moved the brush away from the loaded side of the brush. I then turned the brush over to form the other side of the wave.

When the waves were dry I added a translucent shadow mix from 2 parts Uniform Blue and one part Forest Green.

I then proceeded to paint the shop on the cover.

The chest was now ready for the faux finish demonstration.

Lots of fun DecoArt products for my demonstration.

 DecoArt brushes and tools 

I taped off the areas where I would apply the faux finish. 

I demonstrated a faux leather grain finish for this chest. 

It is fun and very easy to do!

I like to use a sponge brush for this next step.

 I mixed 2 parts of extender plus one part Sable on my pallet. 

I used my foam sponge brush to press and lift the mixture to my surface.

I then gently pounced this area with a wadded up piece of plastic wrap.

You must work on one side at a time and let it dry before proceeding to the next side.

Chest cover after the lettering was painted on.

The Ina Belle

This grand old lady has certainly weathered many a stormy sea!

Now to paint each side of the chest.

I painted the sky and water in the same manner that I painted the lid.

Front side of chest.

The Lighthouse

The design continues around the sides of chest.

Channel Marker

"Red on right when returning" 

is a familiar verse for seafarers returning to port.

 These markers are like welcome home signs after a long voyage.

Upon completion of the chest

 I applied several coats of DecoArt Ultra Matte Varnish to the chest.

Let the varnish dry completely between coats.

I hope that you have enjoyed watching me paint my 

Rolling Sea Whaling Chest.

Thank you DecoArt for the paints and products to complete this project!

Happy Painting!

Lynn