Pree PAINTING #9753 URE — FloralBouquets il Learn How to Combine Flowers & Design Floral Arrangements to Fit Any Painting Surface‘Panting a ‘Bouquet Painting a bouquet is similar to arranging flowers in a ‘omtainer like a florist. Many of the shapes, rules of thumb, and. techniques are taken from basic floral design; such as creating a focal point and the use of shapes such as triangles, rectangles, circles. A good thing to keep in mind is the way the flower naturally grows. For instance, gladiola or tulips look better in a long or vertical arrangement rather than in a round shape; ‘whereas roses can be used in any arrangement because they grow naturally on bushes, crees, and vines. Another ching that a florist will dois to strip the leaves off of the flower’ stem and replace them in the design with attractive ferns, or the deep green and sometimes fragrant leaves ftom a lemon tree. | follow thar same practice when I paint my bouquets. I like to paint leaves or fern in a shape or color that complements the focal poine ofthe main flowers. Most ofthe ime the shape of the surface will dictate what the flowers or arrangement shape will CHOOSE A FOCAL FLOWER bbe. Other times I have a flower in mind and have to find a surface that will be suitable for the shape of the arrangement. However, any shape of design can be painted on paper and ‘ania; then itis only the size of the design that needs to be considered. Look at each design and study it, then decide what shape would work best for your chosen flowers or surface. Heres a tick: use a few shadow leaves to help lay out the shape of your design. Fern is another good choice to use as a background or 10 define the design shape, Paint it first, chen paint your main flowers on top. Afier you have chosen your main flowers, choose the ype of leaves you want to inchade. Lastly, choose the filet Filler flowers can make or break your design. Stare with afew and then add as needed. Use colors that complement the colors of the ‘main flowers and try to avoid using colors that ae roo bold or bright as they will detraet from the main lowers. CHOOSE THE FILLER FLOWERS YO & CHOOSE THE LEAVES AND GREENERY PP asCREATE YOUR ARRANGEMENT Arch-Shaped Arrangement Vertical ArrangementThe ONE Stroke Technique Double-Loading ONE Stroke Flat Brushes ONE Siroke” brushes are een for the ONE Stoke" echnique They have been designed especaly for this typeof stroke work 1. Wer your brush and gently lay flax on paper towel to remove 2. Pick up paine by dipping one corner of the brush in one color and the opposite corner of the brush in another color (For double loading). 3, Stroke brush back and forth in a sweeping motion. Repeat step 2 once or evice until dhe brush i fll of paine ewo-thieds ofthe way up the rites. * When brush is loaded correctly, your strokes should ea as if the bristles glide. Ifthe brush is coarse or splits, you do not have enough painc on the brash 4, When you need more paint: Once your brush is loaded, all you ned to do to paint is 0 pick up a touch of pant of either ‘color and start painting, Dont brush back and forth on your palete every ime you pick up paint - if you do, you wont have enough paint on Your brush to finish your strokes. «+ When loading brushes #6 and smaller, load wih the lightest color fis, then sidestrake into the second color to double toad. Cleaning and Care of Brushes Proper cleaning and care makes brushes ast longer and perform better. 1. Clean brushes thoroughly with water. Be gentle, 2 Brush bristles across an old bar of soap and work ie in with your fingers, making certain ic is distributed all the way to che ferrule. Rinse with water. 3. Dry bristles with a clean rag or paper towels, shaping chem as you dry. Leaving a small amount of moisture i the Bris will rnot harm them, Lay brushes la 0 store. 4, Optional: [like to brush the bristles on a non-perfumed, non- deodorant bar of soap to help chem keep their shape. Rinse before painting again. Brush Care Tips: + Dont allow paine to dry in your brush, + As you paint, occasionally rinse the bristles with water. + Store brushes in a container that keeps brush bristles from bending. Using Floating Medium in the ONE Stroke” Technique Rather than following the bottle instructions, use Floating Medium this way co help the paint flow mote smoothly 1, Squeeze a puddle of Floating Medium on your palete. 2. Load brush with paint Fist, as instructed. 53. Dip the tips of the brisdes ofthe loaded brush straight doven iy the puddle of Floating Medium. 4, Stroke the bash on the palette 2-3 mes, and yute ready to pin ‘A properly’ loaded brush is crucial for being able 10 “flea” he shading correctly, To check your loading, make a stroke with the flat side of the brush on a scrap piece of paper. You should see the color on one side of the beush fade to nothing on the other side of the brush. If you see color on both sides then wash the brush offand ery again. Transferring Patterns “The patterns forthe projects for dhs book are located on the pattern sheets atthe center of the book. To remove the pattem sheets, open the center staples, lft out the pattern sheets, and close the staples. To keep the pattern sheet intact, tice pattern ‘on tracing paper with a pencil or pen. To transfer, place the item to be painted on your work surface the traced pattern in position on project. Slip cransfer paper between pastern and item, Trace pattern with a stylus to transfert If You're a Left-Handed Painter + Always sare where I say to end and end your stroke where [indicate to star + When you are stroking leaves, urn your practice sheets or ‘worksheets 0 you stroke the tip ofthe leaf towards your body + Experiment by turing the surface at different angles to see what works best for you. Double-Loading ONE Stroke Brushes ip one side of the chisel edge of dampened brush into one color. Dip other side into second color. Colors should form triangles on the ot ‘Stroke brush to blend colors where they meet. brush and meetin the midale,‘Ins. Garden Instructions on page 8 Tes forwanaisng pacers . . ‘ Using the Painting Worksheets peel dacthesefparpaee ‘The worksheets in this book are * Us dark transfer paper for light surfices and white for dark ies and stokes. To practice, place SER ear paper for light surfaces and white for dark plastic sheet over the worksheet and paint the motif right over ¢ Lightly tape the pattern tthe surface to ke i om sii jear et painting following the arrows and insrations. Then diamine po peri ddull ales vosy Rea de se the design elements on the worksheets may be used in See ee more than one project, colors on the worksheet will somesimes 2 = i differ from th he project instructions. In those cases, use the colors ions and refer to the work sheer for ed to illustrate tech- en plastic wrap oF a the project in ies and procedure. QTs Garden This design is a vertical arrangement. The arching of the flower stems and leaves prevent a square or forced look. ‘Transfer the waced patern, ifnceded. PAINT TH Irises: Refer to Iris Poppy Painting Worksheet. 1. Double load the 3/4” flac brush with Night Sky and Wicker White. Touch on. the chisel edge with the Wicker White side angled upwards, slide up, wiggle in and out to form a rippled edge, and continue co wiggle as you slide back down. Continue to overlap several of these petals to make a fall lower. Pick tp fresh paine often to keep the colors crisp on the outer edge. Use slight pres- sure to ensue a slightly pointed ripple. 2. Using the same brush and colors, uen the brush so that the Night Sky is tothe ‘outer edge, then paint the two tured petals on the bottom. 3. Double load she #10 flac brush with Yellow Ochre and Wicker White. Touch av the ourer part of the white area on tone of the turned petals, lan toward the flower and pull 2 shore stroke. Continue ESI to layer these shore stokes as you work | 1. Double load the 3/4” flac brush with | 8 toward the inner part of the flower, 4, Double load the 3/4” flat brush with ‘Thicket and School Bus Yellow. Touch the Thicket comer of the brush to the bottom of an Iris with the School Bus Yellow poinced down toward the main part of the design and thea slide a short stroke co start the base. Pull several of these strokes to make a base for the flower, then side a long stroke 0 form the stem, Repeat for exch iris. Notice hhow the stem for the bud stops ae the edge of the medium sized iris, chen restarts and ends between «vo petals, only to start again on the other side of another petal, This gives the illusion that the stem i behind the flower. Long Leaves & Fern: Refer to blade eaves ane fern with iris on the Leaves Painting Workeet. ‘Double load the 5/8” angle brush with ‘Thicker on che toe (long bristles) and School Bus Yellow on the heel (short bristles). Dip the chisel edge into Floating Medium and blend well to soften the colors. Using the fla side of tthe brush, rouch on the chisel edge, lay the bristles down, then slide upwards as you life co the chisel edge Using the same brush and colors work some mote Floating Medium into the brash unl you see a slight transparency to the color. Pull a main stem for the fern, then touch the Thicket point of the brush to the end of the stem and. pean che eaves for fern Purple Stalk Flowers: Refer 10 stalk flowers on tri & Poppy Painting Workbee. Double load the #12 flat brush wich Pusple Passion and Wicker White. Staying on the chisel edge, pull each stroke downward, leading with the Purple Passion comer of brush, Stare the flowers ac the top and over- lap petal stokes as you work your way down the stem. Wiggle Leaves: Refer t0 Leaves Painting Worksheet, using color given here ‘Thicket and School Bus Yellow. Add a touch of Floating Medium and blend wall to sofien the colors. Using the lat side of the brush with the Thicket side ‘out, wiggle out and in at the same time as you slide and turn the Thicket to make a tip. Pick up feesh paint and pine the second half of the leaf in the same way. 2. Palla stem into cach lea as soon a you finish painting it, using the chisel edge of the brash and leading with School Bus Yellow Yellow Filler Flowers: Refer oles & Peppy Painwing Worksheet. 1, Double load the #10 flat brush wich Yellow Ochre and Wicker White, Using the flat side of the brush with the Wicker Whiteside out; paint dhe petals that form the flowers. These petals are smaller versions of the petals that formed the ies. The only difference is how you place them to form the shape ‘of the flower. 2. Load the #2 seripe liner wich Burne Umber and dot the centers of the yellow flowers. Pick up a touch of Wicker White and add a few more dots to the Butterfly: Refer ta the Chrysanthemum Painting Workshee. 1, Double load che #12 flat brush with Yellow Ochre and School Bus Yellow: Using the flat side of the brush and keeping the Yellow Ochre side out, touch on the chisel edge, wiggle out and in slightly as you paine the frone half of she wings. 2. Using the same brush, colors, and pro- ‘cedures paint the back half ofthe wing. 3. Load the #2 serpc liner with inky Burne ‘Umber. Paint the body and antennae and outline the wings. Dip the handle end of brush into the Burnt Umber and dlot the accemts on the wings. FINISH Load the #2 scrip liner with inky Burne Umber and sign your name,Iris & Poppy PAINTING WORKSHEET Iris 1 Night Sky & Wicker 2 White (2/4 fat) Yellow Ochre & Wicker White (G8) Thicket & Sunfiower (@/a" fa) Yellow Filler Wiggle Flower elec Stalk Flower ip& Wieker White slide back io et Pupie | / Passions {// sia na Dot with Wicker White unt Umber (12 fat) aie Flip brush for, i sarker color. Queen Anne's Lace Baby's oe) Wicker White (1/2 scruty Breath Wicker White 4 in scruty) a Purple Filler Leaves Dioxazine Puple& Wieker White (46 fa . Stems-Burnt S Umber & Bumt Umber & Wicker White Wet wnt (2 serpt in pete petals Floating Poppy ‘Medium & : Engine Red & School peel Hew Purple Filler Flowers Bus Yelow (/4" fat Umber Dioxazine Purple & Wicker White (88 fat) Dot Thicket & Loose Wigole Yeliow Light (2 setipt ner) ‘Thicket & Yellow Light * (mini i Poppy Center Uoarce (ni Dot senty) ‘Wicker White (2 gine Rec & Rew scripting, “Umber (#10 fat).Poppies & Daisies Try this beautiful L-shaped arrangement to create a very dramatic look. Tt PPL FolkArt® Acrylic Colors: Engine Red 436 Green Forest 448 Licorice 938 School Bus Yellow 736 ‘Thicker 924 Wicker White 901 FolkAre® Arcsts? Burnt Umber 462 Raw Umber 485 yment Colors: FolkArt” ONE Stroke” Brushes: Flat-sizes #10, #12 and 3/4" Filbers-szes #6, #8 Script linersize #2 Scruffy brush-size 1/4" Other Suppl FolkAr® Floating Medium 868 PREPARATION ‘Transfer the traced design, if needed, or simply draw an “L” asa placement guide. PAINT THE DESIGN Refer to Leaves Painting Worksheet, using col- ‘on given here 1. Double load the 3/4” flar beush with ‘Thicket and School Bus Yellow. Add a touch of Green Forest to the Thicker side, then add a touch of Floating Medium to the chisel edge. Blend. wel to soca the colors. 2, Using the lat side of che brush wich the ThickevGreen Forest side out, touch on the chisel edge, ly che bristles down, then wiggle out and ie. Slide to make a ‘ry o make the outer edge uneven; Pick up fresh paint and paint the second half by the same procedure. 4, Palla stem inco-each leaf as soon as you finish painting it, using the chisel edge of the beush and leading with School Bus Yellow. Poppies: Refer o Irs & Poppy Painsing Workshect. 1. Double load the 3/4” flac brush with Engine Red and School Bus Yellow. Using the flar side of the brush and keeping the Engine Red side out, lay the bristles down, then wiggle our. 2. Using the same brush and colors, con- tinue to add petals, overlapping them at the outer edges to form the outer sir. 3. Double load the #12 flze brush wich Engine Red and School Bus Yellow. Using the flac side of the brush and keeping the Engine Red side out, paine the inner skit for che main poppy: then paine che front lyer of petals for the wo turned poppies. 4. Load the #10 flac brush with Engine Red and Raw Umbet. Using the chisel cdge of che brush and leading with Raw Umber, touch in the center ofthe poppy and pull out at the same time as you flick the brush upward to paint the sta- mens. This “flicking” helps to make a poing on che end of the stamen, Add these strokes to the «wo poppies that are facing forward, then add some to the base of one turned poppy. 5. Load the 1/4” serufly brush with Licorice. Paint a round area in the center oF the two poppies that are facing for- ward. Allow to completely dry before proceeding, Then dor the center with ‘Wicker White, using the #2 scripc lines. 6. Load the #12 flat brush with Floating Mediums then sidefoad a touch of Rave Umber. Shade the petals, using the flat side of the brush and keeping Raw Umber to the edge you are shading. Bases & Stems: 1. Double load the #12 flat brush with Thicket and Schoo! Bus Yellow. Add a touch of Green Forest to the Thicket side, then add a touch of Floating Medium to the chisel edge. Blencl well to sofien the colors. Using the chisel edge of the brush and leading with School Bus Yellow, pull a shore stroke toward co main design as you lift back up to the chisel edge. Paint several of these to make a base, chen paint one long stroke for a stem. 2. Use the same procediire to paint a base fom the other turned poppy. Small Wiggle Leaves & One Stroke Leaves: Refer to Leaves Painting Worksheet, using colors given here. 1. Using the same brush and colors as in 10 previous section and che fla side of the ‘brush with Thicker/Green Forest eo the ‘outer edge, paint the smaller wiggle leaves. Make the outer edge uneven; don't make the wiggles the same lengeh Pick up fresh paint when you paine the second halves ofthe leaves, 2, Pal a stem into each leaf as soon 3s you finish paincing it, using the chisel edge of the brush and leading with School Bus Yellow. 3. Wipe the brush on a paper towel to remove most of the paint. Work a lo of Floating Medium inco che brush until you see a transparent color. Paint the shadowy One Stroke leaves located throughout the design, 4, Load the #2 script liner witl inky Thickee and pull a stem into each One Stroke leaf. Add an accent line r0 one side of some of them. Closed Bud: 1. Double load the #12 flac brush with Thicket and Schoo! Bus Yellow. Add a couch of Green Forest ro the Thicket side, then add a touch of Floating Medium to the chisel edge. Blend well to soften the colors. Using the chisel edge and leading with School Bus Yellow, paine the closed bud. 2. Load the #2 script liner with School Bus Yellow and dab the top of the closed bud. Also go back and dab che centers of the poppies that are facing forward Then pick up Thieket on che same bbrush and add some more dabs on the wee paint. Dai Refer to the Tulip & Daisy Painting Worksheet, using color given here. 1. To paine che larger daisies, double load the #8 filbert brush with School Bus Yellow and Wicker White. Make a litle ddox co mark the centerpoint of one ofthe larger daisies. Pull che daisy petals toward the center point as you paint them. 2. Double load he #6 filbere brush with School Bus Yellow and Wicker White. Make a litle dot to mark the center point of one ofthe smaller daisies. Paine these daisies, pulling che petals coward the center point 3. Double load the 1/4" scruffy brush with Thicket and School Bus Yellow. Using an up and down pouncing motion, pounce the centers ofthe dais A 7A, Load the #2 script liner with Burnt Umber and add a few dots t0 the outer edge of one side of the daisy centers, Butterfly: 1. Load the #10 flac brush with Wicker White, then add a touch of Floating Medium. Using the same stoke used paint the poppy petals, paine the back wing for the butterfly. Pick up fresh paint and paint a slightly smaller wing ‘on top of the back wing. (The wings have uneven wigale edges) 2. Load the #2 script liner with inky Burne Umber. Paint the body: and the ancen- cy nae for the ner with inky pain the color of your choice and sign your ame.)The “L” shaped design shows another method of using triangles. Can you see the triangle made by the roses and another made by the fern? Also look at the placement of the leaves — they present a triangle, 7 too. However, all of the triangles in the “L” shaped design seem to center around the inner corner. That rose in the corner is the focal point. It is the largest element, and you could easily make a triangle from that rose to every other element in the design.‘Koses: & ‘Peonies PREPARATION ‘Transfer the traced pattern, if needed. PAINT THE DESIGN Roses: Refer to Peony & Rose Painting Worksheet. 1. Double load ehe 3/4” flac brush wich Berry Wine and Wicker White. Using the flac side of the brush and keeping Wicker White to the outer edge of the stroke, wiggle out and in at the same time as you turn the Wicker White around the Berry Wine to forma fan/shell stroke. 2, Using the same brush and colors, pick up fresh paint and painea second shell stroke, connecting the two at the ceges. 3. Continue to pick up fresh paine and add more shell strokes until you have formed a circle of petals. Do not wash this brush yee 4, Double load the #12 fat brush with | Berry Wine and Wicker White. Paint the upside clown “U” stroke for the back part of the bud, Do not curn the brush during this stroke, 5, Using the same brush and colors, pick up fresh paint and paint the right- side-up “U” stroke for the bud. Do snot wash this brush yet, 6. Using the 344” flac brush that is still loaded, pick up fresh paint and paine the second layer of shell strokes by the same procedure as the first layer. These shell strokes will start on the same exact lines that the rosebud started and finished on, up the #12 flat brush thae is still loaded and paint the comma strokes by touching the chisel edge to the side line of the center bud. Make the second comma stroke by the same procedure as the first but layered below the fist stroke, Layer the third stroke below the second stroke and make it by sliding on the chisel edge. 8. Paint the partial roses by the same procedure as the Full rose, painting oly the portions of the rose that will be visible, Peonies: Refer to Peony & Rose Painting Worksheet. 1. Double load the #12 flat brush with Heather and Wicker White, Keeping Wicker White tothe outer edge of the stroke and staying mainly on the chi el edges paint the perals that form the ‘outer skirt 2, Paint the second layer of petals by the same procedure. 3. Double load the mini sexuffy brush with Thicket and Yellow Light. Keeping Thicket toward the bottom, pounce the centers forthe peonies. | Leaves, Bases & Stems: Refer to Leaves Painting Worksheet. Use the colors and brash size given here for the One Seroke leaves 1, Double load the #16 flat brush with Thicket and Wicker White. Add a touch of Berry Wine to the Wicker White side of the brush, then dip the chisel edge into Floating Medium. Blend well. Using the chisel edge of the brush, make “V". ig the same brush and colors, stare fon one side of the *V", then wiggle cout and in as you paine ane half of the leaf. Slide che brush, lifting to the chisel edge as you get to the tip of the leaf 3. Pick up fresh paint and paine the second half of the leaf using the same procedure. Tuen the brush so that the ‘Wicker White/Berry Wine is to the outside for some of the leaves to add 4. Palla stem ino each leaf as soon as 2 you finish painting it, using the chisel edge of the brush and leading with the Wicker Whice/Berry Wine side, 5. Double load the #8 flac brush with ‘Thicket and Yellow Light. Add a touch of Floating Medium and blend well to soften the colors. Paint the One Stroke leaves located throughout the design. Pull a stem into each of these leaves using the chisel edge of the bbrush and leading with Yellow Light. 6, Using the same brush and colors and the chisel edge of the brush touch at the base of a bud and pull several short strokes to make the base and stems for the bud. Repeat with other buds. INI Load the #2 script liner with inky paine in the colar of your choice and sign your name. Q». _PEONY & ROSE PAINTING WORKSHEET Big igah Peony St Heather & Wicker White (#12 flat) aie Aart 5LEAVES PAINTING WORKSHEET Wiggle/Slide Leaf Thicket & Sunflower (3/4" fla) Fern for Iris, Long One Stroke Leaf Paintings im Start 2ush, tum, lift — wa Wiggle Leaf PRs Thicket & School Bus Yetow with touch Wicker White (#16 flat) nee a jht Push & wiggle, ‘Stem y Tike ch Ss Bus Yeliow & Floating Mecium ‘ Blade Leaves mete * ‘auch Yellow Light Ly & ns-5/8" Ve angle brush. Wiggle Leaf with Outline Tui 21 ta icket & Sunflower: (gga ore aoe Leaf > Shell Stroke Leaf ‘Thicket & Fresh Foliage (16 fat) Shell Stroke Leaf for “Ross & Peonies” d Thicket & Wicker Write with touch Berry Wine (@16 fa) Fern Thicket & Italian Sage (610 fibert) For Fern & Dragonflies” + Thicket & Sunflower & touch Wicker White 12 fal) Large Wiggle Leaf “Thicket & School Bus One Sts Yellow & touch Wicker White2 > rysanthemum Tnangle This is a basic triangle arrangement. Making it appear to be full but not overfilled is important = you can always add more but it’s not easy to take away. Start with the main elements, the focal points, and build from there. In this arrangement, the buds on the left were added after the leaves but all the other flowers were added before the leaves. Imagine the arrangement without those two little buds. It is still a triangle but looks as if something is missing. Since J painted the buds with the reddish colors it completed another triangle and gave the arrangement balance. Continued on page 18Continued from page 16 ATION “Transfer the traced design, if needed. Or just pencil in the shape ofa triangle. PAINT THE DESIGN Yellow Chrysanthemum on Left: Refer to Chrysanthemum Painting Worksheet. 1, Double load the #10 filbere brush with Yellow Ochre and Sunflower. Pint che first petal. Touch che brush on the flat side of the chisel edge, lay the bristles down slightly and then 4s you lift and curn the brush to end on thee 2. Pick up fresh paint and paint a second petal next to the frst 3. Continue to add petals outside the previous petal. Curve the petal sight ly and searc each a lice lower chan the previous petal. Refer to the worksheet for placement. Occasionally pick up Wicker White on the Sunflower side of the brush and/or School Bus Yellow on the Yellow Ochre side of the brush, 4, Paint a second layer of petals, chen a third, then a fourth layer. As you near the bottom of the blossom, try to make the petals shorter and closer together. Pick up fresh paine often «© keep the colors distinct. Red Chrysanthemums: Refer to Chrysanthemum Painting Worksheet. 1, Double foad the #10 filbere brush with Berry Wine and Yellow Ochre. Using a dabbing motion, fill in the dark center for the cop Cheysanchemur. 2. Pick up fresh paint. Using the same procedure used for the Yellow Chrysanthemum, begin «0 add the petals. Start by adding a few of the back petals above the dark center. Overlap those with a few that have a ChrvsantHemum TRIANGLE sharp curve, then continue to build Occasionally pick up Wicker White, Engine Red, or School Bus Yellow for variation. 3. Using the same brush and colors, paint the flower that appears to be turned away. To make the thinner petals, stay on the chisel edge of the brush rather than using che fla Do not wash this brush ye. Yellow Chrysanthemum on Right: Refer to Chrysanthemum Painting Worksheet 1, Using the same dirty brush from the previous flower, work a touch of Sunflower into the brush and paint the darker center for this chrysanthe- 2, Follow the same procedure as for the large reddish orange flower but use the colors that were used for che firs yellow chrysanthemum, except add a touch of Berry Wine to the brush for the darker bottom petals. Wiggle Leaves, Bases & Stems: Refer 10 Chrysanthemum Painting Worksheet for stems and caiyxes and to Leaves Painting Worksheet for leaves, using just Thicket and Sunflower. 1, Double load the 3/4” flac brush with Thicket and Sunflower. Add a touch of Wicker White, chen a Floating Medium to the Blend well. soften colors. 2. Paine the wiggle leaves with Thicker side outward. Using the same brush and colors, pull a stem into the leaf using the chisel edge and leading with Sunflower. 3. Use the same brush and colors to paine the bases. With the chisel edge of the brush, couch the Thicket corner to the base ofa flower and pull a short stroke. Add a few more short strokes, then pull one long stroke for the stem, Trailing Flowers: Refer to Magnolia & Morning Glory Painting Worksheet, using color listed bere. Load the rake brush with Wicker Whit Using the chisel edge ofthe brush and an up and down fight pouncing motion, pounce the filler lowers, Start at the tip and work your way down, becoming slightly wider ac the base. Angle the brush outwards slightly ‘One Stroke Leaves: Refer tothe Leaves Painting Worksheet. 1, Double load the #12 flat brush with ‘Thicket and Wicker White. Dip the chisel edge into Floating Medium and blend well co soften the colors. Using the flat side of the brush, slide forward and lift and turn to the chisel edge at end of leaf. 2, Pull a stem into each leaf wich the chisel edge of the brush, leading. with Wicker White. Buds: Refer to Chrysanthemum Painting Worksheet. 1. Double load the #10 filbere brush with School Bus Yellow and Engine Red. Using the chisel edge of the brush and leading wich School Bus Yellow, touch, lean, and pull to form the chin petals for the buds. Make sure all petals connect at the same place 2. Double load the #12 flac brush with ‘Thicker and Wicker Whice. Using the chisel edge of the brush and leading with Wicker White, pull a base (cal) and stem for the buds EIN Load the #2 scripe liner with inky paint in the color of your choice and sign your name. | < 7~~. CHRYSANTHEMUM PAINTING WORKSHEET Yellow Chrysanthemum. os visa ii ene ater “a pan (#10 filbert) Yellow (#12 flat) ‘Sunfic in ca) ae » a Chrysanthemum, Engine Red & ‘School Bus Yalow Base-Berry Wine & Yellow Ochre (#10 fiber) NN FAR WCHL es aN Base/sterm™ stat : aed Side View ee Inky Burt Umber (#2 script liner) Wicker White Dragonfly (#12 fat) Start Body - But Umber & Wigker White (#2 flat for Top View Dragonfly yy “Fer & Dragonflies”, #8 fat for *Pansies in the Round’) Wings-Wicker White , sat ‘Antennae-inky Stay (12 fat for "Fem & Se Burnt Umber sas SS oe ) (oa ae etal. ae + Pansesin, <—— "our < terawnd 19Fem & Dragonflies This basic round arrangement would be the center of attention on any surface. Its natural, woodsy appeal fits so well with today’s decorating style. PREPARATION ‘Transfer the traced design, if necde trace around a plate ko make a circle for placement of chis circular arrangement. PAINT THE DESIGN Fer: Refer tothe fora on Leaves Painting Work sheet, uses colors and brush géven here 1, Double load the #12 flac brush wich Thicket and Sunflower; add a touch of Wicker White to the Sunflower side and blend well. Work some Floating Medium into the brush co help blend the colors and give a slight transpar «y t0 the color. Using the chisel edge of the brush and leading with the lower/Wicker White side, pull a center stem for the fern. Use litle ar to pressure 2. Using the same brush and colors, touch on the chisel at the top of the secm, lean the bristles downward, then slide and life back to the chisel edge to paine each “leaf.” When leaning the bristles, it is importane thar the brush handle nd down. 3. Using the same brush and colors, add another leaf ro each side of the first leaf. Continue to add leaves 0 both sides, curving the leaves slightly sroke the center ster mains straight up Il the leaves have been painted. Baby's Breath: Refer 0 ris & Peppy Painting Worksheet 1. Load the 1/4” scruffy brush with Wicker White, Using an up and down pouncing motion; pounce the tus of baby’s breath . Load the #2 script liner with Burnt Umber then sideload a touch of Wicker White. Pull stems from each tuft of baby’s breath. Angle stems to give the appearance that they are com- ing from one main stem. Dragonflies: Refer co Chrysanthemum Painting Worksheet. 1. Load the #12 with Wicker White, work a touch of Floating Medium into the brush, then pick up more Wicker White one comer. Using the flac side of the brush, paine the four large wings for the dragonfly that has the top view, ending ba on the chisel edge. Then paint the wo larger wings for the tap view dragonfly. Make sure co end the wings te appear to come from one place. Using the same brush and color, paine the chisel edge wing strokes for the le view dragonfly. Pll these strokes to end at te same place as the larger wings 3. Double load the #2 flat brush wich Burnt Umber and Wicker White. Using the cise edge of the brush and leading with Wieker White, touch, lean, and pull short overlapping strokes to form the body for the side view dragon 4, Using the same brush and colors and a the flac side of brush, paint the body for the top view dragonfly. Turn the brush slightly as you near the tal area co make the strokes smaller 5. Load the #2 seripe liner with inky Burne Umber, and then add a touch of Wicker Whice. Using the tip of the brush, paine the antennae and the tail Globe Thist Refer ta Lily & Autumn Joy Painting Worksheet 1. Double load the #12 flac brush wich Violet Pansy and Wicker Whive, Using the flat side of the brush an keeping Violet Pansy to the left side, paine a “C” stroke, then overlap a backward “C” stroke to make a circle for the seed pod. 2. Using the same brush and cofors and sing the chisel edge of brush with no pressure, touch the Violet Pansy cor- ner to the top of the pod, then “fick” cout and away. Paint several of these «umm the brush around to touch the Wicker White comer to the face to make some of the strokes lighter. Then turn the brush around again and add more Violet Pansy strokes. Changing the color in this manner will add depth and definition strokes, th to the strokes Load the #2 seript liner with an inky mix of Violet Pansy and Wicker White. Using the tip of the brush add a few detail strokes at the bottom edge of the licked strokes for defi Load the #2 seripr liner with inky Burnt Umber, then add a touch of Wicker White. Using the tip of the brush, pull a stem from each seed pod inwo the main design EINISH Load the #2 script liner with inky paine in the color of your choice and sign your name,‘Pansies in the Reund The round shape of this pansy bouquet is perfect on surfaces having round shapes such as wooden charger plates, or in the center of a tray. Other large round flowers such as roses or sunflowers would work in this round shape bouquet. Flas PREPARATION “Transfer the traced design, if needed, PAINT THE DESIGN Purple & White Pansy in Center: Refer to Pansy Painting Worksheet. 1. Double load the 3/4” flat brush with Violet Pansy and Wicker White; add a ‘auch of Diosazine Purple to the Violet Pansy side. Dip the chisel edge into Floating Medium and blend well to soft- fen the colors. Using the fla side of the brush and keeping Violet Pansy/ Die azine Purple to the outer edge, touch on the chisel edge, lay the bristles down, then wiggle out and in as you pivor ~ painting the shell stoke that forms the back center petal. 2. Using the same brush and colors but keeping Wicker White to the outer «ge, paint another shell stroke on each side of the back petal. Overlap the fist stroke slightly. 3. Using the same brush and colors but ‘turning Violet Pansy/Dioxazine Purple to the outer edge, paint the evo front shell sroke petals. 4, Using che same brush and colors, add School Bus Yellow to the Wicker White side of the brush. Add more Violet Pansy. Blend well. Paint ewo teardrop shaped petals. ‘The centers forall ofthe pansies cam be added at one time when all the petals are complete. Purple & Yellow Pansy at Lower Left Refer to Pansy Painting Worksheet. - Double load the 3/4” flax brush with Violet Pansy and Wicker White; add a touch of Dioxazine Purple to the Violet Pansy side. Dip the chisel edge into Floating Medium and blend well to soften the colors. Using the flat side of the brush and keeping Violet Pansy! Dioxazine Purple to the outer edge, touch on the chisel edge, lay the bristles down, then wiggle out and in as you pivot ~ painting the shell stoke that forms the back center petal. 2. Use the same brush. and colors; add a ‘ouch of School Bus Yellow tothe Wicker Whiteside of the brush and blend well. Turn the brush so that School Bus Yellow/Wicker White is to the outer edge. Paint che second and third shell petals on each side ofthe center. 3. Using the same brush and petals, paint the two teardrop strokes at the bottom of the flower. Pink Pansies: Refer to Pansy Painting Worksheet, using colors given here. 1. Use the same 3/4° flat brush. Wipe the brush on a paper towel bur do noe wash. You want a litte touch of the purple color in the brush. Load Berry Wine on the Violee Pansy side and Wicker White ‘on the School Bus Yellow side, Using the flat side of the brush and keeping Berry Wine co the outer edge, paint the center back petal 2. Using the same brush and colors, work more Berry Wine and more Wicker White into the brush and more Wicker Whi, Pain the second and third petals, 3. Using the same brush and colors, paint 22 the fourth and fifth petals. 4. Using the same loaded brush, add a touch of Dioxzzine Purple to the Violet PansyfBerry Wine side, then add a touch of School Bus Yellow to the Wicker White side. Keeping Dioxazine Purple to the outer edge, paint the two teardrop shaped petals on the front. Yellow Pansy: Refer 10 yellow petal on Pansy Painting Worksheet 1. Using the same loaded brush form the previous flower, wipe the brush on a paper towel but do not wash. Load Yellow Ochre on the dark side and Wicker White on the light side. Continue to work the new colors into the brush until they stare to dominate. Keeping Yellow Ochre to the outer edge, paint the first, second, and third petals for the yellow pansy Pick up fresh paint and cuon Wicker White to the outer edge. Paint the fourth and fifth petals. 3. Using the same brush, add a touch of School Bus Yellow to the Wicker White Side and a touch of Dioxazine Purple to the Yellow Ochee side. Keeping Dioxa- zine Purple/Yellow Ochre to the outer edge, paint the two veardrop shaped petal on the bottom ofthe pansy. Pansy Centers: Refer to Pansy Painting Worksheet. 1. Use the #12 flat brush double loaded with Thicket and School Bus Yellow. Touch on the chisel edge in the center off « pansy with the Thicket side outward, and pull ashore stroke. Add an addition al sroke on each side ofthe frst one. 2. Dip the handle end of brush into School Bus Yellow and place a dot at the junction point of the three chisel strokes. Let the dot dey. 3. Load the #2 serip liner with inky Diox- azine Purple, Pll a series of strokes out from the center of two ofthe pansies. Then courline the bottom of the center dot. 4, Load the #2 script liner with inky ‘Thicket. Add a green outline to the bottom edge ofthe other pansy centers 2Buds: | Bud Bases & Stems: Ue the various color combinations to paint | Refer to Panny Painting Worksheet the Buds that are tucked around the outside eee ofthe bouguet. 1. Use the 3/4” flar brush double loaded with the colors of your choice. Overlap to shell strokes on cop of one another ‘0 form the back petals of the bud, 2, Staying on the chisel edge of the brush, pull chisel edge strokes to overlap the sides of the shell strokes. Refer eo che worksheet for placement. 1, Double load the #16 flat brush with Thicket and School Bus Yellow. Using the chisel edge of the brush, touch the Thicket comer tothe bottom ofthe bud, Jean the bristles downward, then slide 10 make a short stoke. Add a couple of these strokes next to each other but make sure they all end at the same point. 2. Pall one longer stroke for the stem 23, Leaves: Refer to Leaves Painting Worksheet, using ol- ‘ans given here 1. Double load the #16 flat brush with Thicket and Schoo! Bus Yellow. Use the chisel edge of the brush to make a *V’ This “V" will poine in che direction that the tp of the leaf will poine and is the stem end of the lea. Continued on page 25The vertical design works best in tall areas or corners. Can you see the triangles in the placement of the flowers? The use of triangles in floral design gives balance to the design and also prevents a square or forced look. Look at the grouping of : the daisies on the left side. There are more triangles than there are flowers in that ) grouping. The reason that this design would be referred to as vertical rather than a triangle is because the top is almost as ‘ee wide as the bottom.PREPARATION “iansfer the traced pattern, if needed. PAINT THE DESIGN Tulips fer 0 Tilip & Datty Painting Warloheet. 1. Double load the 3/4” flat brush with Berry Wine and Wicker White. Add a touch of Yellow Light co the Wicker Pansies in the Round Continued trom page 23 2, Using the same brush and colors rouch the chisel edge on one side of the “V" with the Thicket side out, With bristles down, start co wiggle out and in as you paint a shell stroke, Stop wiggling as you slide the brush up to the chisel edge to the tip of leaf. 3. Pick up fresh paine and paine the second half of the leaf by couching on che other side of the “V" and using the same procedure 4, Pull a stem into each leaf as soon as you finish painting it, using the chisel edge and leading with School Bus Yellow. 5. Double load che #12 flat brush with Thicket and Schoo! Bus Yellow. Paine the One Stroke leaves. Pull a stem into ‘ach leaf, using the chisel edge and leading with Schoo! Bus Yellow. Five Peal Filler Flowers: Refer Lily & Austonn Joy Painting Worksheet, White side of the brush, then dip the chisel edge into Floating Medium. Blend well to soften all the colors. Using the flat side of the brush and keeping ‘Wicker White/Yelow Light tothe outer edge, paine the frst peal for the calip. Pike up fiesh paine and overlap the se cond and third petals. Continue ro over- lap the perals making sure co pick up fresh pain before making each stroke 2. Paint the remaining clips using the same process Stems & Leaves: Refer to blade Leaves Painting Worksheet, sing colors given Bere 1. Double load the 3/47 flat brush with ‘Thicket and Wicker White. Add a touch of Yellow Light 10 the Wicker White side of the brush, then dip the chisel edge into Floating Medium and blend ‘well to soften, Starting at che base of a flower and staying on the chisel edge, touch the Thicker corner of the brush ro the base of a flower and pull 3 shore stroke. Add several of these strokes to form a base forthe flower. Then apply a liede more pressure and slide making 2 long stroke for che stem. Do this for each wl. 2. Using the same brash and colors, ouch ‘on the chisel edge at the bottom of a seem, lay the bristles down, then slide suing colors and brash size given ber. Alo fle low instructions here forthe flawercevters. 1. Load the #8 flac brush with Wicker White. Paine a series of teardrop strokes thar connect tthe centr of the flower 2. Use the #2 scrip liner wie inky Burnt Umber. Say on the tip of the brush and keep the handle stright up and down. all accent strokes out from the centers of some of the filler lower. 3. Dip the tip of the #2 script liner into Burnt Umber and dos the centers ofthe flowers. Dip the tip of the same unwashed brush into School Bus Yellow and add some more dots tothe centers Dragonflies: 1. Load the #8 flat brush with Wicker White. Lay the bristles down, then slide as you lift to che chisel edge. Paint (wo of these next co cach other to form the larger wings for the dragonilies. Make sure these strokes overlap slightly and meet atthe same point. 25 upward 10 paint a blade leaf Lift to the chisel edge and turn che Wicker White/Yellow Light ro make a nice cp. ‘When painting these long leaves, use more pressure to make the leaf wider and less pressure to make it narrower Complete the fll stroke even if you fun out of paint, chen pick up fresh paine and stare the stroke at the point where you started to run out of paint. Finally restroke the whole leaf to blend. 3. Using the same brush and colors, stay con the chisel edge and leading with Wicker White/Yellow Light. Pull afew thin strokes upward and outward co form the stems for the daisies and to ‘mimic new growth, Daisies: Refer to Tulip & Datiy Painting Worksheet 1, Load the #8 filbere brush with Wicker ‘White. Using the lar side ofthe brush, pain dhe daisy petals. 2. Double load the mini sraffy brush with ‘Thicket and Yellow Light. Keeping the Thicket toward the bottom, pounce the centers for the daisies. EINISH Load the #2 scrip liner with inky pain in the color of your choice and sige your ame. 2. Using the same brush and colos,rouch, lean toward the poine where the fist ‘evo wings met, and pull a stroke ro con- rnect to the same point fora smaller back wing. Paine another next the first. 3, Load the #2 script liner with inky Burnt Umber. Using the tip of the brush, paint the bodies for the dragonflies, add «wo strokes for the antennae, then outline the wings, Finishing Details: 1. Load the #2 script liner with inky ‘Thicket. Using the tip ofthe brush with the handle straight up and down, add some curlcues throughout the design. 2. Using the same brush and inky Thicket, add an outline to some of the leaves t0 accent them. EINISH Load the #2 scripe liner with inky pine in the color of your choice and sign your natme, QPansy PAINTING WoRKSHEET Pansies ole Pansy/Dorazine Purple Wicker Write ("fat Diowaane ite & cat Menor , es) Start flat) fn sa : Ene Pansy Center Thicket & School Bus ow (2 at) A Finished Pansy j Dixazine Puple | © Seroo| Bus ‘elow Sel Bie ow cot Dioxazine Purple & Wicker White (3/4 fat) | Bova Pune 001 Bus | Yellow/Wicker White sel Stan (34" fat) Yellow Ochre & Wicker White (/4* fa) Inky Bery Wine 4 (€2 senpt linen corte st \ l Ada Thicket ! Pink Lacy Flowers Ber Wine & Wicker Write Thicket & (os al) Sunfiower Overlap ven Wiggle in gout : Dot wth Wick, then Sunfower sia end 26Tuuip & Daisy PAINTING WORKSHEET Tulip Berry Wine, Wicker White & ‘Yellow Light (@/4" a) os back Push hard ewig Bud Daisy Wicker White Weriben) ad yy iv = cuve .\ i Ceonter-pounee aan: Yelow Light ‘Thicke!Lilies: & Autumn Joy This very vertical arrangement would look stunning on a tall lamp base or ona tall vase. The tall lilies give the arrangement its form. The short flowers at the bottom hide the stems and soften the look, anchoring the arrangement. llow Ochre 9 FolkArt” ONE Stroke™ Bru PREPARATION just pencil in the shape of a placement guidance. PAINT THE DESIGN Lily Leaves: Refer t0 blade leaves on the Leaves Painting Worksheet. 1. Double load the 5/8” angle brush with Thicket on the toe (long bristles) and Wicker White on the heel (hot bist), [Adda touch of Ylow Light tothe Wicker Whiteside of brush, Dip the chisel into Floating Medium. Blend wel 0 soften all the colors. Touch the chisel edge ac the base of the design with the “coe” poinced down ata diagonal angle. Lay the bristles then stare to slide up at the same time as you lift back up to the chisel edge. Tarn the Wicker White/Yellow Light side to reach the tp first. 2. Pick up fresh paint and add additional ily leaves. dow ‘Autumn Joy Leaves: 1. Double load the 3/4” flac brush with ‘Thickee and Yellow Light. Add a eouch ‘of Floating Medium to the chisel edge of the brush and blend well. Using the fat side ofthe brush and Keeping, Thicket to the outer edge, touch on the chisel edge, lay the bristles down and then slide out, over and down ro make form a hump with the outer edge of the brush. Continue to make these “humps as you slide outward, then continue to make the “humps” as you slide back toward the starting point. 2. Pull a stem into cach leaf using the chisel edge of the brush and leading with Yellow Light. Refer to Lily > Auaronn Joy Painting Worksheet. 1. Load the #12 flat brush with Wicker White, then add a touch of Berry Wine to one comer. Dip the chisel nto Floating Medium and blend well to soften all the calors. Each petal is painted in one con- tinuous stroke. Start at the bottom of the petal on the flac side of the brush with Berry Wine wo the outer edge. Lay the bri dles down then slide upward as you lif ro chisel edge at tp of petal den downward as you turn the Berry Wine tothe ouside edge. Apply slight pressure to make the widest part ofthe petal. Lift co che chisel edge (0 finish the stroke. Paint three or four petals, connected atthe center ‘Overlap one or swo petals #0 make the front ofthe flower. 3. Load dhe #12 la brush with Yellow Light and Wicker White. Using the chisel edge of the brush and leading with Wicker Whit, pull center of each lily onto the petals 4, Using che same brush and colors, up a touch of Yellow Ochre on the Yellow Light side of the brush and add some shorter darker chisel edge strokes on top of the Yellow Light seokes. 5. Dip the tip of the #2 seript liner into “Thicket and dor the centers ofthe li 6. Double load the #12 flat brush ‘Thicket and Wicket White, Add a touch of Yellow Light o the Wicker White side of the brush, then dip the chisel edge ito Floating Medium and blend well. Using the chisel edge of the brush and leading with the Wicker White/Yellow Light side, paint a base for each lily. Make two or three shore strokes for che bas, then pull 2, strokes out from the 29 ane sok longer © make a stem, ‘Autumn Joy: ‘Refer t Lily Autumn Joy Painting Worksheet. 1. Double load the 3/4” scruffy brush with Berry Wine and Wicker White, then pounce once v0 pick up Engine Red on the entire brush. Keeping the Berry ‘Wine side up and using an up and down motion, pounce the largest clusters of Acura Joy 2. Double load the 1/2” scruffy brush in the same manner with same colors and pounce she smaller casters of Autumn Joy 3. Double load the #12 fae brush with Engine Red and Wicker White. Using the chisel edge ofthe brush and leading with Engine Red, pull litle flicking strokes out from the base of the clusters. ‘You don't want these strokes to be heavy with the Wicker White color, so allow some of the wet paint from the poune- ing o "bled into the stokes. Turn the brush around to lead with Wicker ‘White and add some Engine Red chisel strokes on top of the Wicker White chisel strokes on 2 couple of the ‘Autumn Joys for variety. 4, Load the #2 scrips liner with inky ‘Thicket. Pull several strokes from the cluster to meet at one point to Form a base, Repeat foreach csr ‘One Stroke Leaves Refer 10 Leaves Painting Worksheet, wsing colors given her 1. Double load the #12 flat brush with Thicket and Wicker White, Adda touch of Yellow Light to the Wicker White side of the brush and blend well co soft cen the colors. Using the flat side of the bush, paine che One Stroke leaves. 2. Using the same brush and eolos, pull a seem inco each leaf using the chisel edge of the brush and leading with the Wicker Whiteellow Light side FINISH Load the #2 seript liner with inky paine in the color of your choice and siga your ume,Lity & Autumn Joy PAINTING WorKSHEET Bary We 8 Wake Wit 2 a Overlap petals here Start Bud Yellow Light & j Yelow Ochre (#12 fat) | Yellow Ochre Thicket & Sunflower (#12 flat), Autumn Joy Bony Wine, Wicker White & Engine Red (A soruty Pick upa litle Wicker, White Berry Wine Wicker White (#72 fat) Wf Globe Thistle Purple Passion with touch Violet : afta wernt Wiha pest _Stat Start ‘acan ; [= Fern #2 seript liner Five Petal Flower : Butterfly ‘ Onchisel Yelovr Light & Wicker Ey " | y } ‘White (#12 flat), ‘White same Y & E\E =. ait = i a Thicke | (42, Bus 42 script liner 4