Painting Techniques for TL-110 "Over-All Wonderful!"

NOTEBC means Basecoat; DB means drybrush: HL means Highlight; Antique means to apply color and wipe back using #763 Antique Media. Prime color (PC) indicated is applied over indicated surface and lightly patted back (PB-Pat Back) with clean brush or soft towel. HL colors are applied very sparingly (dry brushed) with a soft brush to raised areas. To shade means to apply indicated color sparingly to shadowed area.
NOTE: Always refer to picture for placement of colors.  
NOTE: Materials needed to finish a piece are highlighted in bold the first time they are used.
 
3866 Pumpkin Fence 14.5” t
 
If you want to light it up, cut holes in the greenware while leather hard-but not dry. Apply 3 coats of #750 Bisque Primer to entire cone 04-06 bisque. Antique entire piece #740 Walnut. Fence: PC #700 White, Shade #701 Black. Pumpkins: PC #706 Tangerine, HL #710 Sunshine, Shade #705 Ruby. Grass: PC #707 Evergreen, HL #710 Sunshine. Green leaves: PC #708 Emerald, HL #707 Evergreen. Apply #973 New Penny to centers and edges. Red leaves: PC #715 Burgundy, HL #706 Tangerine, line with #973 New Penny. Vine and stems: PC #703 Spice Brown. Lantern: PC #701 Black, HL body #700 White, HL roof with #972 Silver. Sign:  PC #711 Sapphire, HL #712 Amethyst and #700 White. Hinges: PC #701 Black HL #973 New Penny. Bird house: wood and house shingles – PC #711 Sapphire HL shingles #700 White, Roof – PC #709 Topaz, HL #710 Sunshine, Shade #702 Walnut. Checkers: #900 White and #902 Black.  Spray entire piece with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.
 
TL 1271 Overall Planter 15” t
 
BC #923 Intense Blue. Wetbrush using same brush with #923 Intense Blue & #925 Medium Blue. Wetbrush with same brush #925 Medium Blue & #946 Whisper Blue. DB raised areas #946 Whisper Blue. Paint Buttons #972 Silver.
  
TL 1290 Med. Overall Planter 11.5” t
 
BC #936 Raspberry Sherbet, DB #942 Raspberry Light, HL #914 Dusty Rose. Stripe pocket #900 White. Paint strawberry pattern on pocket with #952 Crimson. Paint seeds #907 Carmel. Paint strawberry leaves #919 Clover Green. Paint buttons #972 Silver.
 
TL 1291 SM Overall Planter 7.5” t
 
BC #922 Navy, DB #926 Country Blue, HL #900 White. Paint front pocket and stitches #910 Scarlet Red. Apply bandana pattern to front pocket with #900 White and #902 Black. Paint buttons #972 Silver
 
TL 1292 Big Mouth Kitty 10” l
 
BC #905 Rich Brown. Airbrush or Wetbrush fur #953 Vanilla & #908 Tawny Beige. Airbrush or wet brush to Airbrush around cheeks lightly with #936 Raspberry Sherbet.  With same brush wetbrush or airbrush #938 Fawn & then 954 Medium Brown to paws, face, tail tip & ears. Paint inside of ears #936 Raspberry Sherbet. Paint nose #902 Black. DB #903 Smoke. Paint eyes #900 White. Paint Irises #946 Whisper Blue & #925 Medium Blue. Paint pupils & lashes #902 Black. HL #900 White. Line crevices with #905 Rich Brown.
 
TL 1293 “Oakley” Ent  13” t
 
BC entire piece with diluted (1:2 color:water) #954 Medium Brown. Apply a wash of very diluted (1:3) #902 Black and wipe back leaving color primarily in the deep creases and on the bark. Wetbrush wood areas with #954 Medium Brown, DB #907 Carmel. Blush cheeks, ears and lips with #951 Navajo. Wetbrush Bark areas #905 Rich Brown DB #906 Cocoa Brown, HL random areas of bark #920 Moss Green and #951 Navajo. Wetbrush mushrooms #908 Tawny Beige. HL two mushroom caps with #917 Pumpkin and two mushroom caps with #921 Pea Pod. Paint random #902 Black and #900 White dots and stripes on caps. Float very diluted #902 black around eyes and any other areas that need shaded. Paint eyes #900 White, iris; #919 Clover Green, pupils; #902 Black, dash highlight; #900 White.
TL 1294 “Elmer” Ent 17” l
 
BC entire piece with diluted (1:2 color:water) #954 Medium Brown. Apply a wash of very diluted (1:3) #902 Black and wipe back leaving color primarily in the deep creases and on the bark. Wetbrush wood areas with #954 Medium Brown, DB #951 Navajo, HL #907 Carmel. Wetbrush bark #906 Cocoa Brown, DB #954 Medium Brown, HL 951 Navajo. Float very diluted #902 Black around eyes and other areas that need shaded. Wetbrush Frog #918 Forest Green, DB #919 Clover Green, HL #930 Sun Ray. Wetbrush frogs bottom jaw #921 Pea Pod.  Paint spots on frog #921 Pea Pod. Paint eyes; #900 White, iris; #919 Clover Green, pupils; #902 Black, dash highlight; #900 White.
 
TL 1295 “Ash” Ent 11” t
 
BC entire piece with diluted (1:2 color:water) #954 Medium Brown. Apply a wash of very diluted (1:3) #902 Black and wipe back leaving color primarily in the deep creases and at the base. Wetbrush with #954 Medium Brown. In vertical strips DB random sections with #951 Navajo, #940 Toffee, #920 Moss Green. Float very diluted (3:1) #902 Black around eyes, down from nose and randomly on trunk. Paint eyes #900 White, Iris #906 Cocoa Brown with #907 Carmel highlights, pupil #902 Black.  
 
 
 
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