The Brush Placeby Julie Polderdyke

The Brush PlaceBy Julie Polderdyke

Palette: DecoArt Americana AcrylicsBlack Green #13157 Black Plum #13172Bluegrass Green #13047 Blue Harbor #13283Blue Violet #13141 Bright Green #13054Burnt Sienna #13063 Cadmium Yellow #13010Cashmere Beige #13091 Coral Blush #13515 Deep Burgundy #13128 Desert Turquoise #13044 Dragon Fruit #13538 Dove Grey #13069 Electric Pink #13231 Espresso #13261 Forest Green #13050 Georgia Clay #13017 Golden Straw #13168 Grape Juice #13236 Green Mist #13177 Green Tea #13282 Grey Sky #13111 Hauser Dark Green #13133 Hauser Medium Green #13132 Heritage Brick #13219 Honey Brown #13163 Lamp Black #13067 Leaf Green #13051 Margarita #13541 Melon #13245 Neutral Grey #13095 Peony Pink #13215 Pistachio Mint #13247 Purple Cow #13262 Purple Pizaaz #13543 Red Alert #13536 Saffron Yellow #13263 Sea Breeze #13250 Slate Grey #13068 Snow White #13001 Soft Heather #13542 Taffy Cream #13005 Yellow Ochre #13008Whispering Turquoise #13537

Surface: Brush Holder #62753

Misc. Supplies:Grey Graphite Paper #70141 Tracing Paper Pad #83176Paper Towels Artist’s Tape for CurvesSoft Grip Embossing & Stylus – set of 3 #70125 Water Container DecoArt MultiPurpose Sealer #87392 DecoArt DuraClear Varnish – Satin #87394Large Sanding Pad, Fine/Medium #70796 DecoArt Starlite Varnish #83197 Old Scruffy Brush or drybrush Identi Pen, Black #70830 Palette Paper Pad #70560

Brushes: Papillion by Artist’s ClubLiner, size 2 #20148; size 4 #20149; size 10/0 #20145Angular Shader, size 3/8” #20110; size ½” #20111; size 5/8” #20112Varnish Brush Set #20170

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Preparation: Seal and sand the brush carrier. Basecoat with Soft Heather.Trace the pattern onto tracing paper; then transfer onto the painting surface, top and sides with Gray Graphite Paper and a stylus.

Painting Instructions: Front Brush HandlesBase coat the lavender brush handle with Purple Cow. Shade under the ferrule, along the top (left side if they were standing up) side, and behind things that lay behind it with fl oated Grape Juice, using your ½” angular shad-er. Base coat the turquoise brush with Whispering Turquoise, shade along the same side as the purple brush with Desert Tur-quoise. Base coat the coral brush with Coral Blush and shade fi rst with Georgia Clay, then with Heritage Brick in the same areas as the other brushes. Highlight the right sides with Snow White, dry brushed fi rst, then lines of thinned Snow White. Note the highlighting on the turquoise brush is more to the center.

Brush FerrulesBase coat the ferrules with Grey Sky, using your # 2 liner. Shade with fl oat Neutral Grey where the bristles attach, and next to the horizontal part. Shade the ends of the horizontal parts, and then line the ferrules with Neutral Grey.

Brush BristlesBase coat the bristles with Golden Straw-(# 2 Liner). Float shade at the base of the bristles, fi rst with Burnt Sienna, using your ½” Angular Shader; apply thinned Burnt Sienna + Espresso “hair” lines coming from the base of the bristles to the tips, then outline the bristles using your 10/0 liner using the same mix.

RibbonBase coat the ribbon with Lamp Black. Apply the highlights with fl oated Snow White, accord-ing to the picture. This will take more than one layer, but keep it soft, making sure to blend your paint in your brush very well. Use the appropriate size shader for the area you are fl oating. Line the ribbon with thinned Lamp Black where the white fl oats are. This will sharpen the ribbon.

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Leaves Basecoat the leaves on the front and at the top of the piece with Hauser Med. Green. Drybrush ¾ of the center area with Green Tea. Shade at the base and down the cen-ter vein with fl oated Hauser Dark Green. Highlight the tips of the leaves and down the center vein, opposite the shading, with fl oated Margarita. Re-highlight the center vein, on top of the Margarita, with fl oated Snow White. Line center vein and add side veins, not touching the center vein, with thinned Black Green. Vines are thinned Black Green, and the strokes are thicker Black Green.

Brushes, Pencils, Tools Etc.I like really straight lines, so I taped the sides of the straight things at the top of this piece. We will start at the left of the design and move to the right.Scissors-Basecoat the handles with Lamp Black. Highlights are fl oated Snow White, then add lines of Snow White for further highlights. Basecoat the blades with Grey Sky, shade at the top, under the handles, and at the left side with fl oated Neutral Grey. Add a dot of Lamp Black to the blades for a screw. When it’s dry, add a thin line of Snow White in the middle.Pencils-Basecoat the follow-ing colors, then shade the

left side with color indicated.Highlights are drybrushed with Snow White, then lines of white are added for further highlights. Base coat Sea Breeze/Shade with Bluegrass Green “ “ Dragon Fruit “ “ Deep Burgundy “ “ Purple Pizzaz “ “ Black Plum “ “ Blue Harbor “ “ Blue Violet “ “ Melon “ “ Heritage BrickThe sharpened wooden tips are all basecoated with Cashmere Beige, shaded on the left with fl oated Espresso. Add the base coat color of the pencil to the tip. Thin Espresso and line the 3

wood where it meets color with jagged lines. Brushes-Ferrules are the same as on the front panel and left to right. Shading is fl oated under the ferrule and down the left side. Highlighting is drybrushed to the right of center, then a thin line of white is added for further highlight. Basecoat the brushes as follows and shade accordingly: Base coat Lamp Black /Shade with Snow White “ “ Bright Green “ “ Leaf Green “ “ Electric Pink “ “ Peony Pink “ “ Red Alert “ “ Deep BurgundyRuler-Base coat Taffy Cream, wash with very thin Saffron Yellow, then shade all around all sides with fl oated Saffron Yellow + a touch of Honey Brown.Apply lines with .005 Pigma Pen or waterproof marker pen.Stylus-Base coat with Yellow Ochre, shade the left side with Honey Brown. The metal end is Dove Grey, then line it with thinned Neutral Grey. Pen-Base coat Snow White. The yellow areas are Cadmium Yellow, black area is Lamp Black and the clip on the lid is Dove Grey. Line the yellow with thinned Honey Brown. Shade the pen case with fl oated Dove Grey as shown in the picture. Line the clip with thinned Neutral Grey.Palette Knife-Base coat the handle with Espresso, shade both sides with Soft Black. Dry brush Snow White highlight to right of center. Add dots of Dove Grey to the handle using a brush end. Blade is base coated Dove Grey and shaded all around with Neutral Grey. Dry brush Snow White right of center and add thinned Snow White for further highlight.

Sides Instructions for labels and lids of both-Base coat lids and labels Snow White. Shade the sides of the label and the ends of the bottle lids with fl oated Dove Grey. Line the labels on the sides and all around each end with thinned Slate Grey. Lettering is done with the pen.Left Side-Black Bottle-Paint the color area of the paint in the bottle and the paint spilling out with Lamp Black. Add a Snow White fl oat to the black in the bottle on both sides. Wash black in the bottle neck. Apply a long fl oat of Snow White on the left of the paint spill. Add dots of colors from your palette using a brush handle.Right Side-Green Bottle-Paint the color in the bottle and the leaves with Pistachio Mint. Shade the bottle color on the sides with Green Mist. Apply a wash of Green Mist in the bottle neck. Shade the center veins of all leaves with Green Mist. Shade the base of leaves # 2,3,4,5,6 with fl oated Green Mist. Highlight the tips of leaves # 3,4,5,6 with Green Tea. Re-shade the base and center veins of # 4,5,and 6 with soft Forest Green. On # 5 & 6, fl oat Snow White down the center vein next to the shaded area. On # 6, line the center and apply the outer veins with thinned Forest Green. Apply a very thin wash of Forest Green to all leaves. These leavesare not meant to look fi nished. This is just the

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way we wish they would appear to us when they come out of the bottle. Ready to stick on and fi nish!!

Finishing: Mix Soft Heather + Grape Juice in a separate bottle. You will be using this quite a bit, so don’t run out. How much to use of the Grape Juice will depend how dark you want it. Don’t get it too dark or the lining won’t show up. Apply this to the back, bottom and inside handle hole. On the ends and front where the brushes and leaves are, measure ¼” and lightly mark all the way around with a pencil. On the front, paint the mixture and follow the pencil line, mak-ing the edge wavy. When dry, use thinned Grape Juice and your 10/0 liner to outline the waves. On the ends, the wavy lines are lined with thinned Grape Juice. Erase any remaining pencil lines. On the front add polka dots with Snow White using a brush handle on the mixture color area. Varnish with several coats of DuraClear Var-nish – Satin – be sure to allow each coat to dry well before applying the next. Fill with brushes and get busy painting!

I hope you have enjoyed this project. I sure had fun designing it. Enjoy your painting journey! Julie

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Pattern at 100%

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1” x 1”

To ensure your pattern is at 100%, this box should measure 1” x 1” when printed.

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