Wooden Change Dish
Key to his hearth – Wooden Change DishMaterials
Palette
- Deco Art Americana Acrylics Antique White (AW)
- Burnt Umber (BU)
- Buttermilk (BUT)
- Lamp Black (BLK)
- Grey Sky (GS)
- Light Cinnamon (LC)
- Neutral Grey (NG)
- Peaches ‘n Cream (PC)
- Russett (RU)
- Santa Red (SR)
- Soft Black (SB)
- Titanium White (TW)
- Deco Art Dazzling Metallics Champagne Gold (CG)
- Copper (CO)
Brushes
Winsor & Newton •Series 500 No. 4 or 6 bright •Series 540 Nos. 000 and 0 short liner •Series 560 1/8″, 1/4″, and 3/8 angleOther Supplies
•R & M What Knots 5″ wooden dish •180-grit sandpaper •Soft doth •J.W. etc. First Step Wood Sealer •Tracing paper •Fine-point permanent black pen •Graphite paper, gray and white •Stylus with fine point •Masterson Art Products 9″xl2″ Sta-Wet Palette •Non-stick tape •No. 2 pencil •Soft white eraser •J.W. etc. Right-Step Matte Acrylic Varnish •J.W. etc. Pink Pad (for buffing acrylic paints) Refer to pull-out section for pattern and page 78 for product information.Preparation


Painting
1. Basecoat the design elements as follows: paper ticket AW; remote keyless entry device (remote) and top of key BLK; knife handle and “panic” button SR; knife blade, quarter, and shaft of key GS; penny PC. Allow to dry thoroughly. Next, apply two coats of CO to the penny, allowing adequate drying time between applications. Let dry. 2. Position the tracing over the basecoated areas and tape down one side to secure. Slip white graphite paper beneath the tracing and transfer the details for the remote, knife handle, and top of key using the fine point of the stylus. Remove the white graphite paper, slip gray graphite paper under the tracing, and transfer the details for the quarter, shaft of key, ticket, penny, and knife blade. Remove the pattern. 3. Using the pencil, draw a line all the way around the top of the dish, approximately 5mm down from the top edge. Using a sideload of RU, float along this line with the point of the brush toward the center of the dish. 4. Use the 1/4″ angle to float soft shadows on the paper ticket with a sideload of LC. Starting in the small triangular areas where objects are lying on top of the ticket, walk the color out slightly to create the illusion that the ticket is under other parts of the design. This may require several applications to achieve a soft look. (The darker cast shadows will be applied later.) Also shade the small tear in the upper edge of the ticket between the knife and key 5. Using the 1/4″ angle and a sideload of NG, shade around the edge of the quarter, around the raised head, and to separate the features. Also float across the top of the forehead and under the chin to create contour. Allow to dry. Next, use a sideload of SB to darken the back of the head, shading under the hair in the back, in the eye socket and down under the neck. Allow to dry thoroughly. Sideload the 1/4″ angle with BUT and float highlights on the bridge of the nose, the bottom of the fringe of hair, on the cheek, and at the front along the bottom of the neck. Using the No. 0 liner and BUT, paint the eyebrow and randomly highlight the outside rim of the coin. 6. Sideload the 1/4″ angle with NG and shade the blade of the knife, starting at the handle and running down along the side to the end of the blade. Create the indentation in the blade using the tip of the brush and NG. Float NG along the shaft of the key where it attaches to the top as well as down the upper edge. Also float this color on the lower edge of the shaft, leaving the center of the shaft lighter.


