Enliven Your Home Decor

Pattern

 

Instructions
 
1. Trace the main lines of the pattern. Do not trace the detail lines, as these will be traced on after the base painting is done.

2. Sponge all pieces with Silver Sage Green and White Cloud. Pat the sponge first in Silver Sage Green and then in White Cloud and apply to all surfaces except the white areas.

3. Do routed edges on base of clock and lamp in Silver Sage Green. Do Heavenly Gold banding on all pieces.

4. Paint all White areas Titanium White.

5. Float around the edge of the clock, down edge of lamp panels and around edge of floral patterns with Hunter Green.

6. Wash yellow flowers in Golden Halo. Float shadows in Honey Brown and highlights in Moon Yellow. Stipple centers with Earth Brown.

7. Stipple lilacs very lightly in Pansy Lavender tipped in White Cloud. Float shadows lightly with Pansy Lavender.

8. Float leaves in Hunter Green. When dry, float the deeper shadows again with Hunter Green.

9. Wash the blue flowers in Country Blue. Float the shadows lightly with Deep Midnight Blue and the highlights with Angel Blue. Stipple centers with Golden Halo.

10. Wash the pink flowers in Misty Mauve. Float the shadows with Beautiful Burgundy and the highlights with White Cloud.

Lampshade
1. Do Glorious Gold bands at top and bottom.

2. Mix equal parts Williamsburg Blue and Christmas Green and do tendrils and small stroke leaves.