Project designed by Priscilla Hauser.
Materials:
tin watering can by Kraft Klub, Inc.
Masterson Sta-Wet disposable palette
soft absorbent rags or paper towels
brush basin
#2 lead pencil
butterfly pattern coloring books and illustrated stories are good sources for
patterns
tracing paper
sponge
white chalk or white graphite paper
FolkArt water-based varnish
old toothbrush
FolkArt Artists' Pigments paint: Light Red Oxide, Pure Black, Raw Sienna, Warm
White
FolkArt Metallic Colors paint: Pure Gold
FolkArt floating medium - #868
Brushes: Loew-Cornell series #7300 flat brushes - sizes #16, #10, #4 and Loew-Cornell
series #7350 liner brush - size #l
Steps:
- Trace pattern of your choice onto tracing paper using a white chalk.
- Position tracing-paper copy of pattern onto tin can, chalk side down.
Transfer chalk lines onto tin can by tracing the outline of pattern using a
sharp, pointed object, or trace pattern over white graphite paper positioned
on the can.
- Base coat the butterfly using an acrylic, gold metallic color. Let dry. A
second coat may be needed to cover.
- Apply a gold band to the upper and lower portions of the watering can.
- Transfer the detail lines onto the butterfly wings if needed.
- Using a large brush, dip one side of the brush in floating medium and the
other side of the brush in light red. Blend on a palette to soften the color.
- Float the wings with the light red next to the body and on the outside
edge, if desired. Let dry. Float a second time to deepen the shading if
desired. Let dry.
- Transfer comma and dot designs to the butterfly wings. Using a liner brush
and white paint, paint the commas. The dots can be painted with the end of the
paintbrush. Outline in white.
- Float black over the gold to shade the butterfly body. Let dry.
- Float brown color onto the wings to soften the color. Let dry.
- Dip a small sponge in water and squeeze out excess water. Dip the sponge
in a little black, blot and then stipple or dab the black in a very loose
manner onto the gold bands painted in step 4.
- Using a #1 liner brush, stripe the bands with black. Trim with black and
gold as desired on the tin can.
- Flyspecking with a toothbrush may be added if desired. Dip the toothbrush
in water and blot excess water onto a rag. Fill the brush with thinned black
paint and pull fingers over the bristles to throw the flyspecks onto the
surface. Let dry.
- When dry, cover with two or more coats of a water-based varnish.
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