Once I had my sky tones in place, I needed some darkish clouds… I used a slate gray and a beige mixed with a drop of Avocado and lightened by white. I used a bit of a pouncey or stippling motion to apply a color and a bit of a slight gentle sweep in a circular motion to blend.
I used the same kind of brush action for the entire project. A kind of dark, medium, and light thing if you will. I am a put the paint on the panel kind of gal and blend it from there apparently, since that is what I did most of this project! A bit of white, a drop of turquoise and a drop of Sea Glass was what I used for the upper most section of the sky which I will dilute in 2 additional sections down to white near the bottom. Let each coat dry for many hours in between and be sure each coat is spread thinly! I gave it a good 24 hours between coats.Īfter 3 coats and a light sanding, I was ready to get down to business with my paints! I jumped right into the what will be the top panel of my triptych. This helped to fill some of the deep areas in the Styrofoam. Rather than painting it on, I sort of bounced it into place. This was easier to do the initial spread and then allowed me to use a putty knife (actually I used a plastic spatula) for the 2nd and third layers. Paint Brush (one you are comfortable with, I use a 1”)īefore we can begin painting we need to ready our materials! This is one of the three panels I will be working on today.The directions on the MagiKote suggest using a something akin to a putty knife to spread the stuff onto your surface, and I had trouble with this so I began with a foam brush.
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints (I used almost 20 different colors, including the several of the new colors: Coral Blush, Purple Wave, Sea Glass, and Mulberry)
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