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Moose Trinket Box

Design by guest Priscilla Hauser

That's right—it's a moose trinket box! Guest Priscilla Hauser pays homage to one of her favorite creatures in this ultra cool project that makes a wonderful gift.

Materials:
Walnut Hollow Roomy Box - #12530P
moose design
Folk Art Artists Pigments - Asphaltum #476; Yellow Citron #503; Yellow Light #918; Yellow Ochre #917; Sap Green #458; Burnt Umber #462; Pure Orange #628; True Burgundy #456
Folk Art blending gel medium - #867
Paintbrushes - KALA Golden Onyx Series 2100 liner #1 and Golden Onyx Series 2200 shader/bright (flat) #s 1, 2 and 4
Masterson's Sta-Wet Palette
Plaid brush basin
piece of old T-shirt or very soft paper towels (such as Viva)
Folk Art® varnish - satin
palette knife with straight blade
tracing paper
fine-grade sand paper
tack cloth
stylus
Gray Saral transfer paper
plain, brown paper bag to smooth the nap of the wood

Steps:
Prep
1. Sand the surface of the box, if needed, with fine grade sandpaper and wipe with a tack cloth.

Figure A

2. Neatly trace and transfer the design using transfer paper (Figure A).

Painting
Branch
1. Apply blending gel and let it penetrate.

Figure B

2. Apply a small amount of Yellow Ochre paint (Figure B).

Figure C

3. Keeping the branch wet, shade with Asphaltum paint (Figure C).

4. Let dry slightly. Reapply a little blending gel and shade with more Asphaltum paint.

Moose
1. Apply blending gel. Let it penetrate.

Figure D

2. Apply Yellow Ochre paint. While the paint is still wet, carefully apply the dark shading with a double-loaded brush of Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber paints (Figure D).

3. Light blend.

4. Let dry and cure.

Vine
1. Mix Yellow Citron paint and blending gel.

2. Paint the vine with this mix.

Figure E

3. Shade with a mixture of Sap Green and a touch of Asphaltum paint (Figure E).

Leaves
1. Apply blending gel and let it penetrate the surface.

2. Apply Yellow Light paint.

3. While wet, shade on the left side with a tiny touch of burnt umber paint.

Figure F

4. Wipe the brush, and while the leaf is still wet, quickly shade with a small touch of True Burgundy paint (Figure F).

5. Add just a tiny touch more blending gel and shade with Asphaltum paint.

Leaf Variant
1. Apply blending gel and let it penetrate.

2. Apply Yellow Light paint.

3. Shade with Pure Orange paint.

4. While wet, shade with a touch of True Burgundy paint.

Figure G

5. Add a tiny touch of Sap Green paint (Figure G).

Grass
1. Apply blending gel, Sap Green paint and a tiny bit of Asphaltum paint.

Figure H

2. Pull up with the chisel edge of the flat paint brush or the #1 liner paint brush (Figure H).

Acorns
1. Apply blending gel and let it penetrate.

2. Apply a small amount of Yellow Ochre paint.

3. Keeping the acorns wet with blending gel, shade with a small amount of Asphaltum paint.

4. Let dry slightly and then apply a little more blending gel and shade a second time with Asphaltum paint.

Figure I

Variation

5. Deepen the shadows with a tiny bit of burnt Umber paint. Add more gel if needed (Figure I).

Finishing
1. Trim the edge with Burnt Umber paint.

2. Let dry thoroughly.

3. Rub with a piece of brown paper bag with not printing on it to smooth the nap of the wood.

4. Varnish with two or three coats of water-based varnish of your choice.

Resources
paints, mediums - Folk Art
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
Website: www.plaidonline.com

brushes
Kala Brush Company
Website: www.kalabrush.com

box - Walnut Hollow
Walnut Hollow
We apologize the company no longer carries this item.
Guests
Priscilla Hauser
Decorative Painting Expert
Website: www.priscillahauser.com
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