Materials:
double-primed canvas (34" square)
Durable Colors (semi-gloss Green Mist # 53317 )
FolkArt Artists' Pigments (Titanium White #480, Turners Yellow #679, Pure Black #479, Light Red Oxide #914, Burnt Sienna #943, Hauser Green Dark #461, Asphaltum #476)
FolkArt Acrylic Colors (Light Gray #424, Poppy Red)
brushes (Flat Shaders #8 and #10, 3/4" wash brush, script liner #2, Base Coat Brush, 2" glaze Varnish Brush , Ruby Satin Filbert #12)
blending gel medium
soft cotton rag
palette knife
tracing paper
ruler or yardstick
paint markers or ruling pen
glaze
acrylic sealer
Steps:
1. Base-coat canvas green and let dry.
2. Draw cat pattern and trace it in desired position on the canvas.
3. Create a checkered border to simulate the rug the cat is sitting on with paint markers or a ruling pen and fill in opposite squares using paintbrushes. Add a brown border and let dry.
4. Base-coat the cat figure in black and use a light gray on the chest. Fill the eyes in with yellow and the nose tan. Add shading to the eyes by brushing some Burnt Sienna along the upper portion of each. Use gray to define the tail, legs, ears, cheeks and above the eyes. Let dry.
5. Add an aged look by brushing on a 50/50 mixture of brown/black paint and glaze over the entire surface. Wipe away the excess in a circular motion with a rag. Soften the lines with a blending brush. Let dry.
6. Use white to highlight the eyes. Use a wet brush to thin gray paint for the whiskers. Define the chest using a filbert brush and white paint.
7. Apply sealer for protection.
Resources paintbrushes, books - Silver Brush Ltd.
Durable Colors, FolkArt Artists' Pigments, FolkArt Acrylic Colors
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
Website:
www.plaidonline.com
Creative Canvas Floorcloths and More
by Phillip C. Myer and Andy B. Jones
Guests Andy Jones
Designer / Partner, PCM Studios
415 Memorial Drive SE, Suite D
Atlanta, GA 30312
Phone: 404-222-0348
E-mail:
sales@creativehomepainting.com
URL:
www.creativehomepainting.com
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