| PROCEDURE
1. Prep and seal the wood. Transfer the outlines of the
frog, boa, crown (the round part), chest, bird, and the line of the frog’s chin. Base the background wet-in-wet, blending the bands of color. The upper sky is Calypso Sky, the middle sky is Patina,
and the sand is Camel.
2. Base the front of the treasure chest Nutmeg and the end Country Twill. With a #00 script liner, pull squiggly lines
horizontally on the wood to add texture. Use Country Twill on the front, and Nutmeg on the end. Paint horizontal lines to separate the planks; they are Burnt Umber on the front and Nutmeg on the end.
Shade the bottom of the front with a float of Burnt Umber and highlight the top with a float of Camel. Shade the back edge of the end with a float of Nutmeg; highlight the front edge with a float of
Camel.
3. The metal bands on the chest are Turner’s Yellow. Shade with floats of Burnt Sienna, and highlight with floats of Titanium White. Add lines of Burnt Umber along the left edges of the bands. The
keyhole is Burnt Umber.
4. Float Burnt Umber shadows beneath the chest, boa, and frog.
5. Base the frog’s body Hauser Green Light, the eyes Turner’s Yellow, and the belly Ice Green Light.
6. For the front-facing eye, paint the pupil Pure Black. Wash Raw Sienna over the iris, but leave a tiny ring around the pupil unpainted. Rim the eye with a line of Ice Green Light. Shade the iris
with a float of thinned Burnt Umber. Paint a very thin line of Pure Black around the iris, then add highlight dots of Titanium White – a large one at 3 o’clock and a smaller one at 9 o’clock.
7. For the side-facing eye, paint the pupil Pure Black. Outline the outer edge of the lens with a thin line of Titanium White and add a small highlight dot.
8. Base the boa and the round portion of the crown Fuchsia.
9. Finish the section of the boa in front of the treasure chest as follows. Add texture with a #3 round brush. Cover the entire boa with strokes of Light Peony. Mix Light Peony and Titanium White 1:1
and stroke this mixture over the highlight portion. Shade the boa where it sits behind the frog and also where the end curves over with floats of Fuchsia. Add more Titanium White to the light pink
mixture and stroke the lightest highlights. Use floats of Light Peony and the light pink mixture to shape the crown.
10. Shade the body with wide floats of Hauser Green Medium then narrower floats of Sap Green. Highlight with floats of Titanium White. The spots are Ice Green Light. Wash over the highlights lightly
with very thin Hauser Green Light. Shade the belly with floats of thinned Sap Green and highlight with floats of Titanium White. Use a small liner to paint Pure Black eyelashes on both eyes. The
nostril is a small floated “c” stroke of Sap Green. Highlight the upper edge of the nostril with a thin line of Ice Green Light. Paint the lips Fuchsia, then highlight the lower lip with Light Peony
plus Titanium White 1:1.Outline the mouth with a very thin line of Pure Black.
11. Finish the remainder of the boa in the same manner as you did the first portion.
12. Base the bird Titanium White. Paint the beak Turner’s Yellow and shade it with floats of Burnt Umber. The nostril is Burnt Umber. Paint the eye Pure Black and add a small highlight dot of Titanium
White at 1 o'clock. Shape the bird by floating shadows of thinned Payne’s Gray under the beak, in both corners of the eye, the lower curve of the body, at the base of the tail, and to separate the
feathers on the wing, tail, and crest. Float a little thinned Fuchsia at the tip of the tail and the top of the wing. Float a little Calypso Sky to color and deepen the shadows on the lower curve of
the body, the wing, and the base of the tail. Float Turner’s Yellow on the throat then a very little bit of Fuchsia.
13. The necklace around the bird’s neck is formed from small dots of Inca Gold. Paint the key Inca Gold.
14. Sign and date your work.
15. Apply three coats of Satin Varnish and allow to dry thoroughly.
16. Form the crown and jewelry with assorted Kandi Corp hot-fix crystals. For best results use the flat tip on the Kandi applicator -- Do not over-heat the crystals or they may lift the paint rather than stick.
17. Finish the inside of the box to your taste, then fill it with real jewelry and enjoy! |
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