K-165 Painting Techniques

NOTE: BC means Basecoat; 
DB means drybrush; HL means Highlight; 
PB means Pat Back.
NOTE: Always refer to picture for placement of colors.

#3095 BIRDHOUSE SNOW MAN

BC #750 Bisque Primer. Antique all but snow areas & snowman #740 Walnut & wipe back using #760 Antique Media if necessary. Wipe squares back to white. Antique snowman #1003 Shimmering Teak & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. Do nothing with snow areas. DB snowman #900 White if necessary. Blush cheeks & mouth #713 Primrose. Paint nose #916 Sunset Orange. Paint eyes, lashes & eyebrows #902 Black. Dot eye HL’s #900 White. Shadow snowman with #700 White & #701 Black mixed in brush.

Top Birdhouse: Apply #709 Topaz to house & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Apply #701 Black to front piece of wood on front & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Paint eaves #902 Black. Apply #711 Sapphire to roof & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media. 

Middle Birdhouse: Apply #711 Sapphire to house & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media. Apply #701 Black to wood piece on front & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media. Paint eaves #902 Black. Apply #708 Emerald with a touch of #707 Evergreen mixed in brush to roof & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media.

Bottom Birdhouse: Apply #708 Emerald with a touch of #707 Evergreen mixed in brush to house & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media. Paint perch & every other square #910 Scarlet Red. Paint bird #910 Scarlet Red & #900 White. Paint beak #916 Sunset Orange. Paint eyes #902 Black & dot HL’s #900 White. Apply #705 Ruby to scarf & remove excess with soft brush. HL #713 Primrose. LIGHTLY DB #700 White on fringe to HL. Apply #701 Black to mittens & coal & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media. Apply #712 Amethyst to earmuffs & wipe back to HL. Apply #740 Walnut & #701 Black (dip in one then the other) to hat & wipe back to HL. Apply #707 Evergreen with a touch of #708 Emerald mixed in brush to evergreen & holly leaves & wipe back. HL #710 Sunshine. Paint berries #910 Scarlet Red. Paint top & bottom hat rims #902 Black. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. Dot holly berries, paint ball on branch, buttons & hat band #975 Brilliant Gold. Dot buttonholes #902 Black. Apply #976 Winter Snow to snow areas (NOT SNOWMEN) & hat. Sprinkle with #977 ULtra Glitz while wet. Spray snowman with any hair spray & sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz while still wet.

#3096 SNOWMEN ON SLED

BC all but sled #750 Bisque Primer. BC sled #910 Scarlet Red. BC wooden ends & slats #902 Black. Antique clothes & hats ONLY #740 Walnut & wipe back using #760 Antique Media if necessary. Antique sled #1010 Shimmering Black & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Antique snowmen #1003 Shimmering Teak. (Do nothing to snow area under sled). DB snowmen #900 White if necessary. Blush cheeks & mouth areas #713 Primrose. Paint all eyes, lashes & eyebrows & small snowmen’s noses #902 Black. Apply #916 Sunset Orange to large snowman’s nose. Shadow snowmen #701 Black & #700 White mixed in brush.

Front Snowman: Apply #711 Sapphire to hat & coat & wipe back to HL. HL hat cuff #700 White. Apply #705 Ruby to earmuffs & wipe back to HL. Apply #709 Topaz to hat pom & scarf & wipe back. HL #710 Sunshine. HL fringe ends with #700 White. Apply #708 Emerald mixed with #707 Evergreen in brush to mittens & wipe back to HL.

Large Snowman: Apply #708 Emerald to coat & earmuffs & wipe back to HL. apply #705 Ruby to scarf & wipe back to HL. HL fringe #700 White. Apply #701 Black to hat & mittens & wipe back to HL. Apply #707 Evergreen to leaves & HL #710 Sunshine & wipe back to HL. Apply #711 Sapphire to back sleeve patch & wipe back to HL. Paint candy canes #900 White & #910 Scarlet Red. Paint berries & front sleeve patch #910 Scarlet Red. Paint patch stitches #901 Bone. 

Back Snowman: Apply #740 Walnut to coat & wipe back. HL #703 Spiced Brown. Apply #712 Amethyst to top of hat & scarf & wipe back to HL. HL fringe ends #700 White. Apply #709 Topaz to hat cuff & wipe back. HL #710 Sunshine. Apply #712 Sapphire to hat pom & mittens & wipe back to HL. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. Detail with #975 Brilliant Gold. Apply #976 Winter Snow to snow areas & under sled & elsewhere for snow effect. Sprinkle #977 Ultra Glitz on while still wet. Spray snowmen with any hair spray and sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz while wet.

#3097 SANTA WITH SNOW MEN

BC #750 Bisque Primer & antique all but snowmen & snow base #740 Walnut & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. Antique snowmen #1003 Shimmering Teak & wipe back using #760 Antique Media if necessary. Shadow snowmen #701 Black & #700 White mixed in brush. DB fur #900 White. DB Santa’s flesh area #948 Bamboo Beige. Antique #1001 Shimmering Bark & wipe back. Blush snowmen & Santa #713 Primrose. Shadow above Santa’s eyes #701 Black. Paint Santa’s eyes #901 Bone, irises #926 Country Blue. Paint pupils, lash lines & snowmen’s eyes & lashes & small snowmen’s nose #902 Black. Dot eye HL’s #901 Bone. Paint other snowmen’s noses #916 Sunset Orange. Paint Santa’s mittens, belt & boots #902 Black. HL mittens & boots #903 Smoke. Apply #701 Black to hair areas, birdhouse & coal buttons & small snowmen’s mittens & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. Apply #705 Ruby to Santa’s hat, coat & pants & remove excess with soft brush. Shadow around fur #701 Black. Apply #709 Topaz with a touch of #703 Spiced Brown mixed in brush to bag & wipe back to HL. Apply #712 Amethyst to patches & wipe back. Paint stitches, perch & bag ends #902 Black. Apply #740 Walnut to branch end & wipe back. Apply #703 Spiced Brown to birdhouse wood front piece & large snowman’s mittens & wipe back to HL. Apply #713 Primrose to all earmuffs & wipe back to HL. Apply #701 Black to large snowman’s hat & wipe back. HL with #703 Spiced Brown. Apply #707 Evergreen mixed with #708 Emerald to leaves & greenery & wipe back. HL #710 Sunshine. Apply #708 Emerald to small snowman’s scarf & wipe back to HL. HL fringe #900 White. Apply #711 Sapphire to large snowman’s scarf, birdhouse roof & every other stripe of small snowman’s hat & pom & wipe back to HL. HL fringe #900 White. Apply #710 Sunshine to remaining stripes. Paint candy cane & holly berries #910 Scarlet Red. Paint remaining candy cane stripes #900 White. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. Paint belt buckle, bag rope, nail heads, large snowman’s hat band & dot berries #975 Brilliant Gold. Apply #970 Glossy Sealer to Santa’s mittens, boots & belt. Apply #976 Winter Snow to base & elsewhere for snow effect. Sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz while still wet. Spray snowmen with any hair spray & sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz while still wet.

#3099 SNOWMAN TREE#3100 BASE FOR #3099

BC pieces #922 Navy Blue. Base: Paint rim #972 Silver & detail with #912 Wine, #936 Raspberry Sherbet & #972 Silver. Tree: Prime brush with #922 Navy Blue. DB tree #923 Intense Blue HL #925 Medium Blue. HL LIGHTLY #972 Silver. Stipple and/or DB #900 White on snow people. Antique snow people #1003 Shimmering Teak & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. Blush #713 Primrose. Paint carrot noses #934 Just Peachy. Paint all eyes & lashes & around noses #902 Black. DB the following colors on clothes, hats & hair #912 Wine, #936 Raspberry Sherbet & #903 Smoke HL raspberry sherbet with #942 Raspberry Light; HL smoke with #904 Light Grey. Detail #975 Brilliant Gold. Apply #976 Winter Snow to decorate. Apply #977 Ultra Glitz while wet.

#3101 SANTA BUILDING SNOWMAN

BC #750 Bisque Primer. Antique all butt snow areas #740 Walnut & wipe back using #760 Antique Media if necessary. Antique snowman #1003 Shimmering Teak & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. Shadow snowman #700 White & #701 Black mixed in brush. DB Santa’s face #948 Bamboo Beige & antique #1001 Shimmering Bark & wipe back. Shadow above eyes #701 Black. Blush Santa & snowman #713 Primrose. Paint Santa’s eyes #901 Bone & irises #926 Country Blue. Paint pupils, lash lines & snow man’s eyes, lashes & eyebrows #902 Black. Dot HL’s #901 Bone. Paint snowman’s nose #916 Sunset Orange. DB fur areas #901 Bone & HL #900 White. Apply #701 Black to hair areas & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. HL #900 White if necessary. Apply #715 Burgundy to suit & remove excess with soft brush. HL #705 Ruby. Paint Santa’s mittens, belt & boots #902 Black. Apply #701 Black to snowman’s mittens & hat & coal & wipe back. HL mittens & hat #740 Walnut. HL coal #760 Antique Media. Apply #705 Ruby to hat patch. Paint stitches #900 White. Apply #709 Topaz to scarf & wipe back. HL #710 Sunshine. Apply #708 Emerald & #707 Evergreen mixed in brush to wreath & wipe back to HL. HL #710 Sunshine. Apply #711 Sapphire to earmuffs & wipe back to HL. Paint berries #910 Scarlet Red. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. Apply #975 Brilliant Gold to bow, hat band, buckle & dot berries & line belt. Apply #970 Glossy Sealer to belt & boot. Apply #976 Winter Snow to base, hat & scarf. Sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz. Spray snowman with hair spray & sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz. Apply #976 Winter Snow to snow dribble areas.

#3102 FEED THE BIRDS BIRDHOUSE

BC #750 Bisque Primer. Paint letters on signs #902 Black & let dry. Antique entire piece #740 Walnut & wipe back. Using #760 Antique Media wipe sign, bird’s chest & cheeks back to white. Apply #704 Taupe to tree areas & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media. Shadow #701 Black. Apply #701 Black to sign & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media & wipe front back as far as possible. Rouge #710 Sunshine on sign front. Pull #701 Black from edges onto front to accent. Apply #705 Ruby to house. Remove excess & HL with soft brush. Paint squares #902 Black & #901 Bone. Shadow house #701 Black. Apply #701 Black to vines around hole & wipe back with q-tip & #760 Antique Media. Apply #708 Emerald & #707 Evergreen to greenery & wipe back. HL #710 Sunshine. Apply #711 Sapphire to roof & wipe back to HL. Shadow #701 Black. Apply #740 Walnut to top wood on roof & wipe back to HL. Shadow ends #701 Black. Birds: With soft brush apply #740 Walnut. HL using a soft brush & #760 Antique Media. Stipple #700 White & #701 Black on wings & tail feathers. Shadow birds with #701 Black. Use moist q-tip to wipe cheeks back. HL cheeks & chest #700 White. Use #700 White & #701 Black on head & wings & above eyes. Paint eyes #902 Black. Apply #947 Burnt Brown slash in eyes & dot HL’s #901 Bone. Apply #706 Tangerine to beak & feet. HL with q-tip. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. Paint nail heads #975 Brilliant Gold. Apply #976 Winter Snow to decorate. Sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz while still wet.

#3103 SANTA’S WATCHING#3104 LITE ACCS.

BC #750 Bisque Primer. Antique all but face & flat area around face #740 Walnut & wipe back using #760 Antique Media if necessary. Apply #715 Burgundy to back to face piece & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media. Paint flat area around face with #922 Navy Blue. Paint scroll #975 Brilliant Gold. HL edges #972 Silver. Shadow #740 Walnut. Apply #902 Black to lettering. Apply #707 Evergreen & #708 Emerald to greenery & wipe back. HL #978 Midas Touch. Paint holly berries #910 Scarlet Red & #975 Brilliant Gold. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. To decorate spray with any hair spray & sprinkle on gold glitter.

#3105 SNOWBIRDS

BC #750 Bisque Primer. Paint letters #902 Black & allow to dry. Antique all but snow areas #740 Walnut & wipe back using #760 Antique Media if necessary. Antique snow people #1003 Shimmering Teak & wipe back using #760 Antique Media if necessary. Do nothing with snow base. Shadow snow people #700 White & #701 Black mixed in brush. Blush snow people #713 Primrose. Paint eyes & lashes #902 Black & dot HL’s #901 Bone. Paint noses #916 Sunset Orange. Apply #700 White mixed with #701 Black in brush to his hat & her muff & wipe back to HL. Apply #709 Topaz to her hat & wipe back to HL. Shadow #740 Walnut. Apply #706 Tangerine to hat band & hat scarf & wipe back to HL. Apply #713 Primrose to balls on muff cord & flower petals & wipe back to HL. Paint middle #930 Sun Ray. Apply #708 Emerald to leaves & wipe back to HL. Apply #715 Burgundy to shawl & wipe back to HL. Use #760 Antique Media on fringe to HL. Apply #701 Black to mittens & coal buttons & sign & wipe back mittens to HL. HL buttons with #760 Antique Media. Use #760 Antique Media on sign & wipe back as far as possible. HL sign #710 Sunshine. Apply #703 Spiced Brown to birdhouse & sign stick & wipe back to HL. Shadow both #701 Black. Apply #711 Sapphire to his scarf & roof & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Shadow scarf #713 Primrose. Rouge #700 White on fringe to HL. Apply #705 Ruby to bird & remove excess with soft brush. Wipe back cheek of bird with q-tip. Paint beak #917 Pumpkin. Dot eye #902 Black. Flick #900 White on tail & wings. Apply #707 Evergreen with a touch of #704 Taupe mixed in brush to bag & shoulder strap & wipe back to HL. Shadow bag #701 Black. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. Paint buckles, his hat band, shawl ribbing & bow & muff cord #975 Brilliant Gold. Apply #976 Winter Snow to base & snow areas. Sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz while wet. Spray snow people with hair spray & sprinkle with ##977 Ultra Glitz while wet.

#3106 SANTA CANDLE

#3232 DISKS FOR #3106

BC all pieces #750 Bisque Primer. Paint base & back of Santa’s #975 Brilliant Gold. Antique everything else #740 Walnut & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL all but fur & hair areas & squares wipe these back to white. BC flesh areas #948 Bamboo Beige & antique #1003 Shimmering Teak & #740 Walnut mixed in brush & wipe back. Blush #713 Primrose. Shadow above eyes #701 Black. Paint eyes #901 Bone, irises #923 Intense Blue & pupils & lash lines #902 Black. Dot HL’s #901 Bone. Apply #701 Black mixed with #700 White in brush to hair areas & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. DB hair areas & fur #900 White. Apply #701 Black to mittens & boots & wipe back to HL. Apply #705 Ruby to suit & hat & remove excess & HL with soft brush. Shadow around fur #701 Black. HL birdhouse #709 Topaz. Apply #708 Emerald to perch & roof & wipe back to HL. Paint squares #901 Bone & #902 Black. Apply #711 Sapphire to bird & wipe back to HL. Blush #713 Primrose. Paint beak #916 Sunset Orange. Paint eye #902 Black & dot HL #901 Bone. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. Apply Santas to base with hot glue. Apply #976 Winter Snow to snow areas & sprinkle with #977 Ultra Glitz while wet.

#3107 MAILBOX WITH BIRDS

BC #750 Bisque Primer. Paint letters “Express” & “Feed The Birds” #902 Black & allow to dry. Antique #740 Walnut & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Wipe birds’ chests & cheeks & express sign back to white. Apply #701 Black to rock areas & wipe back. HL #760 Antique Media. LIGHTLY HL #713 Primrose. Apply #709 Topaz to bag & wipe back. HL #760 Antique Media. Shadow #740 Walnut. Paint squares #916 Sunset Orange & #901 Bone & line #902 Black. Rouge #711 Sapphire on express sign edges. Apply #703 Spiced Brown to mail box & wipe back. HL #760 Antique Media. Shadow #740 Walnut & #701 Black. Apply #708 Emerald, #978 Midas Touch & #707 Evergreen mixed in brush to holly leaves & wipe back to HL. DB #972 Silver & #975 Brilliant Gold on edges of leaves to HL. Apply #740 Walnut mixed with #704 Taupe to vines & wipe back to HL. Shadow bottom of vines #701 Black. Paint berries #910 Scarlet Red & #975 Brilliant Gold. Dot red ones #900 White. With soft brush apply #705 Ruby to birds avoiding chest & cheeks removing excess with soft brush. LIGHTLY DB #700 White on wings & tail feathers. Stipple #700 White & #701 Black across wings & tail feathers. Paint beaks #917 Pumpkin. Shadow birds #701 Black. Paint eyes #902 Black & dot HL’s #901 Bone.

Mail: Working front to back: Apply #709 Topaz & #706 Tangerine mixed in brush to package & wipe back to HL. Apply #740 Walnut mixed with #978 Midas Touch to cord. Apply #712 Amethyst to first letter & wipe back with q-tip. Apply #711 Sapphire to next letter & wipe back to q-tip. Apply #713 Primrose to big package & remove excess with soft brush. Paint cord #975 Brilliant Gold. Apply #714 Teal mixed with #978 Midas Touch to last package & wipe back. Use moist q-tip & wipe postage labels back to white. Paint stamps #901 Bone. Detail labels #711 Sapphire then line #910 Scarlet Red & #900 White on the sapphire. Use #902 Black for postage marks & addresses. Apply mail to mail box with hot glue. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. Apply #976 Winter Snow to decorate & sprinkle on #977 Ultra Glitz while wet.

 

 

 
 

 

 
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