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MATERIALS:
Surface:
Built to Order Woodworking:
22255 Merrille Avenue-Sauk
Village, IL 60411
Phone: 708/757-6926
#Ball-Footed tray
PALETTE:
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Avocado 52
Black Plum 172
Burnt Umber 64
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Cadmium Orange 14
Cadmium Yellow 10
Charcoal Gray 88
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Cool Neutral 89
Country Red 18
Desert Turquoise 44
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Lamp Black 67
Yellow Green 134
Salem Blue 43
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Sand 4
Titanium White
1
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BRUSHES:
“Royal” Aqualon flats
#6, #8, ½”, ¾” and #1 Aqualon liner. “Royal” Bobbie Campbell Blenders, sizes small,
medium, and large.
DIRECTIONS:
To
start:
1.
Seal the surface with
DecoArt Wood Sealer, when dry sand lightly.
Base the floor of the tray with 2 coats of Sand.
2. Apply the oval in the
center. Wash the oval with Cadmium
Yellow. If the first coat is too soft,
dry completely and repeat this step.
3. After drying, shade
the top of the oval with Cadmium Orange.
Apply the basic design and basecoat as follows:
Lettering: White
Crock: Cool
Neutral
Apples: Country
Red
Leaves: Avocado
Upper Scrolls: Cadmium
Orange
Lower Scrolls: Country Red
Stars: Cadmium Yellow
Comma Strokes: Avocado
Reeds: Avocado + Cadmium Yellow (2/3-1/3)
Leaves: Avocado
4. Apply any necessary interior design.
Lettering:
1. Lettering has detailing of Country Red.
2. Shading at the top of the letters is Cadmium Orange
and at the bottom, a mix of Salem Blue + Desert Turquoise (1:1).
Apples:
1.
Shade apples with Black Plum and highlight with Cadmium
Orange. A second, smaller highlight is
Cadmium Orange + a touch of Sand.
2. Base stems with Burnt Umber and use small highlights of
Burnt Umber + a touch of Sand.
3. Leaves are shaded with Avocado + a touch of Lamp
Black and highlighted with Cadmium Yellow.
Crock:
1.
Crock detailing is the Desert Turquoise mix and then shaded
with Charcoal Gray + Cool Neutral; add a second shading here and there with
Charcoal Gray.
2. The highlight is Sand and then a small amount of Titanium
White.
3. After the crock has dried, add soft accents with Country
Red.
4. The trim Line around the oval is also Country
Red.
Scrolls &
Stars:
1.
Upper scrolls are shaded and outlined with Country Red.
2.
Lower scrolls are shaded and outlined with Black Plum.
3.
The stars are shaded with Cadmium Orange
Comma Strokes, Leaves,
Reeds:
1.
Shade Comma Strokes with the Avocado + a touch of Lamp
Black.
2. The Reeds have a highlight of Cadmium Yellow and the leaves
are divided down the center of each, with one side Avocado and the other the
Dark Green mix.
3. The stem lines are Dark Green mixes.
Details:
1. The trim line around the inside of the tray is Country Red.
2.
Liner work outline was added to the letters and the stars,
either using a Micro pen with a small nib or thinned Lamp Black and a liner.
3.
The trim color chosen was Country Red with Black
Plum for the handles and ball feet. For
the photography, I chose not to antique this project; but to antique would
really soften the look, as well as add an Old World charm
Finish:
When completed,
varnish with DecoArt Satin 5-6 coats and when dry, again buff with #0000 steel
wool to soften any shine
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