Tole Paint Angel" Craft Project

Materials: Folk Art Acrylic Colors: Skintone, Bluebell, Harvest Gold, Promenade, Apple Spice, Slate Blue, Molasses, Wicker White, Cotton Candy, and Extender; Brushes: No. 1 Liner Brush, No. 4,  8 Flat Brushes; 6" wood-turned angel.

Wood Preparation:

Pattern:  Click Here

1. Basecoat the head with Skintone and allow this to dry. If needed, apply a second coat.

2. Lightly transfer the main pattern lines using gray graphite directly onto the unfinished turning.

3. Basecoat the collar and hem areas Wicker White. Allow this to dry and apply a second coat.

4. Basecoat body with Promenade.

5. The heart and lower section of the dress are painted Bluebell.

1. Paint the face according to the pattern. The eyes are painted  using Wicker White, Bluebell and Licorice. The cheeks and mouth are painted with Apple Spice and the nose is painted using Rusty Nail.

1. The hair is basecoated Harvest Gold. Allow this to dry and apply a second coat.

2. Using your liner brush, thin Molasses to an ink-like consistency. Paint thin, hair-like strokes on the head. It is important that you follow the natural flow or curve of the hair. Be sure to add waves or curls in the front.

The Dress:

1. Double load your No. 8 flat brush with Extender and Apple Spice. Blend on the palette to soften the color. This brush is used to shade around the sleeves, heart and under the collar.

2. The sleeves are highlighted with a double loaded brush of Extender and Cotton Candy.

3. This same brush is used to highlight the scalloped bottom of the pinafore.

4. Double load your flat brush with Extender and Slate Blue. This is used to shade under the scalloped edge of the dress on the Bluebell section. You are now ready for the fun part—adding detail trim to the dress. 

5. The diamond shaped dots on the Promenade section of the dress are Bluebell.

6. The tiny hearts and strokes are painted using thinned Apple Spice and your liner brush.

7. Slate Blue and Wicker White are used to paint the strokes at the bottom of the blue section. Be sure to thin your paint to a thin consistency.

8. The strokework at the bottom on the Wicker White section is Promenade. The dots are made using the handle end of your brush and Apple Spice.

The Halo:

1. Basecoat the halo Apple Spice. Allow this to dry and apply a second coat.

2. Double load your No. 4 flat brush with Extender and Cotton Candy. This is used to add the eyelet trim. Using your flat double loaded brush, paint a wavy line around the halo. You will be floating the color along in a wavy line to represent the ruffle of eyelet.

3. As an added delicate touch, apply tiny dots of Cotton Candy on the edge of the eyelet. These dots can be painted using the bristle end of your liner brush or a stylus.

The Wings:

1. Basecoat the wings Promenade. The outer edge is painted Apple Spice.

2. When dry, double load your flat brush with Extender and Apple Spice. Apply a wash of color on the outer edge of each side of the wings.

3. The brush strokes on the wings are painted using your liner brush and thinned Apple Spice.

Finishing: Glue wings and halo on angel. Apply varnish.

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