Creative Woodworks & crafts 1997-08, страница 63

SUPPLIES

! Wood: Baltic birch plywood: 1/8" x 25-1/2" | x 11{for the design pieces and s ^; pacers), and 1/8" x 11 -1/4" x 12" (for

the backer board) Tools: scroll saw; drill with bits Small wood screws Sawtooth hanger Stylus

Tracing tissue Pencil Paper towel

Testors Visions AirPainting system and paints*: Black, Cool Blue, Holiday Red, White

Loew-Corneli paintbrushes: No. 2/0 liner (Series 4350); 1/4" angular shader (series 4400) Delta Ceramcoat acrylic paints: Apple Green; Brown Iron Oxide; Buttercream; Dark Burnt Limber; Dark Flesh; Golden Brown; Kelly Green; Lichen Grey; Palomino; Payne's Grey; Pine Green; Spice Brown Testors Visions Stick N' Stencil Circle template X-ACTO knife

Wooden frame (10-1/4" x 13-1/4")*

"Available from Roy and Scott at Scroller; Ltd., 9033 S. Nashville, Oak Lawn, IL 60453; (800) 486-6053.

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut the patterns and spacers to shape

Transfer the patterns for the design pieces and spacers to the 1/8" Baltic birch plywood. Rough cut around each shape to separate them from the larger sheet of plywood, leave a border of waste wood about 1/2" around each piece. The excess wood will add support while sawing the parts to their finished shape. Start each cut at the points indicated on the full size patterns, then saw each piece following a clockwise cutting path.

PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS

A few helpful hints

Please read all of these instructions before painting the pieces. In painting this design, you will be referring to Figs. 1 through 5, the "Painting Terms and Techniques" sidebar, and the photograph. Please con

sult them as needed, but remember that painting is a creative expression of yourself. As you develop your skills, feel free to experiment with your own creativity to make a truly personal work of art.

We have found that using the Testors AirPainting system will make several of the painting steps presented here faster and easier, and will result in a more professional looking project. You can easily mix any of the Delta colors in the empty bottle which comes with the AirPainting system. Simply mix 3 parts water to 1 part paint and use the AirPainter as directed. This will result in soft, transitional backgrounds when using more than one color. We have also used the AirPainter extensively for basecoating the intricately cut branches and grasses without over-saturating them, which could possibly cause warping or splitting of the wood. The AirPainter cuts your basecoating time from hours to minutes and reduces the possibility of breaking delicate pieces with a paintbrush.

Designed by Scroller, Ltd. Painted by Sheila Bergner