Floral Painted Headboard

Materials:

wood for backboard
acrylic paints (Plaid FolkArt brand was used)
pencil
variety of paintbrushes (Plaid One Stroke brand was used)

1. Paint the headboard with a base coat.

2. Draw a pattern on the backboard with a pencil.

3. Double-load a paintbrush by dipping it into two colors of paint, one on each side of the brush (figure A). For example, to paint leaves (figure B), use green on one side and yellow or white on the other.