Big Red. by Shirley Koenig

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1 Big Red by Shirley Koenig

2 Big Red By Shirley Koenig Palette: DecoArt Americana Acrylics Burnt Sienna #13063 Burnt Umber #13064 Cadmium Red #13015 Dioxazine Purple #13101 Lamp Black #13067 Napa Red #13165 Payne s Grey #13167 Purple Cow #13262 Saffron Yellow #13263 True Red #13129 Ultra Blue Deep #13100 White Wash #13002 Surface: Folk Art Sled #62508 Misc. Supplies: Wedge shaped Make-Up Sponge (use scissors to trim the edges off the bottom making it more rounded. Cotton Swabs Saral Sampler Pack #82069 (I used the blue one) DecoArt DuraClear Varnish Satin #87394 Craft Wire #80154 Brushes: Papillon by the Artist s Club Glaze Wash, size ¾ #20102 Shader, size 6 #20127 Round, size 2 #20158 Script Liner, size 2/0 #20139 Filbert Comb, size ¼ #20105 Angular Shader, size ¼ #20109 Other brushes used: Small round old scruffy brush Preparation: Lightly sand the sled front and back. Use a ¾ Glaze Wash paint runners and the underside of the sled with Payne s Grey let dry apply a second coat. Paint the front with a light blue mix using White Wash plus a touch of Ultra Blue Deep and Dioxazine Purple. Use a ¾ Glaze Wash and pat and pull the medium mix ( same mix as above with a little less White Wash) on the bottom section pouncing to blend with a damp make-up sponge. Pat in a few touches of Dioxazine Purple. Use the damp make-up sponge and pounce a little Purple Cow around the top of the sled and down the sides. Using a clean damp make-up sponge, lightly pounce White Wash through the center section. When the background suits you, transfer the pattern using Blue Saral transfer paper. Painting Instructions: Red Bird: Mix Napa Red plus a touch of Lamp Black. Using a liner, outline the body, tail feathers, head and beak. Paint the mask and the eye Lamp Black, leaving a small light line around the eye. 1

3 Paint the head, body, wings and tail with True Red. This will need at least 2 coats. Mix Napa Red + Lamp Black and paint the lower ends of each wing and the left upper wing blending into the left side of the body. Use the ¼ Angular Shader and float and streak this same mixture under the head, down the right side and upper part of the tail below the limb. Mix Cadmium Red plus a touch of White Wash plus a dot of Saffron Yellow. Use the ¼ Filbert Comb and highlight the head and chest. Highlight the tip of the upper tail with Cadmium Red plus a touch of Saffron Yellow. Paint the beak with a dark orange mix of Cadmium Red plus a touch of Saffron Yellow. Highlight with the same mix plus a touch of White Wash. Highlight the eye with a dot of White Wash. Use a ¼ Angular Shader and float shading on the upper tail and under each tail feather to separate. Highlight the edges of the feathers with a float of Cadmium Red plus White Wash. Use a liner and Lamp Black, paint the toes and then lightly tap along the top of the toes with a gray mix of White Wash plus a dot of Lamp Black. Accent the curves with a little Cadmium Red. Limbs: Outline and paint with a mix of Burnt Umber plus a touch Lamp Black. Use a size 3 Round brush and a mix of Burnt Umber plus a touch of White Wash plus a dot of Ultra Blue Deep to streak and tap highlights on the limbs. Berries: Paint the hulls around the berries. Use a size 3 Round brush, a light orange mix of Saffron Yellow plus a dot of Cadmium Red start at the berry, press, lift and pull. Float shading next to the berry and outline the hulls with a mix of Burnt Sienna plus a touch of True Red. Use a cotton swab to paint the berries. If the tip starts spreading, use a new one. Pick up a small amount of True Red on the tip, touch one edge into Napa Red and dot the berries. Apply more pressure for the larger berries. When dry, shade and separate with floats of Napa Red. Darken some of the shaded areas with Napa Red plus a dot of Lamp Black. Highlight 2

4 edges where needed with a float of Napa Red plus a touch of White Wash. Connect the berries to the branches with a thin line of the dark limb mix (Burnt Umber plus a touch of Lamp Black). Leaves: Make a yellow green mix of Saffron Yellow plus a dot of Ultra Blue Deep plus a dot of Burnt Sienna. Using a ¼ Angular Shader, start at the tip, float one side flip and float the opposite side. When dry, float spots of the same mix used on the hulls. Add a few small dried leaves with the thinned down brown mix used on the limbs. Snow: Use an old round scruffy brush and stipple the snow on the limbs and berries with White Wash. Finishing: When paint is dry, finish with DuraClear Varnish Satin. Use a thin wire for the hanger, curl the ends by wrapping it around a pencil or paintbrush. 3

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7 1 x 1 To ensure your pattern is at 100%, this box should measure 1 x 1 when printed. 6

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