Among the lattice-work, tulips, and hearts, a flock of stylized brush stroke chickens play. Part of the fun of these pieces is adapting these small designs to items of your choosing. Most of the items illustrated here have old pieces that we've found on our "antiquing" trips. If you don't like to shop for unusual metal items, remember Della and Company offer many unique reproductions.
Complete Supply List:
Mediums:
Painting medium of choice
Retarder Medium
Kleister Medium
Paints:
Orange (or Vermilion)
Napthol Red Light
Red Violet
Purple Madder
Gold Oxide
Turners Yellow
Yellow Oxide
Raw Sienna
Moss Green
Brilliant Green
Teal Green or Olive Green*
Carbon Black
Brown Earth
Unbleached Titanium
*Green mix: Teal Green + Yellow Oxide to value 4-5 (medium value mix) or Olive Green + Moss Green, again a medium value (something I like is the Olive Green mix in contrast to the Brilliant Green trim).
Brushes:
Jo Sonja's Sure Touch
#3 round, #2-4 filbert - Basic painting
#2 short liner - Fine details including thin black strokes
#2 striper - Stripes and crosshatching
3/8" Possibility Brush - Applying Retarder if needed when blending
3/4"-1" mop - Mopping out Retarder