Friendship RoseJillybean Fitzhenrywww.Jillybean.net

Pink Roses are an elegant friendship gift. One of my favorite flowers to paint and receive! DecoArt Tradition Paints allow me to achieve the bright vibrant colors needed to paint this rose. The look of oils with the ease of acrylics.

SurfaceCanvas 8” x 10”

Palette – DecoArt Traditions Carbon BlackDiarylide YellowDark Grey Value 3Medium WhiteNaphthol RedNaphthol Red LightPine GreenQuinacridone VioletTitanium WhiteWarm White

Mediums

Traditions Extender Blending MediumTraditions Satin Varnish

Brushes½” Angle10/0 Script / Liner#2 Round#4 Blender1” Flat base coating brush

Painting SuppliesPaper palette, water bowl, paper towels, white and grey graphite paper, stylus, tape, tracing paper, pencil.

Helpful Tips

Thin lines - Use the script brush and dilute paint with 50% Extender Blending Medium so you will be able to blend and soften lines.

Blending with Extender – Use Extender Blending Medium in your brush instead of water to allow more time for blending. Dip both the round brush and blending brush in the Extender and wipe it all off on a paper towel.

Use the round brush to apply a generous amount of color in a area or on an edge. Then use the blender brush to soften and blend the color. Add a tiny drop of Extender directly in the color if you need to thin it to make blending easier. You can also pre moisten the surface with Extender Blending Medium but use it sparingly and blot off any excess with a paper towel. I will only do this at the beginning of the painting. After that the Extender Blending Medium is added directly into the paint as needed.

Rinse the brushes in water between colors but always re-dip them in Extender Blending Medium and blot on towel before loading the next color.

Color Float using Extender Blending Medium instead of water – Load only one corner of the angle brush with the color. Pat and blend the color in the area or on an edge. Use a blender brush to finish blending if needed.

Surface PreparationStep 1 - Use a large flat brush to apply 2 coats of Carbon Black on the surface. Step 2 – Transfer the pattern onto tracing paper and then use white graphite paper and a stylus to transfer it onto the surface. Transfer the leaves and stem but only the outline of the rose at this stage.Step 3 – Base coat the rose petals with Medium White and allow to dry. This will allow the next base coat colors to be more vibrant. Step 4 – Transfer the rose petals on with grey graphite paper and a stylus.

Painting InstructionsI prefer to use the Blending with Extender technique for all shading and highlighting. Use the round brush to apply the color and blend with a blender brush. However, if you are an accomplished “Color Floater” you can certainly use that technique instead. No extender is added in base coat colors.Step 1 – Base Coat PetalsRefer to photo 1 for placement. Use the size brush that best fits the area.Cool Pink Petals mix = Naphthol Red + Titanium White 1:4.

Warm Pink Petals mix = Naphthol Red Light + Warm White 1:4.White petals – use Warm White.

Step 2 – Highlight PetalsRefer to photo 2 for placement. Use Warm White. If that is too bright for the your petals at this stage, add a very tiny dot of Naphthol Red into the Warm White for a very pale pink.

Step 3 – 1st Shade On PetalsRefer to photo 3 for placement. Shade Warm Pink Petals with a mix of Naphthol Red Light + Warm White 1:1/

Step 4 – 2nd Shade On PetalsRefer to photo 4 for placement. Shade Cool Pink Petals with a mix of Quinacridone Violet + Naphthol Red + Warm White 1:1:2.

Step 5 – 3rd Shade On PetalsRefer to photo 5 for placement. Shade the darkest areas and edges of the petals with a mix of Quinacridone Violet +

Naphthol Red 1:1. Use this color sparingly and thin with a little Extender Blending Medium to make it more of a wash.

Step 6 – 4th Shade On PetalsRefer to photo 6 for placementShade the darkest areas or crevices, on the Warm Pink Petals, with Naphthol Red + Dark Grey Value 3 mixed 2:1. There is none of this color on the lightest petals.

Step 7 – Final Details On PetalsRefer to photo 7 for placement.Use Extender Blending Medium instead of water to make a wash of color.

Tint some of the petals with a Diarylide Yellow wash. This color is bold so use it sparingly.Tint some shadow areas with a wash of Quinacridone Violet to brighten them up.Brighten up the white highlights one more time with Titanium White. Clean up around the outside edges of the flower with the background color; Carbon Black.Blend Dark Grey Value 3 to the right side of the rose using an angle or flat brush. Use Extender Blending Medium either in the color or moisten the surface sparingly. Refer to the finished photo for placement.

Step 8 – Base and Highlight LeavesRefer to photo 8 for placement. Base coat the leaves with one coat of Pine Green. It is ok if there are a little transparent.

Highlight the leaves with a mix of Pine Green with a touch of Warm White. Don’t get It too Bright. You want the leave to melt into the dark background eventually.

Step 9 – Shade LeavesRefer to photo 9 for placement. Shade with a mix of Pine Green with a touch of Carbon Black. Use the angle brush this time and do a corner load or color float use Extender Blending Medium in the brush instead of water.

Step 10 – Final Details On LeavesRefer to photo 10 for placement. Use the previous leaf highlight color with a touch more Warm White mixed in for final highlights and veins. Add a drop of Extender Blending Medium in the color also for an ink like consistency.Use a script brush to make a few vein lines. Soften and blend the lines with a blender brush. You want the lines to disappear before they reach the edge of the leaves. Brighten the centers of the previous highlights with this color also.Add tints of Quinacridone Violet in some of the dark shadow areas using a corner load on an angle brush.Blend Carbon Black on the edges of the leaves to make them disappear into the background.

FinishingAllow to dry completely. Apply 2 – 3 coats of Traditions Satin Varnish.