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JOY, PEACEAND HOPEby Debby Forshey-Choma

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PALETTEDecoArt Americana AcrylicsAntique Maroon #13160Black Green #13157Cadmium Red #13015Grey Sky #13111Hauser Dark Green #13133Hauser Light Green #13131Payne’s Grey #13167Snow White #13001Warm White #13239Zinc #13539Media Fluid AcrylicsCobalt Blue Hue #16007Quinacridone Violet #16033

SURFACEScroll Top Banner—11 1/2" #63177

MEDIUMSAcrylic Sealer Finisher Matte Spray #70836Media Gesso White #87415DecoMagic Brush Cleaner #84160Multi Purpose Sealer #87392Media Matte Medium #87417

BRUSHESRoyal Brushessm, med Debby’s Texture brush5/8" Majestic angleM Royal stencil brush5/0, 0 Majestic liners1/2" SG White Blending mop3/4" Majestic glaze wash1 Oval Wash Combo4 Langnickel palette knife0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 Majestic shaders8 Filbert

MISC. SUPPLIESBlue shop towelC-Thru Graph RulerEmery boardFrog TapeGray Graphite Paper 18x36 #70141Soft Grip Embossing & Stylus set of 3 #70125Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Wrap—MelangeTim Holtz Layering Stencil—BubbleElegant Christmas Words & Snowfl akes (12" x 12")

#STCL544_1 (available through Creative Arts Life-style; 740.441.1564; www.creativeartslifestyle.com)

PREPARATION1. Front of BannerSeal the entire banner with Multi Purpose Sealer; us-ing the glaze wash brush. Lightly sand; wipe off with a lint-free cloth.

2. Back of BannerFollowing the instructions on the Media Gesso, ran-domly apply to the backside of the banner. Pick up a small quantity of Gesso with the edge of the palette knife and begin applying it to the surface. Work with small amounts at a time to give you more control. Your application should be thin. Lay the knife fl at to apply the medium, then stand it up on the edge to lightly scrape away excess.

Apply randomly in small overlapping patches to avoid developing a set pattern. Randomly allow areas of the wood surface to remain free from the Gesso applica-tion; these areas will take the basecoat color diff er-ently and add more interest.

When dry, lightly sand across the Gesso to remove any loose or sharp pieces; wipe off with a lint-free cloth.

3. Tissue Background PrepCut a piece of the Melange tissue paper a bit larger than the surface area. Apply a thin, even coat of the Media Matte Medium to the surface area where the tissue will be placed. Affi x the tissue on the surface over the Matte Medium, smooth out. Allow to dry. Apply a thin, even coat of the Matte Medium over the tissue. Allow to dry.

Trim the tissue close to the surface edge. Then with the emery board, sand any excess tissue off , leaving a nice clean fi nished edge.

4. Background BasecoatPick up a small amount of a Blue mixture (Cobalt Blue Hue + Quinacridone Violet 2:1) on a dampened blue shop towel, rouge off on your palette and then rouge color over the tissue paper surface. Allow to dry.

Apply a thin, even coat of the Matte Medium over the surface. Allow to dry.

5. Bubble StencilingWith the Bubble stencil and Payne’s Grey, stencil over the left and right ends of the banner; using the M stencil brush. Position the stencil on the surface; refer to photo for placement. Secure with the Frog Tape, stencil adhesive or hold with your fi ngers.

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Load the medium stencil brush with a bit of Payne’s Grey, swirl the brush on a blue shop towel to remove excess. Apply color in a circular motion one direction and then in a circular motion in the other direction (changing directions frequently) over the stencil. Fill in some of the design fully and leave other areas incom-plete.

Carefully remove stencil by holding one end with your fi ngers and lifting the opposite end. Clean stencil and brush immediately; using the DecoMagic Cleaner.

Lightly mist over the surface area with Americana Matte spray.

6. Transferring DesignTransfer the design to the surface; refer to photo for placement. Transfer any straight lines to the surface by dragging the stylus along the ruler’s edge.

7. Background ShrubsLoad the heel of the med Texture brush with Payne’s Grey and the toe with Snow White, slightly dance on your palette to blend between the two colors, then dance in the shrubs behind the structure setting. Re-peat the step.

Load the med Texture brush with Snow White, dance across the top of the shrubs; for snow. For the proper use of the Texture Brush, use the following method: Dampen the bristles with water to start the separation of bristles. Tap bristles into the paint on your palette, hold it perpendicular to your palette, pounce it up and down to get some of the paint off —keeping the paint sparse on the brush. Note—this brush can be used on the whole foot or just the toe. Tap lightly on the surface, dance with the brush up and down, rolling the brush in diff erent directions in between your fi ngers when it is up in the air (like dancing the twist, light on your feet). Allow some drying time in between dances so the paint sets up and you don’t end up with a globby or muddy look.

8. Background PinesWith a pencil and graph ruler, transfer the center line for each pine. Work only on a couple of pines at a time. Slightly pre-dampen the surface area with clean water. This will help the paint bleed; giving the boughs a softer eff ect and place them in the distance.

Use the 8 Filbert loaded with the Hauser Dark Green across the chisel edge. Up on the chisel edge, slightly pull the top of the pine. Tapping from left to right for the boughs, slowly and slightly widening as you work towards the base of the pine. Allow a bit of the back-ground to show through; so the pine doesn’t look like a triangle.

When dry, randomly repeat tapping the Black Green over the boughs; to deepen a few areas. Repeat the same steps with the remaining pines.

When dry, repeat the same steps with Snow White; for snow.

9. Main Design BasecoatUse the appropriate size shaders to basecoat the de-sign:• Cadmium Red—barn walls• Grey Sky—silo walls

10. SilosWith the 5/0 liner and Zinc, pull the lines on the silo walls. Corner load the angle with Zinc, fl oat shading down the left sides of the silo walls; mop if necessary. Then corner load the angle with Snow White, fl oat highlighting down the right sides of the silo walls; mop if necessary.

11. Barn WallsWith the 5/0 liner and Antique Maroon, pull the wall lines. Wash Antique Maroon over the left two walls; using the 6 shader. Corner load the angle with Antique Maroon, fl oat shading across the top of the right two walls; mop if necessary.

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12. RoofsBasecoat the roofs with Snow White; using the 6 shader. When dry, corner load the angle with Payne’s Grey, lightly fl oat a shade across the top of each roof; mop if necessary.

Double load the 5/0 liner with Payne’s Grey + Snow White, pull the side roof lines. With the 5/0 liner and Snow White, pull a highlight stroke across the top of the side roof lines.

13. DoorsBasecoat the doors with Grey Sky; using the 8 shader. When dry, corner load the angle with Zinc, fl oat shad-ing across the top of the doors. Double load the 5/0 liner with Zinc + Grey Sky, pull the top frame on the large door. With the 5/0 liner and Zinc, pull the door handles.

14. WindowsWith the 2 shader and Payne’s Grey, pull the windows.

With the 5/0 liner and Warm White, outline the win-dows.

15. Foreground SnowCorner load the angle with Snow White, randomly chisel fl oat* the foreground area under the structures.

*chisel fl oat by corner loading the angle, blend off on your palette, lay the hairs of the brush fl at on the sur-face, chisel edge up. Push the paint on the hairs from left to right in a scratching motion, allowing the hairs to pull a broken line that is slightly fl oated.

16. Ground FoliageLoad the heel of the sm Texture brush with Hauser Dark Green, the toe with Light Hauser Green, slightly dance on your palette to blend between the two col-ors, dance in the ground foliage under the structures, making sure that both colors show; refer to photo for placement. Then repeat with Snow White, randomly dancing over the shrubs; for snow.

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Corner load the angle with Snow White, randomly chisel fl oat* more snow over the foreground and under the ground foliage.

17. Scroll TrimBasecoat the front, back and side edges of the scroll top with Payne’s Grey; using the 12 shader, to achieve an opaque coverage. Then Basecoat the side edges and backside of the banner with Payne’s Grey; using the glaze wash brush, to achieve an opaque coverage.

18. Snowfl akesWith the Elegant Christmas stencil and Snow White, randomly stencil snowfl akes over the scroll top front and back and the backside of the banner; using the stencil brush.

19. WordsWith the Elegant Christmas stencil and Snow White, stencil Joy, Peace and Hope on the surface of the ban-ner; using the stencil brush.

FINISHING20. To protect your painted piece, varnish the entire piece with the Matte Medium; using the Oval Wash Combo brush.

This brush doesn’t leave any brushstroke marks after the varnish has dried.

For any questions concerning this design you can con-tact Debby at debbyforshey@gmail.com, visit her web site www.DebbysTouch.com or on Facebook.

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Pattern at 100%1" x 1"

To ensure yourpattern is at 100%,

this box should measure 1" x 1" when printed.

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