DECORATIVE

PAINTING
#9371

THE
PAINTED HOME BY DONNA DEWBERRY
Designs for
6
Rooms
 USE THE ONE STROKE™ TECHNIQUE About Donna Dewberry
TO DECORATE YOUR WALLS
In this book, Donna Dewberry shows how to use her popular One
Stroke™ Technique to paint wonderful, colorful walls in every room of the
house. To make things quick and easy, Donna used Stencil Decor® Stencils to
create some backgrounds for painting, and she shares her technique for using a
household cellulose sponge for painting large areas and for stenciling. Step-by-
step instructions and numerous painting worksheets explain how she does it all.
Donna’s goal is that you feel the great satisfaction from painting that she
does. She hopes the ideas and instructions in this book will cause you to apply
the one stroke that leads you down the path of satisfying decorative painting.
Before you attempt to paint your walls, it would be best to practice on
smaller projects. Perfect the One Stroke technique by practicing on the Reusable
Teaching Guides or purchasing some of Donna’s other One Stroke books. ONE
STROKE BASIC STROKES WORKBOOK #9407 is a good book that will help you Donna Dewberry started painting on
learn Donna’s technique. walls when she began her decorating busi-
ness and couldn’t find wallpapers and fabrics
to coordinate with a certain theme or a one-
Dedication of-a-kind piece. The first walls she painted
I would like to dedicate this book to my best friend in the world, Diane. We met at church were those of her own dining room. Her
when I was first married. Through the years, we have shared our ups and downs, and she had husband Marc remembers going to bed one
always been there for me. We seem more like sisters than friends. Diane has eight children and I night when the room was “just four walls
have seven, and some of them are the same ages. Though we haven’t always lived near each other,
with a table, chairs, and a chandelier.” The
we have remained in close touch. Diane inspired many of my decorating attempts in my first home.
I think many times we don’t recognize how fortunate we are when it comes to our friends, next morning, he says, it was “a painting
and we forget that life is not always as abundant with true friends as we might desire. A friend is extravaganza”! Donna had painted all night,
someone special who makes you feel special. That’s Diane. Our paths were meant to cross and I creating a garden mural with a cobblestone
have been blessed in knowing her. Diane, may all your dreams come true, may your life be abundant path, trees, and a rose garden. It stayed that
with all you stand in need of, and may you always know I am your friend. way until 1997, when Donna decided she’d
Forever friends, Donna improved her technique and wanted to
attempt a new painting.
With Marc’s encouragement, Donna
Acknowledgements continued to paint on walls and doors, and
This book would not have been possible without the kindness and hospitality of Aleisha and has painted in over 1,250 residences,
Duane, who opened their home to me and the camera crew. Aleisha is the only daughter of my best model homes, and businesses in six years.
friend Diane, and I’ve known her since she was a toddler. (You know she has to be pretty special to
survive growing up with seven brothers.) It was truly a pleasure to paint in her home and share time
Donna contends that with each project she
with her and her family. It’s easier to paint for someone you care about. I hope she enjoys the paint- learns something new, and she admits
ing for years to come. there’s nothing she wouldn’t attempt to
paint.
Donna and Marc live in central
One Stroke™ Teacher Certification Florida with three of their seven children.
In a three-and-a-half day seminar, Donna Write: As the children grow up and leave the nest,
teaches the One Stroke™ Technique and how Donna Dewberry the house seems to be getting larger, and
to start a decorative painting business. Tips on 811 East Highland Drive there are times when it’s still daylight out-
how to be a good teacher, how to demonstrate Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 side and things are quiet enough for Donna
in stores, and how to get your painting pub- Fax: to sit down and paint.
lished are included. 407-831-0658
For information regarding One Stroke™ E-mail:
Teacher Certification, classes, demonstrations, or dewberry@magicnet.net
any question you have or problems you encounter, Website:
please feel free to contact Donna Dewberry. www.onestroke.com

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 SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED

✹ FolkArt® Acrylic Paints

FolkArt® Acrylic Colors are high quality bottle acrylic paints. Their rich
and creamy formulation and long open time make them perfect for decorative
painting. They are offered in a huge range of wonderful, premixed colors. Cleanup
is easy with soap and water.
FolkArt® Artists’ Pigments™ are pure colors that are wonderful for mix-
ing your own shades. Their intense colors and creamy consistency are perfect for
blending, shading, and highlighting.

✹ FolkArt® Floating Medium

This product is a painting medium that is used with the FolkArt® Colors.
This medium simplifies the most difficult painting technique by allowing strokes to
be repeated. It is easier to float a color with the paint + Floating Medium than
with the paint + water because you have more control. The medium won’t run
like water will. Floating Medium does not contain extenders.

✹ Stencil Decor® Stencils

There are a variety of special Stencil Decor® Stencils that provide perfect
backgrounds for decorative painting, block printing, or stamping. Use these
designs to stencil in fences, windows, planters, bricks and cobblestone, and bird-
houses — then embellish these elements with decorative painting.

✹ One Stroke™ Brushes

With Donna Dewberry’s easy One Stroke™ Technique, you don’t need a
lot of brushes. The three brush set (#1171) includes a #12 flat brush, a 3/4" flat
brush, and a #2 script liner.
The One Stroke™ Mini Set (#1173) includes a #6 flat, a #2 flat, and a #1
script liner. A Scruffy Brush (#1172) and a Mini Scruffy Brush (#1174) are used for
pouncing.

✹ Reusable Teaching Guides

Optional: Use the Reusable Teaching Guides to practice your strokes.
They’re laminated printed painting worksheets that allow you to paint on top of
designs Donna has painted, wipe the surface clean, and practice again. The blank
Reusable Teaching Guide is an excellent way to see your strokes after you’ve prac-
ticed or to practice a design before painting your project.

✹ Other Supplies
Tracing paper for tracing patterns
Transfer paper and stylus, for transferring patterns
Graph paper, for enlarging designs
Brush Plus® brush cleaner, for cleaning brushes
Brush Basin®, for rinsing brushes
Cellulose sponge, for stenciling and painting large areas
Masking tape, for holding stencils in place

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 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Wall Preparation wall. It’s helpful to have the book or the Painting shapes: Load sponge with
pattern propped up or taped up nearby so the dominant color, then stroke the edge of
Before beginning a decorative wall you can refer to it as you sketch but keep the sponge in the shading color. Hold the
painting project, be sure that walls and your hands free. Use the Worksheets as a edge of the sponge firmly with your fingers
woodwork are clean and free of dust, lint, guide for size. The elements on the work- and press on the edge of the sponge. Using
grease, and wax. If walls and woodwork sheet are the actual size of the elements the edge of the sponge like a pencil, draw
look dingy or there are holes and cracks that are painted on the wall. For example, the shape of what you are painting. I like to
that need repairing, complete the repairs the ivy leaves on the “Leaf & Vine use this method when painting creases in
and repaint so you’ll have a fresh surface Worksheet” are the actual size of those clothing or folds or bends in bodies.
for your decorative painting. painted on the wall in the foyer. Stenciling: Position the stencil on
the wall, following package instructions,
and tape in place. Stroke sponge in the
color or colors specified. Stroke the sponge
Using Designs Using a Sponge for in openings of the stencil.
The designs for the paintings in this Painting & Stenciling
book are printed on the pattern sheets at I like to use a household cellulose
the center of the book. To remove the pat- sponge for painting large areas and shapes
tern sheets, open the center staples and lift and for stenciling. Always dampen the Tips
them out; then close the staples. sponge and squeeze out excess water before • If the wall paint has a flat finish, you
Because wall patterns are very large, loading with paint. Squeeze the paint on a may need to work a very little bit of
we did not have enough space to give full- disposable paper plate for loading. water occasionally into your loaded
size patterns. And because of the variations Painting large areas: Load the sponge. Be careful! If too much water is
in ceiling and wall dimensions, it would be entire sponge. I like to pick up more than added, you will lose the shading and the
better to size your patterns to fit your walls. one color and use a generous amount of paint will become muddy.
To keep the pattern sheets intact, trace the each color. Rub the wall with a circular • Use a sea sponge for creating fluffy
pattern on tracing paper, using a pen or pen- motion to fill the area with paint. clouds or to create large areas of moss.
cil, then transfer the pattern to graph paper
or copy it on graph paper, using a copy
machine. Use the graph paper to assist you
in determining the size you want the design
to be on the wall. (For example, if you trans-
fer the ark design to 1/2" graph paper and
decide each square on the graph paper will
be 3" on the wall, an 8-1/2" x 11" design on
graph paper will be 51" x 66" on the wall.
There are several options for trans-
ferring the design to the wall surface:
Using a projector: If you have a
projector, you can have a transparency
made of the design and project the design
on the wall and sketch the main lines on
the wall with a pencil. Or project a graph
on the wall and use the method below.
Using graph paper: Lightly mark a
grid on the wall. Sketch the design, using the
grid on the wall and the grid of the graph
paper from your transferred design as guides.
Enlarging designs for transfer-
ring: Once you’ve determined the size you
want the design to be, you can enlarge it on
a copier. Then position the enlarged pattern
on the wall and tape in place. Place transfer
paper between the photocopy and the wall.
Using a stylus, lightly trace the pattern
lines to transfer. You don’t need to transfer
every detail—it’s more important to trace
the main outlines of the pattern.
Sketching designs freehand: If
you feel comfortable, you can simply use a
pencil to lightly sketch the design on the
Angel Garden Nursery Walls — instructions on page 22.
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 ONE STROKE™ PAINTING TECHNIQUE

How to Double Load

Most designs are painted with a flat brush that has been double loaded with paint. With a dou-
ble loaded brush, you can paint many designs with one or two strokes.
To double load, dip one side of the chisel edge of the brush in one color. Dip the other side in
the other color. The colors should form triangles on the brush and meet in the middle. On your
palette, stroke the brush back and forth to disperse the paint colors on the brush. The colors will meet
in the center, and the paint will fill 3/4 of the brush bristles.
When you need more paint, reload the brush using the same technique. Don’t rinse the brush
in water before reloading. Adding water tends to muddy up the paint.

Other Painting Techniques Cleaning and Care of Brushes

Floating:
To shade or float a color, first load brush with
Floating Medium. Then load one corner of the brush with
the paint color.
Using the Scruffy Brushes:
When you remove your scruffy brush from its pack-
age, fan the bristles out to the sides to create an oval shape.
Pounce the brush on the bottom of the Brush Basin® and
dry with paper towels.
Be sure the scruffy brushes are dry when you paint.
Water can be trapped in the ferrule and dilute the paint.
To clean a scruffy brush, pounce in the Brush Basin®
and dry completely with paper towels. Store the brush with
the bristles in an oval shape.
Using Script Liners:
When using a script liner, dilute the paint with
water until the paint is the consistency of ink. Roll the bris-
tles of the brush in the paint to fully load it.
Proper cleaning and care makes brushes last longer
and perform better.
1. Thoroughly rinse the brush with water, using the grid at
the bottom on the Brush Basin®.
2. Squeeze brush Plus® brush cleaner into the bristles and
work it in with your fingers all the way to the ferrule.
Rinse with water. Repeat if needed.
3. Dry the bristles on a clean cloth rag or paper towels,
shaping the bristles as you dry them. Leaving a small
amount of moisture in the bristles will not harm them.
4. Optional: I like to brush the bristles on a non-perfumed,
non-deodorant bar of soap to help them keep their
shape. Rinse before painting again.
Brush Care Tips:
• Don’t allow paint to dry in your brush.
• As you paint, occasionally rinse the bristles with water.
• Store brushes in the Brush Basin® or in a container that
allows brushes to retain their form and be separated
from each other.

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 Welcome to My Home
Foyer
Always make a statement in your foyer! It’s the first thing people see when they enter your home. I like
for this room to have a light, tasteful accent that will flow to each room that adjoins it.
I positioned the branches and vines randomly to come out from the edges of doorways and openings,
giving the illusion that they are growing naturally all around you. This look is a lot more airy than some wallpa-
pers.
Any flowers can be added to this vine. Here I used trailing flowers, but you could use wisteria or roses or
violets. Be creative, but be sure to coordinate the flower colors with colors in adjoining rooms to be sure they all
flow together.

■1 Gather These Supplies

FolkArt® Acrylic Colors:
Wicker White #901
Green Forest #448
Sunflower #432
Berry Wine #434
FolkArt® Artists’ Pigments™:
Burnt Umber #462
FolkArt® One Stroke™ Brushes:
Flats - 3/4", #12
Script liner - #2

■2 Prepare
1. See General Instructions section before
beginning to paint.
2. Sketch design on wall. Because this
design is simply a repetition of the ivy
leaf with a few flowers here and there, it
is best to simply sketch lines for the
flowing vines, then you can paint the
leaves and flowers along these sketched
lines.

■3 Paint the Design

See Leaf & Vine Worksheet.
1. Double load 3/4" flat with Burnt Umber
and Wicker White. Leading with the
Wicker White edge, paint the branches,
using the chisel edge of the brush.
2. Using the same loaded brush, pick up
Green Forest on the Burnt Umber edge.
Trail some vines from the larger branches.
3. Add more Green Forest and Wicker
White to the same brush. Paint leaves.
Pick up some Sunflower on the Wicker
White edge to give more color.
4. Double load #12 flat with Berry Wine
and Wicker White. Stroke the petals of
the trailing flowers, making backward c-
strokes. Start at the tip and layer the
petals to form clusters.
5. Load #2 script liner with inky Green
Forest. Add curlicues. ❏
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 LEAF & VINE WORKSHEET
One Stroke Leaves: Two Stroke Leaves:
Double load #12 flat brush with Green Forest and Double load 3/4" flat or #12 flat with
Sunflower. Paint stem into leaf on chisel edge of brush. Green Forest and Sunflower.
Begin

Paint stem into

Ivy Leaves: leaf on chisel edge
Double load 3/4" flat or #12 flat with Green of brush.
Forest and Sunflower. End
Small Thin Leaves:
Double load #6 flat with Green Forest
and Sunflower. Push
Slide
Chisel
1st stroke 2nd stroke

Tall, Thin Leaves:

For iris and tulips.
End Double load 3/4" flat brush with 3rd
4th stroke
on Sunflower and Green Forest. stroke
chisel
edge.
Grass: Double load 3/4" flat with Green Forest and Sunflower.
Slide Leading with Sunflower edge, stroke from bottom to top on chisel
up. edge of brush.
Daisy Leaves:
Double load #12 flat with Green Forest
and Sunflower.

Wiggle.

Start.
End

Start on
chisel edge.

#2 flat

#6 flat

Small Leaves:
Double load with Green
Forest and Sunflower.
Trailing Flowers:
Load #6 flat brush with Berry Wine and Wicker White. Paint each petal, using
a backwards c-stroke. Start at the tip, layering petals to form flower clusters.
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 GRAPES & BIRDS WORKSHEET
Grapes:
Layer grapes to form clusters, Hummingbird:
Paint stems with Burnt alternating colors. Use a #12 flat Head - #12 flat loaded with Green
Umber and Wicker brush. Forest and Wicker White
White, using chisel
edge of brush.

Body - #12 flat loaded

with Green Forest and
Wicker White
Beak - Paint with Green
Forest, using #2 script
liner.

Eye - Paint 3 dots of

Midnight, using #2 script
liner. Let dry. Add two
dots of Wicker White.
Tail - #12 flat on
Underside of Body - chisel edge
#12 flat loaded with Berry
Wine and Wicker White

Wings -
#12 flat
on chisel
edge
Grapes:
#12 flat double loaded
with Midnight and
Wicker White. Keep
Midnight on outer edge.

Blue Bird:
Head, Body, Wings, and Tail - #12 flat
loaded with Midnight and Wicker White.
Use chisel edge of brush to create feathers
on wings and tail.
Paint bow with inky Berry Wine,
Beak - Paint with Yellow using a #2 script liner.
Ochre, using #1 script
liner.

Eye - Paint 3 dots of Midnight, using

#2 script liner. Let dry. Add two
dots of Wicker White.

Underside of Body - #12 flat loaded

with Berry Wine and Wicker White.

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 Birdhouses & Vines
Kitchen
This kitchen overlooks the back yard. Because
I wanted to pull some of the outdoor beauty inside, I
chose the birdhouse theme. Birdhouses are perched
on the chair rail while vines trail along the tops of the
windows. On an interior wall, I stenciled a window
and a window box planter and painted vines, leaves
and rosebuds in the planter. I added branches, rose-
buds, and grapes on the walls to unify the rest of the
kitchen.

■1 Gather These Supplies

FolkArt® Acrylic Colors:
Wicker White #901 Maple Syrup #945
Green Forest #448 Midnight #964
Sunflower #432 Butter Pecan #939
Berry Wine #434 Sterling Blue #441
FolkArt® Artists’ Pigments™:
Burnt Umber #462 Dioxazine Purple #463
FolkArt® One Stroke™ Brushes:
Flats - 3/4", #12, #6
Script liners - #2, #1
Scruffy brush
Stencil Decor® Stencils:
Window #26856 Pots & Planters #26854
Birdhouse #26853
Other Supplies:
Cellulose sponge

■2 Prepare
1. See General Instructions sections before beginning to paint.
2. No pattern is necessary for this room. Because the birdhouses
are stencils, they will give you the base for your painting—and
no transfer of pattern is needed. For the vines along the top of
wall, simply sketch a flowing vine as a guide for painting the
leaves and grapes. The Worksheets will give you actual sizes for
the leaves and grapes.

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BIRDHOUSES & VINES KITCHEN
continued from page 10
■3 Paint the Vines At Top of Wall
(Branches, Leaves, Grapes & Flowers)
Branches & Leaves:
1. Double load 3/4" flat with Burnt Umber and Wicker White.
Paint the main branches around the room, using the chisel
edge of the brush and leading with Wicker White.
2. Paint other branches coming off the main branches.
3. Double load 3/4" flat with Green Forest and Sunflower.
Paint leaves, including a variety of one stroke leaves, two
stroke leaves, and ivy leaves. See Leaf & Vine Worksheet.
Grapes:
Paint the grapes, using a double loaded #12 flat brush with these
color combinations:
Dioxazine Purple and Wicker White
Midnight and Wicker White (darkest grapes)
Berry Wine and Butter Pecan
Butter Pecan and a touch of Berry Wine (lightest grapes)
See Grapes & Birds Worksheet. Overlap the strokes to form clus-
ters. Vary the order in which you paint the colors.
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Rosebuds and Curlicues:
1. Double load 3/4" flat with Berry Wine and Wicker White.
Paint rosebuds. See Flower Worksheet.
2. Load #2 script liner with inky Green Forest. Paint curlicues
on vines around grapes and rosebuds, alternating with inky
Burnt Umber.
■
4 Stencil & Paint the Birdhouses
See room photo. The instructions for the birdhouses start with
the one at the far left and work right.
Birdhouse #1:
1. Position stencil for small birdhouse. Tape in place. Dampen
sponge. Rub sponge in Midnight. Stencil the walls of bird-
house, using the sponge. Let dry. Rinse sponge.
2. Position stencils for roof and pole. Tape in place. Rub damp-
ened sponge in Butter Pecan. Stencil the roof and pole, using
the sponge. Let dry. Rinse sponge.
3. Load 3/4" flat brush with Midnight. Paint hole and perch.
4. Load #2 script liner with inky Wicker White. Highlight hole
and perch.
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5. Multi-load scruffy brush with Wicker White, Green Forest, Tape in place. Position stencil for small birdhouse as shown
and Butter Pecan. Pounce moss on birdhouse and at base of in photo. Rub dampened sponge in Butter Pecan. Stencil the
pole. roof, base, and pole of tall birdhouse and walls of small bird-
6. Load #12 flat with Wicker White and Green Forest. Paint house, using the sponge. Let dry. Rinse sponge.
vines, using chisel edge of brush. 3. Load 3/4" flat brush with Green Forest. Paint holes in tall
7. Load #12 flat with Wicker White and Green Forest, occasion- birdhouse. Let dry.
ally picking up Burnt Umber. Paint leaves. See Leaf & Vine 4. Position stencils for roof and hole of small birdhouse. Load
Worksheet. Let dry. #12 flat with Green Forest. Paint roof and hole. Let dry.
8. Load #2 script liner with inky Green Forest. Paint curlicues. 5. Double load #12 flat with Midnight and Wicker White. Paint
9. Double load #12 flat with Berry Wine and Wicker White. bows and ribbons. Let dry.
Paint bows and ribbons. 6. Multi-load scruffy brush with Wicker White, Green Forest,
and Butter Pecan. Pounce moss on birdhouse roofs and at
Birdhouse #2 & Birdhouse #3: bases. See photo for placement.
1. Position stencil for tall birdhouse. Tape in place. Dampen 7. Load #12 flat with Sunflower and Green Forest. Paint vines,
sponge. Rub sponge in Berry Wine. Stencil the walls of the using chisel edge of brush.
birdhouse, using the sponge. Let dry. Rinse sponge. 8. Load #12 flat with Sunflower and Green Forest, occasionally
2. Position stencils for roof, base, and pole of tall birdhouse. picking up Burnt Umber. Paint leaves. See Leaf & Vine
Worksheet. Let dry.
9. Double load #6 flat with Midnight
#1 #2 10. and Sterling Blue. Paint berries.
Load #2 script liner with inky
Wicker White. Highlight berries,
using c-strokes.
11. Load #2 script liner with inky
Green Forest. Paint curlicues.
12. Load #2 script liner with inky
Burnt Umber. Paint twigs over
hole on small birdhouse.

Birdhouse #4:
Closeup view on page 14.
1. Position stencils for small bird-
house and pole. Tape in place.
Dampen sponge. Rub sponge in
Butter Pecan. Stencil the walls and
pole, using the sponge. Let dry.
Rinse sponge.
2. Position stencils for roof and base.
Tape in place. Rub dampened
sponge in Berry Wine. Stencil the
roof and base, using the sponge.
Let dry. Rinse sponge.
3. Position stencils for hole of small
birdhouse. Load 3/4" flat with
Berry Wine. Paint hole. Remove
stencil. Paint perch. Let dry.
4. Sideload #12 flat with Wicker
White. Highlight hole and perch.
5. Multi-load scruffy brush with
Wicker White, Green Forest, and
Butter Pecan. Pounce moss as
shown in photo. Let dry.
6. Load #2 script liner with Maple
Syrup. Paint branches.
7. Double load #6 flat with Green
Forest and Burnt Umber. Paint
leaves. See Leaf & Vine Worksheet.
Let dry.
8. Load #2 script liner with inky
Midnight. Paint bow and ribbons.
9. Load #2 script liner with inky
Green Forest. Paint curlicues.
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BIRDHOUSES & VINES KITCHEN
continued from page 13
Birdhouse #5:
1. Position stencil for tall birdhouse. Tape
in place. Dampen sponge. Rub sponge
in Butter Pecan. Stencil the walls, using
the sponge. Let dry. Rinse sponge.
2. Position stencils for roof and holes.
Tape in place. Rub dampened sponge
in Midnight. Stencil the roof and holes.
Let dry. Rinse sponge.
3. Multi-load scruffy brush with Wicker
White, Green Forest, and Butter Pecan.
Pounce moss. See photo for placement.
4. Load #12 flat with Wicker White and
Green Forest. Paint vines, using chisel
edge of brush.
5. Load #12 flat with Wicker White and
#4
Green Forest, occasionally picking up
Burnt Umber. Paint leaves. See Leaf &
Vine Worksheet. Let dry.
6. Double load #12 flat with Berry Wine
and Wicker White. Paint trailing flow-
ers. See Leaf & Vine Worksheet.
7. Load #2 script liner with inky Green
Forest. Paint curlicues.
■5 Stencil & Paint the
Window
1. Position the window sash overlay of
the Window stencil on the wall and
tape in place. Dampen sponge. Rub
sponge in Butter Pecan. Stencil the
window sash, using the sponge. Let
dry. Rinse sponge.
2. Position the frame overlay of the
Window stencil around the window
sash and tape in place. Rub damp
sponge in Green Forest. Stencil the
window frame, using the sponge. Let
dry. Rinse sponge.
3. To paint the sky, rub sponge in Wicker
White, occasionally picking up a little
Sterling Blue. Rub in window openings
#5
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to give the idea of clouds in the sky.
Step back every so often to evaluate
your work. Let dry.
4. Enlarge pattern and transfer or sketch
the placement of branches, nest, and
bird in the window, using photo as a
guide.
5. Double load 3/4" flat with Burnt
Umber and Wicker White. Paint
branches.
6. Double load 3/4" flat with Burnt
Umber and Sunflower. Using chisel
edge of brush. paint straw for nest. Let
dry.
7. Double load 3/4" flat with Dioxazine
Purple and Butter Pecan. Paint eggs,
keeping Dioxazine Purple edge to out-
side.
8. Double load 3/4" flat with Green
Forest and Sunflower. Paint leaves on
branches. See Leaf & Vine Worksheet.
9. Paint bird. See Grapes & Birds
Worksheet.
10. Load #6 flat with Burnt Umber and
Wicker White. Paint twigs in bird’s
beak.
11. Load #6 flat with Green Forest and
Sunflower. Paint leaves on twig.
■6 Stencil & Paint the
Window Box
1. Center the main window box overlay
of the Pots & Planters stencil just below
the stenciled window. Use photo as a
guide for placement. Tape in place.
2. Dampen sponge. Rub sponge in Butter
Pecan. Stencil the planter, using the
sponge. Let dry. Rinse sponge.
3. Position the leaf and vine overlay on
the planter. Tape in place. Rub damp
sponge in Green Forest. Stencil the
overlay, using the sponge. Let dry.
Rinse sponge.
4. Transfer pattern for plant in planter or
sketch main lines with a pencil, using
photo as a guide.
5. Double load 3/4" flat with Green
Forest and Sunflower. Paint vines. See
Leaf & Vine Worksheet.
6. Using same brush and same colors,
paint leaves on vines. See Leaf & Vine
Worksheet.
7. Double load 3/4" flat with Berry Wine
and Wicker White. Paint rosebuds. See
Flower Worksheet.
8. Load #2 script liner with inky Green
Forest. Paint curlicues. ❏
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 Ultra Classic
Master Bedroom
I wanted this room to be elegant yet simple, so I chose a classical, Old World look. As the room pro-
gressed, I decided I wanted the bed to be more of a focal point; the draped fabric helped achieve that. The fabric
was inexpensive and the draping didn’t require too much work. (My sister Kim, who’s done this before, attached
it, so it was really easy for me. Thanks, Kim!)
The tree in the urn is painted near a corner, so part of the tree’s branches are on a facing wall. I added a win-
dow box above the dresser, using a stencil for the decorative window box. Another stencil was used to add another
Old World touch to the wall around the door to the bathroom—the look of plaster falling off an old brick wall.

■1 Gather These Supplies

FolkArt® Acrylic Colors:
Wicker White #901
Green Forest #448
Sunflower #432
Butter Pecan #939
Berry Wine #434

FolkArt® Artists’ Pigments™:

Burnt Umber #462
Light Red Oxide #914

FolkArt® One Stroke™ Brushes:

Flats - 3/4", #12
Script liner - #2
Scruffy brush

Stencil Decor® Stencil:

Bricks & Cobblestones #26855
Wrought Iron Window Box #26865

Other Supplies:
FolkArt® Floating Medium #868
Cellulose sponge

■2 Preparation
See General Instructions section before
beginning to paint.

■3 Paint the Columns

1. Measure and lightly mark the columns
with a pencil.
2. Dampen a cellulose sponge. Sideload the
sponge, dipping one edge in Butter
Pecan. Holding the loaded edge of the
sponge, press sponge on wall from top
to bottom to create the lines of the
columns. Continue until columns are
complete, reloading sponge as needed.
Let dry.
3. Enlarge the pattern for the column capi-
tals as needed and transfer to wall.
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ULTRA CLASSIC MASTER BEDROOM

continued from page 16

4. Load 3/4" flat brush with Floating
Medium and sideload with Butter
branches, placing leaves facing in differ-
ent directions for a natural, flowing look.
■6 Stencil & Paint the
Pecan. Paint scrollwork on column capi- Paint smaller leaves with a #12 flat dou- Bricks & Vines
tals. Let dry. ble loaded with Green Forest and 1. Lightly sketch on the wall the areas that
5. Double load 3/4" flat brush with Burnt Sunflower. See Leaf & Vine Worksheet. will have bricks stenciled. Use photo as
Umber and Wicker White. Leading with 9. Load a #2 script liner with inky Green a guide.
Wicker White edge, paint vines around Forest. Paint curlicues in greenery at 2. Position bricks overlay of Bricks &
the columns, placing them as they might base of tree. Cobblestone stencil on wall. Tape in place.
naturally grow. At the same time, paint 3. Dampen a cellulose sponge. Dip sponge
some branches that look like they are in Butter Pecan. Press sponge on wall to
growing from the draping behind the ■5 Paint the Window Box stencil bricks. Stop stenciling at the
bed. 1. Lightly mark the edges of the Wrought edges of the areas you marked. Repeat
6. Double load 3/4" flat with Green Forest Iron Window Box stencil on the wall. on other marked areas.
and Sunflower. With Green Forest side 2. Double load scruffy brush with Green 4. Load 3/4" flat brush with Floating
of brush on outer edge, paint leaves. See Forest and Wicker White. Pounce moss Medium. Sideload with Burnt Umber.
Leaf & Vine Worksheet. inside the outline of the window box Paint inner edges of stenciled areas with
7. Load #2 script liner with inky Green with an up and down motion, occasion- Burnt Umber on outer edge. Let dry.
Forest. Paint curlicues. ally picking up Butter Pecan on the 5. Doubled load 3/4" flat with Burnt
brush. Let dry. Umber and Wicker White, Leading with
3. Position Wrought Iron Window Box Wicker White edge, paint branches so
stencil over pounced moss. Load scruffy they look as if they are growing out of
brush with Light Red Oxide, Berry the cracks in the wall.
■
4 Paint the Urn & Tree Wine, and Wicker White. Study project 6. Double load 3/4" flat brush with Green
1. Enlarge the pattern for the urn as need- photo for color placement. Pounce col- Forest and Sunflower. Paint vines.
ed and transfer to wall. ors through openings in stencil. Let dry. Remember to lead with the Sunflower
2. Dampen a cellulose sponge. Sideload the 4. Load 3/4" flat brush with Green Forest edge of the brush.
sponge, dipping one edge in Butter and Sunflower. Paint vines and leaves. 7. Using same brush and same colors, paint
Pecan. Holding the loaded edge of the See Vines & Leaves Worksheet. leaves on the vines. Paint smaller leaves
sponge, press sponge on wall along the 5. Load #6 flat with Berry Wine and with a #12 flat double loaded with
edges of the urn. Rub sponge on wall in Wicker White. Paint trailing flowers. See Green Forest and Sunflower. See Leaf &
a circular motion inside the urn shape. Vines & Leaves Worksheet. Vine Worksheet.
3. Load 3/4" flat brush with Floating 6. Load a #2 script liner with inky Green 8. Load #2 script liner with inky Burnt
Medium and sideload with Butter Forest. Paint curlicues. Umber. Paint curlicues. ❏
Pecan. Paint top trim, handles, and
details. Let dry.
4. Double load scruffy brush with Green
Forest and Wicker White. Pounce moss
with an up and down motion, occasion-
ally picking up Butter Pecan. Taper the
moss as if it’s falling over the edge of the
urn by leaning the scruffy brush on it’s
side edge as you pounce. Let dry.
5. Lightly sketch tree branches on wall.
6. Double load 3/4" flat with Burnt Umber
and Wicker White. Leading with Wicker
White edge, paint trunk and branches of
tree.
7. Double load 3/4" flat with Green Forest
and Sunflower. Paint vines and leaves at
bottom of tree over the mossy area. See
Leaf & Vine Worksheet.
8. Using same brush and same colors, paint
vines and leaves on and around the tree

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 Fresh & Pretty
Master Bathroom
The faux stone pattern of the wallpaper was a great background for our look, and I wanted to show you
how great it looks to paint on wallpaper. I wanted this room to flow from the master bedroom, so I painted only
ivy. The mirrors reflected my work, so less painting was required for the desired look. To create a focal point, I
painted a cluster of branches and leaves over the light fixture.

■1 Gather These Supplies

FolkArt® Acrylic Colors:
Wicker White #901
Green Forest #448
Sunflower #432

FolkArt® Artists’ Pigments™:

Burnt Umber #462

FolkArt® One Stroke™ Brushes:

Flats - 3/4", #12
Script liner - #2

■2 Prepare
See General Instructions section before
beginning to paint.

■3 Paint the Design

See Leaf & Vine Worksheet.
1. Double load 3/4" flat brush with Burnt
Umber and Wicker White. Leading with
Wicker White, paint branches. Use the
chisel edge of the brush.
2. Double load 3/4" flat with Green Forest
and Sunflower. Pick up Wicker White
occasionally to add highlights and vari-
ety. Paint the larger leaves.
3. Double load #12 flat with Green Forest
and Sunflower. Pick up Wicker White
occasionally to add highlights and vari-
ety. Paint the smaller leaves at the ends
of the branches.
4. Load #2 script liner with inky Green
Forest. Paint curlicues. ❏

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 Angel Garden
Nursery
I could have gone on forever in this room, but we ran out of time.
The great thing about a room like this is that you can keep adding to the
room as you feel inspired.
Alexas inspired us so much as we created this room (she is such a
little angel), and she loves playing with her angel babies. We hope she
never forgets the beauty of nature.

■1 Gather These Supplies Stencil Decor® Stencils:

Picket Fence #26852
FolkArt® Acrylic Colors:
Wicker White #901 Other Supplies:
Green Forest #448 Cellulose sponge
Sunflower #432 Sea sponge
Berry Wine #434
Sterling Blue #441
Butter Pecan #939
Midnight #964 ■2 Prepare
Maple Syrup #945 1. See General Instructions section before
Thicket #924 beginning to paint.
School Bus Yellow #736 2. Enlarge and transfer patterns as needed.
Skintone #949
Bayberry #922
Rose Chiffon #753
Night Sky #443 ■3 Create Background
Licorice #938
1. Ground Area: Dampen a cellulose
FolkArt® Artists’ Pigments™: sponge. Squeeze out excess water.
Burnt Umber #462 Stroke sponge in Bayberry and Thicket.
Dioxazine Purple #463 Sponge the green areas of the back-
Burnt Sienna #943 ground, using the long straight edge of
Yellow Ochre #917 the sponge at the top of the baseboards
FolkArt® One Stroke™ Brushes: and making circular motions to sponge
Flats - 3/4", #12, #6, #2 the rest. Use photo as a guide. Rinse
Script liners - #2, #1 sponge. Let dry.
Scruffy brush, Mini scruffy brush continued on page 24

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ANGEL GARDEN NURSERY
continued from page 22
2. Fence: Read the package instructions on the Picket Fence stencil
for information on how to form the fence and gate. Position the
Picket Fence stencil just above the baseboard and tape in place.
Dampen a cellulose sponge. Squeeze out excess water. Stroke
sponge in Wicker White, getting a lot of paint in the sponge. Pick
up a little Butter Pecan on the edge of the sponge for shading.
Stencil the fence with the sponge, keeping the Butter Pecan on
the edges of the pickets and posts. Rinse sponge. Let dry.
3. Optional: Trace and transfer the flowers. (You may find it easi-
er to paint them freehand.
■
4 Paint Angels
See Angel Worksheet for details.
Bodies:
1. Trace and transfer the baby angels, positioning them as you
like around the room.
2. Dampen a cellulose sponge. Squeeze out excess water. Stroke
sponge in Wicker White. Sponge wings and diapers.
3. Pick up Skintone on the sponge and basecoat the bodies and
faces. Let dry.
4. If needed, transfer any features that may have been obscured
by the basecoat.
5. Double load 3/4" flat brush with Skintone and Rose Chiffon.
Shade facial features and bodies, using the Rose Chiffon edge of
the brush as a pencil as you stroke around the traced features.
Shading on Wings and Diapers:
1. Double load 3/4" flat with Wicker White and Butter Pecan.
Add feather details to wings.
2. Double load 3/4" flat with Wicker White and Butter Pecan.
Stroke diapers to add shading and create folds.
Hair:
1. Double load 3/4" flat with Wicker White and Yellow Ochre.
Paint hair of blonde angel, using chisel edge of brush and occa-
sionally picking up Sunflower on your brush. Make short
strokes. (When I paint hair, it always looks better when I add
one or two more colors to the original two on the brush.)
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2. Double load 3/4" flat with Burnt Umber and Burnt Sienna.
Paint hair of red-haired angel, picking up Sunflower occasion-
ally on the Burnt Sienna edge of the brush. Be sure to lead
with the lighter shades.
3. Double load 3/4" flat brush with Burnt Umber and Wicker
White. Paint hair of brunette angel, occasionally picking up
Butter Pecan on Wicker White edge of brush.
Facial Features:
1. Load a corner or a damp cellulose sponge with Rose Chiffon.
Lightly shade cheeks.
2. Load #6 flat brush with Rose Chiffon. Stroke lips. See Angel
Worksheet.
3. Paint eyebrows, using #2 script liner and hair colors.
4. Using #6 flat brush, base eyeballs with Wicker White. Let dry.
5. Load #6 brush with the color you want the eyes to be (I used
Midnight and Night Sky), paint irises of eyes. Let dry.
6. Load #6 flat with Licorice. Paint pupils. Let dry.
7. Load #1 script liner with Wicker White. Add highlights.
8. Outline, using #2 script liner loaded with inky Burnt Umber.
See Angel Worksheet.
Garlands:
1. Multi-load scruffy brush with Thicket, Wicker White, and
Bayberry. Pounce garland greenery around heads and hands.
See photo for placement. Let dry.
2. Double load #6 or #12 flat with Wicker White and Berry
Wine. Paint ribbons.
3. Double load #6 flat with Wicker White and Berry Wine. Paint
roses. See Flower Worksheet.
4. Double load 3/4" flat with Thicket and Sunflower. Paint
leaves and vines in flying angel’s bouquet.
5. Double load #6 flat with Night Sky and Wicker White. Paint
petals of violets on garland and in flying angel’s bouquet.
6. Dot centers of violets with School Bus Yellow, using handle
end of brush.
7. Load #2 script liner with inky Thicket. Paint curlicues in flying
angel’s bouquet.
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■5 Paint Flowers
1. Multi-load scruffy brush with See closeup of fence
Thicket, Butter Pecan, and detail on page 4.
Wicker White. Pounce moss on
fence, using photo as a guide
for placement.
2. Double load 3/4" flat brush
with Wicker White and Green
Forest. Leading with the Wicker
White edge, paint vines on
fence. See photo for placement.
3. Using same brush, add
Sunflower to Wicker White
side. Paint leaves on vines. See
Leaf & Vine Worksheet.
4. Double load 3/4" flat brush
with Wicker White and Berry
Wine. Paint roses. See Flower
Worksheet.
5. Double load #12 flat with Berry
Wine and Wicker White. Paint
rosebuds. See Flower Worksheet.
6. Double load 3/4" flat brush with
Green Forest and Wicker White
or Thicket and Sunflower. On
chisel edge of brush with lighter
color leading, paint stems with
upward strokes.
7. Using same brush and same
colors, paint long leaves of
tulips and iris. See Leaf & Vine
Worksheet.
8. Paint tulips, iris, and daisies,
using photo as a guide for
placement and the colors and
brushes listed on the Flower
Worksheet.
9. Double load #6 flat with Berry
Wine and Wicker White. Paint
hollyhock flowers, overlapping
them on the stalk. Dot centers
with School Bus Yellow, using the
handle end of the brush. Let dry.
10. Load #6 flat with Wicker White
and Bayberry. Paint small
leaves among the hollyhock
flowers.
11. Using the Flower Worksheet
and photos as guides, add more
flowers, leaves, and grasses to complete the design. Bees:
1. Using #6 flat loaded with Yellow Ochre, basecoat bees’ bodies.
2. Load same brush with Wicker White. Paint wings. Let dry.
■6 Paint Birds, Butterflies & Bees 3. Load #2 script liner load with inky Licorice, paint stripes of
Birds: bees’ bodies, heads, tails, antennae, and detail on wings. See
1. Paint hummingbirds. See Grapes & Birds Worksheet. Grapes & Birds Worksheet.
2. Paint bluebirds. See Grapes & Birds Worksheet.
Butterflies: ■7 Paint Clouds
1. Double load #12 flat with Wicker White and School Bus Dampen a sea sponge. Squeeze out excess water. Multi-load with
Yellow. Paint butterfly wings. Wicker White, Midnight, and Sterling Blue. Sponge puffy clouds,
2. Load #2 script liner with Licorice. Paint butterflies’ bodies and moving your hand around randomly. Pick up more paint as need-
antennae. ed and sponge again. Don’t be stingy with the paint. ❏
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 ANGEL WORKSHEET

Face:
Follow shape of face with 3/4" flat brush double loaded with
Skintone and Rose Chiffon.

Eye: Lips:
Base eyeball with Wicker White, using Paint using #6 flat.
#12 flat.

Paint iris with

Midnight,
using #6 flat.

Paint pupil with

Licorice, using #6
flat.
Highlight with
Wicker White. Eyelashes:
Paint with inky
Burnt Umber, using
#2 script liner.

Eyebrows:
Paint using #2 script liner.

Hair:
Paint using #12 flat in chisel edge.

Feathers: Add details with Butter Pecan and

Base with Wicker White, using 3/4" flat or #12 flat. Wicker White, using 3/4" flat or #12.
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 FLOWER WORKSHEET
Rosebuds:
Double load with Wicker White and Berry Wine. Begin on chisel Tulip:
edge, with Wicker White side up. End on chisel edge. Using #12 flat, push, Chisel edge down.
wiggle, lift.

Stroke on chisel
edge.

Iris Center:
Using #12 Pounce with
flat, push, School Bus
wiggle, lift. Yellow and Green
Forest, using
mini scruffy
brush.
Chisel edge up.
Cabbage Roses:
Double load brush with Berry Wine Iris:
and Wicker White. Use Berry Wine on Double load with
outer edge for darker roses; Dioxazine Purple
Wicker White on and Wicker White
outer edge for or Dioxazine Purple
lighter roses. and School Bus
Yellow.

Push, wiggle, and end

Rose skirt on chisel edge.

Paint rosebud
at center.
Add second layer
of petals.

Paint filler petals

on chisel edge.

Stroke on chisel edge

with Berry Wine on
outer edge.

Violets: To paint center,

Double load with Wicker White and dot with
Dioxazine Purple. Make overlapping Sunflower,
c-strokes. then Burnt
Umber. Use
handle end of
#2 script liner
Dot center with School Bus or touch with
Yellow, using the handle tip of brush to
end of the brush. make dots.
Puff Flower:
Daisy:
Double load with Wicker White and Dioxazine Purple.
To stroke petals, push and lift to
Stroke on chisel edge of brush, leading with lighter color.
chisel edge.
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 Ark & Animals
Child’s Room
Although an ark theme would work for either
a boy or a girl, I had boys in mind when I painted this
room. The ark theme is one that will be appropriate
at least until the preteen years. I decided it should
have a semi-realistic cartoon look.
An economical and decorative painted head-
board for the bed was created using the ark theme.
I had lots of fun painting this room. As I
basecoated the animals and began to add details,
they seemed to come alive. Be creative, and add
stripes and spots as seem necessary.

■1 Gather These Supplies

FolkArt® Acrylic Colors:
Wicker White #901 Rose Chiffon #753
Green Forest #448 Basil Green #645
Sunflower #432 English Mustard #959
Butter Pecan #939 School Bus Yellow #736
Maple Syrup #945 Medium Gray #425
Skintone #949 Licorice #938
FolkArt® Artists’ Pigments™:
Burnt Umber #462 Yellow Ochre #917
Prussian Blue #486 Burnt Sienna #943
FolkArt® One Stroke™ Brushes:
Flats - 3/4", #12, #6
Script liners - #2
Other Supplies:
Cellulose sponge

■2 Prepare
See General Instructions section before beginning to paint.

■3 Paint the Ark Headboard

Transferring Pattern:
1. Using a pencil, draw the shape for the placement of the head-
board, making it wider than the bed and tall enough so the
main part of the painting will be visible when pillows are
propped up. Measure for size.
2. Enlarge the pattern as needed and transfer.
Hull & Cabin Walls:
1. Dampen a cellulose sponge. Squeeze out excess water. Load
sponge with Maple Syrup. Paint outer edge of ark with the
sponge, using the edge of the sponge to keep a crisp outline.
2. Reload sponge with Burnt Umber. Sponge cabin of ark, using
a circular motion.
3. Load edge of sponge with Burnt Umber. Define horizontal
planks on hull, using the edge of the sponge.

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continued from page 28

4. Use the same technique and same color
to define the vertical planks on the
cabin. Let dry.
5. Load 3/4" flat brush with Burnt Sienna.
Paint windows and arched door on cabin.
6. Sideload 3/4" flat with Burnt Umber.
Shade edges of windows and door.
Cabin Roof & Shingles:
1. Load cellulose sponge with Basil Green.
Sponge roof of cabin to basecoat.
2. Double load 3/4" flat brush with Green
Forest and Basil Green. Paint shingles,
starting at bottom edge and layering up
the peak of roof. See Shingle & Palm
Worksheet.
Cupola:
1. Sponge walls of cupola with Butter
Pecan.
2. Sideload 3/4" flat brush with Burnt
Umber. Shade corners.
3. Load 3/4" flat brush with Burnt Umber.
Paint windows.
4. Sponge roof of cupola with Burnt Sienna.
5. Load 3/4" flat brush with Floating
Medium. Sideload with Burnt Umber.
Paint shingles, starting at bottom edge
and layering up the peak of roof. See
Shingle & Palm Worksheet.
Details:
1. Load the handle end of a 3/4" flat
brush. Dot nail heads on hull.
2. Load #1 script liner with Butter Pecan.
Paint window sashes.
3. Load #2 script liner with inky Licorice.
Outline windows and paint lines under
gables.
from the center vein out and back again.
See Shingle & Palm Worksheet. Pick up
paint often on your brush.
■5 Paint Sun
1. Using a dampened cellulose sponge loaded
with Sunflower, sponge body of sun.
2. Load edge of sponge with English
Mustard. Shade outer edges of sun.
3. Double load 3/4" flat with English
Mustard. Using chisel edge of brush and
painting from center outward, paint rays
of different lengths. When all the rays
are painted, go back to the center and
smooth out the area where the rays con-
nect with the body, using the same
brush and colors.
■6 Paint the Animals
See Ark Animals Worksheets.
Ostrich:
1. Using a dampened cellulose sponge
loaded with Skintone and sideloaded with
Rose Chiffon, sponge ostrich’s neck and
head with Rose Chiffon to outer edge.
2. Double load #12 flat with Skintone and
Rose Chiffon. Using chisel edge, paint
the fuzzy hairs on the head and neck.
3. Load 3/4" flat brush with English
Mustard. Paint beak.
4. Sideload 3/4" flat with Burnt Umber.
Outline beak.
5. Load #12 flat with Wicker White. Paint
eyeball.
6. Load #6 flat with Licorice. Paint pupil.
7. Load #2 script liner with inky Licorice.
Outline eye and paint eyelashes. Let dry.
8. Load #2 script liner with Wicker White.
Highlight eye.
Giraffe:
1. Using a dampened cellulose sponge
loaded with Yellow Ochre and side-
loaded with Burnt Sienna, sponge
giraffe’s head, neck, and body with
Burnt Sienna to outer edge.
2. Double load 3/4" flat with Burnt Umber
and Burnt Sienna. Paint ears and spots,
being sure to place a spot between the
eyes. Paint nose.
3. Using same colors and same brush on
chisel edge, paint mane.
4. Double load #12 flat with Burnt Umber and
Burnt Sienna. Paint antlers, stroking down
on both sides and making a circle at the tops.
5. Load #2 script liner with inky Licorice.
Paint eyelashes and accent antlers.
Alligator:
1. Using a dampened cellulose sponge
loaded with School Bus Yellow and side-
loaded with Green Forest, sponge alliga-
tor’s head, legs, and feet with Green
Forest to outer edge.
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■
4 Paint Palm Trees
1. Lightly sketch placement of palm trees on
wall. (Usually I would paint a palm tree
on either side of the ark. Here, one of the
trees is offset because of the window.)
2. Dampen a cellulose sponge. Squeeze out
excess water. Load sponge with Butter
Pecan. Add a small amount of Burnt
Umber on one edge. Sponge trunk, keep-
ing Burnt Umber edge on the outside.
3. Load 3/4" flat brush with Burnt Umber.
Using chisel edge, paint criss-crosses on
trunk.
4. Double load 3/4" flat brush with
Sunflower and Green Forest. Using chis-
el edge, paint the center stem of the
frond, starting at the trunk and making a
sweeping motion outward.
5. On chisel edge, with same colors, leading
with Sunflower, paint the thin leaves of
the frond, using a back and forth motion

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2. Double load 3/4" flat brush with School Bus Yellow and Floating Medium and sideloaded with Licorice, then stroked
Green Forest. Shade outer edges. Let dry. the shape of the bodies and heads.)
3. Load #12 flat with Wicker White. Paint eyeballs. Let dry. See 2. Load 3/4" flat brush with Medium Gray. Sideload with
Ark Animals Worksheet. Licorice. Paint nose.
4. Load #6 flat with Licorice. Paint pupils. Let dry. 3. Load 3/4" flat brush with Wicker White. Sideload with
5. Load #2 script liner with Wicker White. Touch pupils lightly Licorice. Stroke on ear details.
to highlight. See Ark Animals Worksheet. 4. Load 3/4" flat brush with Licorice. Paint stripes. Start at
6. Load #2 script liner with inky Licorice. Paint details on eyes, manes and under bodies, pulling toward centers of bodies.
mouth, and nose. Start brush flat and, as you get to center of bodies, stand brush
7. Dip handle end of 3/4" flat brush in Licorice. Dot nostrils. on chisel edge as you taper off.
5. Load 3/4" flat with Wicker White. Paint mane on white
Mouse: stripes with short outward strokes. Load 3/4" flat brush with
1. Load #12 flat with Medium Gray. Paint mouse. Licorice. Paint mane on black stripes. See Ark Animals
2. Using same brush, sideload Licorice and shade outer edges, Worksheets. Also add short strokes in and around ears.
using photo as a guide. Be sure to paint a little darker around 6. Paint eyes with #2 script liner loaded with Licorice. (They are
the ears. already white from the basecoat or wall.)
3. Load #2 script liner with Licorice. Paint tail. 7. Load #2 script liner with Wicker White. Highlight eyes. See
4. Dot eyes and nose with Licorice, using handle end of brush. Ark Animals Worksheets.
5. Load #2 script liner with Wicker White. Highlight eyes.
6. Paint tail with inky Licorice, using #6 flat brush. Bird:
See Ark Animals Worksheets.
Elephant: 1. Double load 3/4" flat with Wicker White and Prussian Blue.
1. Using a dampened cellulose sponge loaded with Medium Gray Stroke head and body with Prussian Blue on outer edge.
and sideloaded with Licorice, sponge elephant’s head, ears, 2. Using same brush and same colors, paint wings.
and trunk with Licorice to outer edge. 3. Using same brush and colors on chisel edge, paint feathers
2. Using Licorice on edge of sponge, outline folds in skin and with Wicker White towards the wing.
details of elephant’s head. 4. Paint beak with Yellow Ochre.
3. Load #1 script liner with Licorice. Paint eye. (This is not very 5. Load #2 script liner with Licorice. Outline beak and dot eye
detailed in the photo. For another, more detailed elephant eye, with tip of brush. Let dry.
see Ark Animals Worksheet.) 6. Load #2 script liner with Wicker White. Dot eye to highlight.
4. Using same brush with Licorice, paint detail lines. 7. Load #12 flat with Sunflower and Green Forest. On chisel
edge, paint vines in bird’s beak.
Lion: 8. Using same brush and colors, paint leaves with Green Forest
1. Using a dampened cellulose sponge loaded with Sunflower on outer edge. ❏
and sideloaded with English Mustard, sponge lion’s head
with English Mustard to outer edge.
2. Double load 3/4" flat with Sunflower and Burnt Umber. Paint
shape of face, stroking around outer edge to form face and ears.
3. Using same brush and same colors, paint the mane using the
chisel edge of the brush, leading with Sunflower. Stroke out-
ward with lots of short strokes, then reload brush with same
colors and continue to stroke until mane is complete.
4. Load #12 flat with Wicker White. Stroke ear. See Ark
Animals Worksheets.
5. Load same brush with Licorice. Using chisel edge, paint outer
edge of ear hair.
6. Double load #12 with Sunflower and Burnt Umber. Using
chisel edge, stroke more mane hair over and around ears.
Make this look as natural as possible.
7. Load #12 flat with Wicker White. Paint eyeball. See Ark
Animals Worksheets. Let dry.
8. Load #6 flat with Licorice. Paint nose. Paint pupil in eye.
Stroke mouth, using chisel edge of brush.
9. Load #2 script liner with inky Licorice. Paint whiskers and
eyelashes and outline eye.
10. Pick up Wicker White on #2 script liner. Highlight eye with
tip of brush.

Zebras:
1. Using a dampened cellulose sponge loaded with Wicker White
and sideloaded with Licorice, sponge zebra’s heads, necks,
and bodies with Licorice to outer edge. (This wall was white,
so I didn’t have to do this. Instead, I loaded a 3/4" flat with
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Roof Shingles:
For smoother shingles, double load 3/4" flat brush 2nd layer
with Basil Green and Green Forest.

1st layer

Paint each shingle separately,

starting and ending on the chisel
edge of the brush. Paint the first
layer, then the second, work
upward.

For rougher shingles, double load 3/4" flat with Burnt Umber and Burnt Sienna. Again
paint in layers, wiggling the brush to get a rougher lower edge.
Back in
and down
Up and
out On chisel
Palm Fronds: edge, paint
Double load 3/4" flat brush the center
with Sunflower and Green stem first, then
Forest. On chisel edge of paint thin leaves
brush, stroke up and with back and forth
out. movement.

One movement, up and down

Smaller version
of palm frond
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Lion’s Ears:
Double load 3/4" flat with Yellow Ochre and Sunflower

Paint up Add Wicker White on outer chisel

edge of 3/4" flat brush.

Add Licorice, following arrows.

Slide up and lift to chisel

edge, then slide back
down. Add more Licorice, following shape of
arrows, using chisel edge of 3/4" flat
brush.

Zebra’s Ears: Zebra’s Mane:

Load 3/4" flat brush with Wicker White. Stroke upward on chisel edge of
Sideload with Licorice. Stroke up and back, 3/4" flat with Licorice, then Wicker
following shape. White.
Paint eye with dots of Licorice,
Bird: using #2 script liner. Let dry.
Double load #12 flat with Wicker White Highlight with dots of Wicker
and Prussian Blue. White.

Head Feathers

Beak - Paint with

Yellow Ochre, using
Top of Body End #6 flat brush.
Add line of Licorice,
using #2 script liner.
Bottom
of Body

Begin

Wing
Vines & Leaves:
Paint leaves with #6 flat, double loaded with
Sunflower and Green Forest.
Paint vines with inky Green Forest, using #2 script
liner.
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Zebra’s Eye: Lion’s Eye:

Basecoat eyeball with Wicker White. Let Basecoat with Wicker White. Let dry.
dry.
Lion’s eyebrow - #2 script
Paint eyebrow with #2 script liner. liner with inky Licorice
Paint pupil with Licorice,
using #6 flat.
Add details
(outlines, lashes) Lashes
with inky Licorice,
using #2 script
liner.
Outline with
inky Licorice.
Add highlights with Wicker White.

Ostrich’s Eye:
Paint pupils with Midnight.
Alligator’s Eye:
Basecoat with Wicker White. Let dry.

Paint pupil with

Licorice, using
#6 flat.

Elephant’s Eye:
Basecoat with Wicker White.
Giraffe’s Eye:
Stroke a line for lashes, using #2 script
liner with inky Licorice.

Paint lashes.

Paint pupils with

Outline and add creases Licorice.
using #2 script liner
with inky Licorice. Dot eyes and nose with Licorice, using handle end of
brush. Let dry. Highlight with tiny dots of Wicker
White.
Mouse:

Sideload #6 or
#12 flat with
Licorice.

Basecoat with
Medium Gray,
using #12 flat
brush.
Paint tail with inky Licorice, using #6 flat.

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One Stroke™ PAINTING

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