Pansy Angel by Kerry Trout
Pansy Angel By Kerry Trout
Palette: DecoArt Americana Acrylics Avocado #13052 Blue Harbor #13283 Burnt Sienna #13063 Lamp Black #13067 Persimmon #13516 Purple Pizzazz #13543
Black Plum #13172 Burlap #13554 Dragon Fruit #13538 Marigold #13194 Prussian Blue #13138 Titanium White #13001
Surface: Angel with Wire Wings #80767
Misc. Supplies: DecoArt Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher – Matte #70836 DecoArt Glamour Dust Crystal #83194 Triple Thick Brush on Glaze #83206 Toothpicks Cotton Swabs
Brushes: Papillon by the Artist’s Club Shader, size 4 #20126; size 6 #20127; size 8 #20129 Filbert, size 4 #20117 Liner, size 0 #20146 Script Liner, size 1 #20141; size 2 #20142 Round, size 3/0 #20156 Angular Shader, size ¼” #20109 Comb, size ½” #20153 Deerfoot Set #20167 Highlighter Set #20173
Preparation: There is no preparation necessary, the resin figure comes ready to paint. Any slight imperfections can be lightly sanded, wipe with a damp cloth. Be sure hands are free of oils or lotions before handling the angel.
Painting Instructions: Skin—Mix a small amount (pea size) of Burlap and Persimmon (5:1). Add drops of water until the paint is quite runny and transparent. Using a size 4 Shader, flow the paint onto the face and neck — allow it to pool into crevices. The surface should be very visible through the paint. You will simply wipe the paint around with the 1
brush — and do the same for the arms making sure the paint gets into the cracks between the fingers. Allow to dry without stroking over. Let dry thoroughly. If paint gets onto adjacent areas, wipe off with a clean wet brush. Paint the hair with a very thin, watery Burnt Sienna, avoiding the hair tie. Face—Paint the white of the eyes with Titanium White. Use size 3/0 Round to apply. With the same brush, paint the iris Burnt Sienna and Lamp Black 4:1. Add a black pupil with a toothpick. Add a speck of white highlight with the tip of the 3/0 Round brush. Pay attention to location in the pictures. Misplaced eye colors can make your angel look clownish, so take your time and make delicate strokes. Line the upper lid with Burnt Sienna on the size 3/0 Round. Go very light and thin on the bottom lid. Very lightly stroke on eyebrows with the same color. Lips— Mix 1:1 Dragon Fruit and Titanium White then add a touch of Burnt Sienna to tone down the pink. Blush— I strongly suggest you practice this step on paper (or even the bottom of the angel) before applying straight to the face. (My warning about clowns applies here as well!). Dip a small Highlighter brush into the lip color, then blot in circular motion onto paper towel until just about all the color is gone. Your brush should be making only a haze of color on the towel—it is at this point you want to apply to the cheeks. Using a light circular motion, wipe the brush onto the cheeks until you have a rosy, powdery blush. At first you won’t see any color, but after rubbing for a moment you will see the blush emerge. You may have to load the brush and wipe it onto the paper towel again to get more color. The key is to wipe all the paint off the brush. There should be no wetness at all on your brush. Apply a soft blush to the hands, shoulder, and forearm for a healthy glow. Be conservative — too much and she will have a sunburn! Dress—Put pea-size amounts of Titanium White, Blue Harbor, and Purple Pizzazz on your palette. Water down Titanium White until milky. Use a size 8 Shader to brush this onto the dress, starting on the back first to get the feel of it. Paint should be very thin and watery. Paint about a 3 x 3-inch area then blend out the edges by patting softly with a damp brush. You want to avoid seeing a white edge on your painted areas. Before the white paint dries, pick up just a touch of Purple Pizzazz on your brush and dab random areas within the wet white paint. Pick up some Blue Harbor and do the same. Now while all is wet, use a medium damp mop brush or scruffy to blend the colors. A light pounce will do. It’s best to blend the purple, wipe the brush, then blend the blue. This way the colors don’t merge too much. Work around the dress in this manner, painting small areas of white, then adding the two colors while wet. Switch to smaller brushes where you have tight areas. Paint the scalloped hem with a watery 1:1 mix of Titanium White and Blue Harbor. Use a size 4 Shader. 2
Paint the hair band with this same light blue. Pearl trim—Use the end of a small brush (the tip of the handle) and dip into Titanium White. Dot along the hem and at collar. Also add a few buttons coming down the front. When making dip dots like this, it’s necessary to have a fresh puddle of paint, and dip back into the paint after making two dots. That will help the size of the dots be consistent. Allow extra drying time. Basket—Paint a watery Burnt Sienna, and allow paint to pool into weave. Let dry. Paint leaves with thin Avocado. Paint watery Purple Pizzazz onto flowers allowing it to pool into crevices. Use a tissue or cotton swab to wipe off color from the petals. Do the same for the flower in the hair. Make sure the white dip dots are completely dry before the next step. Transfer pattern using the vertical dotted lines to place correctly on the dress. Do not transfer the background leaves that are shown with dotted outlines. Instead, sketch on lightly with light chalk pencil if desired. (These will be transparent leaves and you don’t want to see pattern lines.) Leaves—Mix a watery blend of Avocado on your palette. It should be thin as shown in picture. Paint in the background leaves. These are pretty much shapeless and nondescript, so don’t even think about how to paint them — just a few swipes with the size 4 Shader and very thin color! Add a little bit more Avocado to the previous puddle and beside it place small amounts of Marigold, Purple Pizzazz and Blue Harbor. Make another tiny puddle of watery Avocado and Marigold mixed 1:1. Working with a couple of leaves at one time, paint each leaf with either color using a size 4 Shader. Be sure your paint is thin enough that the background shows through. While the paint is wet, dip the corner of your brush into one of the side colors above and accent the tip or edge of the leaf with just a hint of this color. It will, and should, flow out and blend with the green. This can be the yellow, purple, or blue, but only one accent color on a leaf. Notice the purple edge and blue tip on the leaves 3
above. The purpose of this is to unify the design. Remember this when painting flowers in the future: bring colors from the petals onto the leaves. Pansies — Pansies come is all colors with a variety of patterns in their “faces.” I have done an assortment of them on the angel, but I stuck to three main colors: purple, blue and yellow. I also made in-between blends of purple and blue and sometimes added some white just to lighten a bit. You can make any combination of these colors and faces, but for demo purposes I have done three basic pansies. As I said, feel free to vary the color combinations. Blue Pansy 1. Blend Blue Harbor with a touch of Purple Pizzazz on your palette. Paint the three front petals with a size 6 Shader. Add a touch of Prussian Blue to that and paint back petals. 2. Use a size 4 Filbert to shade back petals with Prussian Blue. Add Titanium White to the light petal color and use a small scruffy or Comb to add light face, stroking outward. 3. Add white to Blue Harbor and apply to outer edge of back petal, immediately brushing inward. Apply a second layer of white to the center, but use shorter strokes. 4. Use a size 2 Script Liner to stroke out long white lines outward into the blue. Taper the ends to points. Always thin the paint when using a liner brush. 5. Add a stronger highlights (thinned white) to the edges of the petals. This can be done with a small Comb brush or you may float around petals. Float Prussian Blue at bottoms of side petals. 6. Use the size 0 Liner loaded with thinned Titanium White and a touch of Blue Harbor and add very thin accent lines around the edges of the petals. Use solid Titanium White to paint thicker lines on the top edges of the bottom petal. Give it a bit of a slight S curve and taper the ends. 7. Use a size 0 Liner to paint dark blue center with Prussian Blue, stroking outward. Paint the center Marigold with a dab or two of Persimmon. 4
Yellow Pansy 1. Undercoat the yellow pansy and bud with Titanium White. This is simply a layer of paint. This will act as a color barrier to prevent the background from showing through the yellow. Let white dry. Put Marigold and Persimmon on your palette and make a small watery mix of Marigold and brush onto the entire flower with a size 4 Shader. While still wet, pick up a little Persimmon and touch into the wet yellow paint allowing it to run across petals. This is a random application — you want just a hint of orange tint. Let dry. 2. Wet a couple of edges with clean water and dab on Titanium White, and darken some shadow areas with a 1:1 watery mix of Persimmon and Marigold. 3. Use the size 0 Liner and paint the center face in Black Plum. Taper out strokes as you did on the blue pansy. It is very important to leave the ends sharp and fine as needles. Using just the very tip of your liner will help achieve this. Add the very center with dabs of Marigold and Persimmon, with Titanium White for highlight. Purple Pansy 1. Basecoat the petals with loose blends of Blue Harbor, Purple Pizzazz, and Titanium White to get a medium purple. Let dry. Mix Purple Pizzazz and Dark Plum 1:1 and float around petals and into shadows with size ¼” Angular Shader. 2. With a size ¼” Angular Shader float thin Titanium White on top edge of top petal. Use a size 0 Liner to bring light, thin lines down from the float toward the center. Brush Marigold onto bottom half of white. Now that all the blooms are painted, go back and shade the stems and leaves in a few places: Use Avocado mixed with just a bit of Black Plum to darken it significantly. With a small round brush apply this color on the stems up against the petals. This adds a shadow which puts space between the stem and the flower and adding depth to the painting. You may also apply this darker shade on leaves against petals as shown to the right. Stroke on a few long, curved blades of grass (or tendrils) with thin Avocado on a size 2 Script Liner. Don’t make these too curly and don’t overlap them. Add a bit of white to the Avocado and stroke on slivers of highlight onto the curves. Adding curved grass like 5
this lends softness to a bouquet — and a touch more elegance! 3. After the first strokes of lavender are dry, repeat the step, only use Titanium White and don’t carry the strokes out as far. Switch to a size 2 Script Liner and pull out very fine, thin lines of white from the center into the purple. 4. Mix your petal color into a bit of Titanium White to get a pale lavender. Brush onto petals, starting at the center and brushing outward with a sized 4 Filbert. These strokes should be thin and wispy like shown. The most effective way to make these strokes is quickly, so to end in a tapered, feathered effect. 5. Refer to Yellow Pansy—Step 3 for finishing the center. 6. Use a light lavender color and the size 0 Liner to stroke a thin outline around petals, and make the wide lines on the top of the bottom petal with the same color. Remember, you can mix up any blends of these colors you want. You can even use pinks and burgundy shades if you so desire. Plus, make the white and darker faces larger or smaller than shown. Pansies aren’t picky and will look like pansies no matter. Your flowers won’t look exactly like mine, and that’s okay!
Finishing: When all painting is dry, spray angel with two light coats of DecoArt Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher - Matte. Use the size 3/0 Round to paint clear glaze on the eyes (not the lid) and lips with Triple Thick Glaze. Apply random “dew drops” onto petals and leaves with the Triple Thick Glaze and the handle end of a small brush. Paint wings with Titanium White. Two coats will be needed. While the final coat is wet, sprinkle the wings with Glamour Dust and dry completely before attaching to angel. Sign and date the bottom, and enjoy your beautiful work!
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