Creative Woodworks & crafts 1997-08, страница 68

Transferring the pattern. Place tracing tissue over the painting worksheet and trace the pattern lines. Next, choose one of the following two methods to transfer the design:

Method No. 1: Place graphite paper under the tracing tissue. Line up the edges with your wood piece and, using a stylus, trace over the lines, transferring them to your wood.

Method No. 2: Make your own graphite paper by lightly rubbing a pencil over the back of the tracing tissue on which you have traced your pattern. Next, use a facial tissue to lightly buff the excess graphite off the back. This helps eliminate smearing and also evenly distributes the graphite to places you may have missed. Line up the edges with the wood piece as in Method No. 1 and use a stylus to trace over the lines and transfer them to your wood.

Basecoating. Blocking in a color. Fill in the entire indicated area with paint. Wrap this color around the edges, too. Certain colors may require more than one coat.

Float shading. Use of an angular brush will make this step much easier. Wet your brush with clean water. Touch the very tip of the brush to a paper towel to pull the excess water from the brush, then touch only the very tip of the brush into the paint. Go back to the water, then touch once again to the paper towel. Note: do not wipe the brush on the paper towel—just allow the excess water to be drawn from the brush. Now you are ready to apply the paint to your surface. The result should be a graduation of color, with one side deep in color, fading to almost no color at all on the other side. In no time at all, you will be able to give depth and a three-dimensional look to your paintings.

Stippling. Use an old, worn brush and no water. Touch the brush to the paint, working it up the bristles. Scrub the excess paint into a paper towel until almost all of the paint is off of the brush. Tap the brush in a straight up and down motion to gradually add highlights. Build the color as needed, but only do it a little at a time.

Dry brushing. This is like stippling, only with less paint. This method is used for very subtle shading and changes in color, such as in animals and birds. Use a dry brush, but instead of tapping the brush up and down as in stippling, rub the paint in a circular motion to softly blend the color into the surrounding colors. Remember, it is easier to add more paint than to correct errors resulting from using too much paint.

Linework. Most linework is done with paint thinned to the consistency of ink. Use a very small brush, such as a No. 10/0 or 18/0 liner, for this step. Note: be careful not to add too much water. Test paint consistency on a palette or a wood scrap so the color will not bleed on your design. If bleeding does occur, immediately blot the area with a paper towel—do not rub. This will take most or all of the excess paint off. If the excess does not come off, be patient and let it dry completely before repairing the area by repainting.

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Fig. 6. Glue piece No. 12 directly to the backer board, then fasten the spacers to pieces No. 2 and 7. Glue those in place.

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Glue directly to tree No. 7

Fig. 7. Glue the spacers to piece No. 11. Affix pieces No. 4, 5, and 11 as indicated.