One Stroke Painting Projects : Project 2

Project 2 : Floral Miniature Watering Can

By taking a miniature watering can you can create an object of beauty for home or garden.

Materials Required :

• Miniature Watering Can (Buy Here)

Brushes :

• #8 Flat Brush
• Small Scruffy Brush

Folk Art Paints / Mediums :

• Fresh Foliage
• Sunflower
• Calypso Sky
• Midnight
• Titanium White
• Berry Wine
• Yellow Ochre
• Metallic Blue Sapphire
• Floating Medium
• Gloss Spray Varnish (to spray the finished project)
  

Double load the #8 Flat Brush with Titanium White and Berry Wine. Make guiding lines to keep the shape of the rose bud. Make top of rose bud first, then make bottom stroke to complete the rose bud. Finish centre by making three 'Comma' strokes at each side and below the rose bud.

Double load the #8 Flat Brush with Titanium White and Berry Wine. Push, wiggle and slide to create the shell-shaped petal. Make 5 petals for outer skirt. Place rose bud in centre of outer skirt of rose. Make 4 petals for the second row of shell shaped petals. Re-stroke pattern of rose bud to clean up before adding 'Comma' strokes. Finish centre by making three 'Comma' strokes at each side and below rose bud.

Double load the #8 Flat Brush with Sap Green and Sunflower.

Double load the #8 Flat Brush with Titanium White and Sunflower. Follow the steps : Push, Wiggle, Turn, Stop - then slide to tip. Paint the other half as described before bringing both leaf tips together. Make a stem on chisel edge.

Double load the #8 Flat Brush with Titanium White and Yellow Ochre. Build a flower petal one at a time. Dot the centre with Sap Green by using the tip of your brush.

Double load the #8 Flat Brush with Metallic Blue Sapphire and Titanium White. Paint petals one at a time. Dab or pounce the centre with Yellow Ochre.

Double load the #8 Flat Brush with Calypso Sky and Titanium White. Using the chisel edge of the brush, stroke towards the centre of the flower. Dot the centre with Yellow Ochre using the wooden tip of the brush.

Double load the #8 Flat Brush with Titanium White and Midnight. Paint the petals with the chisel edge of the brush. Begin at the top and paint downwards, layering the petals to form the tapered shape of the stalk.

Load a small Scruffy Brush with Fresh Foliage and Titanium White. Pounce straight up and down, overlapping, half circles to create the moss.

Repeat to build up the complete composition :

When fully dry, spray with several light coats of Gloss Varnish to give extra protection.

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