- CPI 179
- Painting Techniques
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- NOTE: BC means Basecoat; DB means drybrush;
- HL means Highlight; PB means Pat Back;
- Spray means spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.
- NOTE: Always refer to picture for placement of colors.
- NOTE: Materials needed to finish a piece are highlighted in bold print the first time they are
used.
- NOTE: All pieces are basecoated #750 Bisque Primer then antiqued with #740 Walnut & wiped back with #760 Antique Media unless otherwise
noted.
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- #3295 STONE GAZER
- #3316 LET IT SNOW INSERT
- #3319 SNOWMAN GLOBE SITTER
- #3299 STONE BASE
- In wet greenware cut holes for snowflakes in ball & insert. In the ball cut out the area behind where the insert goes so that lights can be added. In top of ball cut a hole so that a light maybe added for the globe sitter. Cut a hole in the birdhouse of the globe sitter and the holes in the center of the snowflake on the globe sitter. Cut a small hole in the back at the bottom of the stone base for the light
cord.
- Antique gazer and insert with #704 Taupe & wipe back. Highlight with #760 Antique Media. Apply #711 Sapphire & #700 White to gazer & insert background & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to
HL.
- Insert: Apply #740 Walnut to birdhouse & branch & wipe back. HL birdhouse with #709 Topaz. Paint birdhouse trim #922 Navy Blue & #900 White. Shadow branch with #701 Black. Apply #705 Ruby to birdhouse. Shadow with #701 Black. Apply #709 Topaz to nest. HL with #710 Sunshine. Apply #708 Emerald to spruce branches & PB. HL with #978 Midas Touch. Apply #703 Spiced Brown to pine cones & HL with #978 Midas Touch. Shadow icicles with #713 Primrose & #711 Sapphire. Apply #700 White to snowflakes. Paint letters with #902 Black.
Spray. Snowman Globe Sitter: Antique all but snow areas with #740 Walnut & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Wipe snow flakes back to white. Antique snow areas with #1005 Shimmering Blue & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Refer to Special Instructions I for facial features. Apply #711 Sapphire to scarf & wipe back. Shadow with #712 Amethyst. Apply #709 Topaz & #706 Tangerine to birdhouse. Shadow with #701 Black. Paint birdhouse trim with #922 Navy Blue & #900 White alternating squares. Apply #715 Burgundy to roof & PB. Shadow with #701 Black. Apply #705 Ruby to socks & ear muffs. HL with a soft brush. Apply #708 Emerald to socks & PB. Paint stitches with #900 White. Apply #709 Topaz to mittens & PB. HL with #710 Sunshine. Apply #711 Sapphire & #705 Ruby to patches. Apply #740 Walnut & #701 Black to hat. Apply #700 White to snow flakes. Paint snowflakes on scarf with #900 White. Spray. Paint hat band & patch stitches #975 Brilliant Gold. Apply #976 Winter Snow & #977 Ultra
Glitz.
- Stone Base: Antique with #740 Walnut & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media. Apply #711 Sapphire, #713 Primrose & #704 Taupe & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to blend. Shadow with #701 Black. Apply #707 Evergreen & #708 Emerald to moss & wipe back. HL with #710 Sunshine. Spray. Apply #976 Winter Snow & #977 Ultra
Glitz.
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- SPECIAL SNOWMAN INSTRUCTIONS I:
Paint British snowman’s cloak, USA’s vest, mittens & hat stripes #910 Scarlet Red. Antique everything except snow areas #740 Walnut & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Wipe back the following back to white: British Snowman’s gloves, USA’s hat stripes & top of birdhouse. Antique snow areas #1003 Shimmering Teak & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL and DB #900 White if necessary. Paint eyes #900 White, irises #925 Medium Blue, pupils & lash lines #902 Black. HL with #900 White. Blush cheeks & mouth #713 Primrose. Apply #706 Tangerine to nose. Shadow all pieces with #701
Black.
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- SPECIAL SNOWMAN INSTRUCTIONS II:
Apply #976 Winter Snow to snow areas & sprinkle on #977 Ultra Glitz while
wet.
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- #3312 AMERICAN SNOWMAN
- HL vest, mittens & hat stripes with #910 Scarlet Red. Apply #711 Sapphire to coat & scarf & PB. HL scarf lighter. Paint collar #902 Black. Apply #71l Sapphire to hat brim & band & PB. Apply #740 Walnut to birdhouse & wipe back. Shadow with #701 Black. Apply #701 Black to ear muffs & PB. Apply #708 Emerald to roof & PB. Apply #709 Topaz to nest & HL #710 Sunshine. Apply #705 Ruby to bird & HL with a soft brush. Paint eyes with #902 Black. Apply #706 Tangerine to beak & flick #900 White on wings & tail. Mix #701 Black & #707 Evergreen to sled & wipe back to HL. Shadow edge with #701 Black. Paint letters with #902 Black. Apply #708 Emerald to holly. Paint berries #910 Scarlet Red. Apply #740 Walnut to branch & PB. Shadow with #701 Black. Apply #708 Emerald to spruce & PB. HL with #711 Sapphire. HL with #977 Midas Touch. Paint heart for birdhouse #910 Scarlet Red, #700 White & #711 Sapphire. Spray. Paint stars #972 Silver. Paint button & rope #975 Brilliant Gold. Line stars with #902 Black. Refer to Special Instructions
II.
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- #3313 BRITISH SNOWMAN
- Refer to Special Instructions I. HL coat #910 Scarlet Red then lighten red with a little #900 White & HL then HL with #705 Ruby. Paint cuffs & collar #902 Black. Apply #701 Black to hat & PB. Mix #740 Walnut & #709 Topaz & apply to scroll & PB. HL using #760 Antique Media. Shadow with #740 Walnut & #701 Black. Paint letters with #902 Black. HL mitten with #700 White. Spray. Paint button & medal #972 Silver. Paint trumpet #975 Brilliant Gold. Line cuff & collar with #975 Brilliant Gold. Refer to Special Instructions
II.
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- #3314 RUSSIAN SNOWMAN
- Refer to Special Instructions. Antique coat & mitten, sign & post with #701 Black & Wipe Back. HL using #760 Antique Media. Wipe sign & post back to white. Apply a mix of #701 Black & #700 White to fur & Wipe Back. HL using #760 Antique Media. Apply #740 Walnut to doll & branch & PB to HL. Mix #711 Sapphire & #701 Black & apply to coat & PB. HL with #711 Sapphire. Apply #705 Ruby to mitten. HL with a soft brush. HL sign with #710 Sunshine & Wipe Back. Apply #712 Amethyst & #713 Primrose & #919 Clover Green to post. HL with #978 Midas Touch. Apply #710 Sunshine to hair & arm of doll & PB. Apply #712 Amethyst to dress. Paint cheek & lips #910 Scarlet Red. Shadow fur with #701 Black & #700 White mixed in brush & PB. Shadow with thinned (with water) #711 Sapphire. Spray. Paint doll collar & button & sign finial #975 Brilliant Gold. Paint sign design #975 Brilliant Gold, #910 Scarlet Red & #925 Medium
Blue.
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- #3315 GERMAN SNOWMAN
- Refer to Special Instructions I. Apply #711 Sapphire to vest & PB to HL. Apply #704 Taupe to shirt & Wipe Back. Use #760 Antique Media to wipe shirt back to cream color. Apply #705 Ruby to collar & cuff of shirt. Apply #740 Walnut to suspenders & hat. HL with #703 Spiced Brown. Shadow hat with #701 Black. Mix #740 Walnut & #701 Black to mitten & PB. Apply #701 Black to sign & wipe back to white. Shadow with #709 Topaz. Shadow edges with #701 Black. Paint letters with #902 Black. Apply #740 Walnut to post & branch & pine cones & PB. HL pine cones with #703 Spiced Brown. HL with #978 Midas Touch. Apply #708 Emerald to garland & spruce needles & PB. HL spruce needles with #711 Sapphire & #978 Midas Touch. HL garland with #978 Midas Touch. Paint berries #910 Scarlet Red & dot with #900 White. Apply #712 Amethyst to feather & PB to HL. Apply #709 Topaz to ear muff & PB. HL with #710 Sunshine. Apply #705 Ruby, #711 Sapphire, #710 Sunshine, #707 Evergreen & #701 Black to nut cracker. Mix #709 Topaz & #706 Tangerine & apply to mug & PB. Apply #701 Black to top & bottom of mug & PB. Paint, holly #919 Clover Green & berries #910 Scarlet Red. Paint design #919 Clover Green, #916 Sunset Orange, #930 Sun Ray, #910 Scarlet Red & line with #701 Black. Spray. Apply #975 Brilliant Gold to hat band, stein & sign top. See picture for
placement.
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- #3317 POINSETTIA SLAB
- Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Rouge #707 Evergreen & #704 Taupe on slab. Wipe Back with #760 Antique Media to blend. Apply #715 Burgundy to middle flower & PB. HL with #713 Primrose & PB. HL with #705 Ruby. DB #707 Evergreen on center of flower. & PB. HL with #710 Sunshine. Mix #713 Primrose & #700 White & apply to other flowers & PB. HL with #700 White. Shadow center of petals with #707 Evergreen. HL center with #710 Sunshine. Shadow around flowers with #704 Taupe, #740 Walnut & #701 Black. Paint leaves #707 Evergreen & PB. HL with #710 Sunshine. Paint letters #918 Forest Green. Spray. Paint balls #975 Brilliant Gold. Decorate with gold glitter in center of flowers and on
balls.
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- #3318 THE REASON SLAB
- Antique with #740 Walnut & #701 Black & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Wipe the baby’s blanket & sheep back to white. Apply #711 Sapphire, #713 Primrose, #712 Amethyst & #701 Black to background. Use #760 Antique Media to blend. Paint baby with #909 Gentle Flesh & antique with #1003 Shimmering Teak & #1001 Shimmering Bark. Apply #710 Sunshine around star & baby. Use #760 Antique Media to blend. Shadow above eyes #711 Sapphire. Blush cheeks & lip #713 Primrose. Paint eyes #901 Bone, irises #925 Medium Blue, pupils #902 Black, lash lines & eyebrow #906 Cocoa Brown. HL #901 Bone. Apply #704 Taupe to blanket. Shadow with #711 Sapphire & #700 White. Apply #709 Topaz to straw & wipe back. HL with #710 Sunshine. Shadow with #740 Walnut. Apply #740 Walnut to dirt & wipe back. HL with #703 Spiced Brown. Shadow with #701 Black. Apply #740 Walnut to hair & PB. Apply #701 Black & #700 White to sheep & wipe back. Shadow with #701 Black. Paint eye #902 Black. HL #901 Bone. Mix #701 Black & #700 White & apply to donkey & PB. HL with #703 Spiced Brown & PB. Shadow with #701 Black. Apply #701 Black to hooves. Blush with #713 Primrose. Paint eye #906 Cocoa Brown. Pupils #902 Black. HL #901 Bone. DB #978 Midas Touch around baby and star. Paint letters #902 Black. Spray. Paint star #975 Brilliant Gold. Sprinkle LIGHTLY with #977 Ultra
Glitz.
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- #3320 SNOWMAN SHADE
- #3278 STONE CANDLE HOLDER
- BC shade & base #750 Bisque Primer. Shade: Antique shade with #1005 Shimmering Blue. Wipe back to HL.. Shadow shade with #711 Sapphire. Wipe snowman back to white. Shadow around the snowman with #712 Amethyst. Apply #701 Black to snowman’s hat & PB. Apply #705 Ruby to hat band. Apply #712 Amethyst to scarf. Apply #930 Sun Ray to every other stripe of scarf & line with #902 Black. Apply #708 Emerald to holly. Spray. Paint snowflake #900 White. Paint button & line holly with #975 Brilliant Gold. Paint the letters #902
Black.
- Stone Candle Holder: Mix #701 Black & #700 White and antique rocks & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Apply #711 Sapphire, #713 Primrose & #704 Taupe. Use #760 Antique Media to blend. Shadow with #701 Black. Apply #708 Emerald & #707 Evergreen to moss & PB. HL with #710 Sunshine. Spray. Apply #976 Winter Snow & #977 Ultra
Glitz.
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- FOLLOWING SNOWMEN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Antique snowmen only #1003 Shimmering Teak. PB using #760 Antique Media. DB #900 White to HL if necessary. Antique everything else except snow areas #740 Walnut, PB. Blush with #713 Primrose. Paint noses #917 Pumpkin. Apply eyes & eyebrows with #902 Black. Spray. Apply metallics. Apply #976 Winter Snow to snow areas & sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz while wet.
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- #3246 SNOW PLACE LIKE HOME
- See special instructions for snowmen. Scarf #711 Sapphire PB, HL #712 Amethyst. Leaves #707 Evergreen, #708 Emerald, #710 Sunshine, #714 Teal & HL with #978 Midas Touch. Berries #910 Scarlet Red. Earmuffs, patch, banner #705 Ruby. Letters #902 Black. Mitten cuff #902 Black & HL #903 Smoke. Hat & mittens #701 Black & #740 Walnut & PB. Star #709 Topaz & #710 Sunshine & outline #972 Silver. Rope #704 Taupe & PB. Birdhouse #703 Spiced Brown & PB. HL #704 Taupe. Paint snowflakes on scarf #900 White. Spray. Paint banner edge, patch stitches & nail head #975 Brilliant Gold.
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- #3247 SNOWMAN CHIMINARY
- See special instructions for snowmen. Hat & gloves #701 Black & #740 Walnut & PB. Scarf #700 White, #705 Ruby, #708 Emerald & #710 Sunshine. Earmuffs, patch & ribbon #711 Sapphire & PB. HL ribbon #978 Midas Touch. Pines cones #703 Spiced Brown & #740 Walnut & PB. Shadow #701 Black. HL #978 Midas Touch. Pine needles #707 Evergreen & #708 Emerald & PB. HL #714 Teal. Spray. Line rim, button, stitches, ornament #975 Brilliant
Gold.
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- #3248 SNOWMEN JOY
- See special instructions for snowmen. Snowman J: Hat & mittens #901 Black & #740 Walnut & PB. Jacket, earmuffs, hatband #705 Ruby & PB. Scarf #711 Sapphire & PB. Wreath #707 Evergreen & #708 Emerald & PB. DB #978 Midas Touch. Snowman O: Mitten #701 Black & #740 Walnut & PB. Jacket, bottom of hat, ball #708 Emerald & PB. Earmuffs #705 Ruby & PB. Scarf, middle of hat #709 Topaz. HL #710 Sunshine. Snowman Y: Jacket #703 Spiced Brown & PB. Scarf & middle section of hat #712 Amethyst & PB. Bottom of hat & ball with #709 Topaz & PB. HL #710 Sunshine. Mitten #711 Sapphire & PB. Inside of letters #923 Intense Blue. Outside of the letters #946 Whisper Blue. Spray. Line edge of letters #972 Silver. Line bow, buttons, jackets edges #975 Brilliant
Gold.
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- #3249 SNOWMAN ROASTER
- #3263 BASE FOR #3249
- See special instructions for snowmen. Hat & mittens #701 Black & #740 Walnut & PB. Jacket & alternating hat sections #707 Evergreen & #708 Emerald & PB. Scarf & remaining hat sections #705 Ruby & PB. Shadow #701 Black. Earmuffs, ball of cap & jacket cuff #709 Topaz & PB. HL #710 Sunshine. Skate #703 Spiced Brown & PB. Shadow #701 Black. Line plaid on scarf #930 Sun Ray, #900 White & #919 Clover Green. Laces #900 White. Antique marshmallow #1003 Shimmering Teak & PB. Spray. Skate rope & blades #972 Silver. Button #975 Brilliant Gold & dot #902 Black. Attach marshmallow with wire.