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PALETTE MIXING

METHOD OF PAINTING

Every leaf and flower is double-stroked for layering. The outer stroke is painted first, followed by another painted alike, but parallel. When sideloading, remember to always fill the brush with the Medium Value you are painting with and wipe out on paper towel before sideloading. This method neutralizes the brush, removing the previous Dark or Light Value from the brush.

GOLD PETALS

MIXTURE

Dark Value: AC+BU+IB(1+1+1)

Medium Value:CY+BS (1+ ½)

Light Value:NY+TW(1/4+1)

1.Paint Medium Value Gold into the Petal, shade with Dark Value into the scroll.

2.Neutralize and sideload with Light Value Gold. Stroke Light Value to the outside of the Petal, add another stroke inside and parallel to the first. Continue upwards until the Petal is closed.

3.Neutralize and sideload with the Light Value. Stroke a “C” stroke inside the Petal parallel, but in the opposite direction.

4.Neutralize and sideloade with Dark Value. Place the brush down and pull a stem towards yourself, reload and continue downwards. Decorate outer Petal with fancy teardrops. Inside with double-coloured teardrops, Liner brush loaded with light value, spin a fine point, drag point into Dark Value. The stroke is made with a pull, press, and lift motion.

SCROLLS & LEAVES

MIXTURE

Dark Value:CR+COG+BB(1/8+1 mix together, add 1 part BB)

Medium Value:   CR+COG+YOP(1/8+1+4)

Light Value:NY+TW(1/4+1)

SCROLLS

1.Paint Medium Value Green onto the Scroll. Sideload with Dark Value. Place the brush under the knob and pull downwards.

2.Neutralize and sideload with Light Value. From the root of the Scroll, paint to the middle of the back and stop.

3.  Wipe and reload. Stroke a half-circle and inside, parallel. Re-sideload and continue stroking into knob.

4.Finish with a fancy teardrop from the center of the knob. Line the under-part of the Scroll and decorate with teardrops. Liner-work is     painted with Light Value Green.

LEAF

1.Paint Medium Value Green into the Leaf and blend Dark Value into the flower Petal.

2.Sideload with Dark Value and paint the outer portion of the Leaf.

3.Neutralize and sideload with Light Value Green. Double-stroke the scallops on the top of the Leaf.

4.With Light Value and Liner, line under the Dark Value portion of the Leaf and decorate with teardrops.

CENTER

(See color illustrations)

Figure Number:

2.Load brush with Medium Value Green. Sideload with Light Value on one side and Dark Value on the other. Turn the work and stroke   a half-circle stroke from the middle to the middle.

3.Reload in the same manner. Turn your work and place your brush with Light Value upwards into the finish of the first stroke, and          stroke a half “C” in the opposite direction.

4.Shows a finished Center.

RED PETALS

MIXTURE

Dark Value:AC+BU+IB(1+1+1)

Medium Value:CR+COG(1+1/8)

Light Value:CR+YOP+BU   (1+3+drop)

1.Paint Medium Value Red into the Petal. Wipe the brush and sideload with Light Value Red. Double-stroke the first portion of the Petal.

2.Wipe your brush and re-sideload with Light Value Red. Double-stroke the Petal to finish the light side.

3.Neutralize and sideload with Dark Value. Double- stroke the dark portion of the Petal. Poke the brush into Dark Value and stroke the      small “C” stroke. Wipe and re-sideload with a poke. Place the brush flat down and pull into the root of the Petal.

4.With your Liner and Dark Value, paint cross-hatching inside the dark portion of the Petal. Clean the Liner with Light Value Red. Spin       the tip to a fine point and drag into the Dark Value. Paint double-coloured teardrops inside the Petal.
 

LETTERING

The lettering is painted with the Liner brush. The arrows on the colour illustrations show in which direction to stroke. Start off with a thin stroke and then apply pressure and decrease when lettering.
 

LINER=WORK & TEARDROPS

All Liner-work is painted with the Light Value Gold.. Teardrops are painted with a pull, press, lift to the Liner with a thin point.

Fancy Teardrops are painted with a pull, press. lift and swing stroke to the Liner. 

Flat brush strokes are painted with your flat neutralized brush sideloaded with either Dark or Light Value.

LAST STEP

When your artwork is dry, apply brush cleaner on a soft cloth and clean off any possible tracing marks and varnish with a matte oil varnish. Lean back and admire your beautiful Rosemaling work!

I like to thank you for having taken this Rosemaling lesson with me. This is an abbreviated version of my usual way of teaching in my Rosemaling books, Online Seminars and in larger national art magazines. Should you wish to see much more detailed instructions and color illustrations, kindly go to my website www.rosemal.com If you have any questions pertaining to Rosemaling, you may call me or contact me at:

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