Embrace the holiday spirit with the Legends of Santa Claus Shadow Box. Featuring Santa with his reindeer in a charming Victorian village scene, this "Russian style" folk art piece captures the wintery magic of the season. Add some snowy holiday cheer to your home decor! The completed piece will hang nicely on a wall or you can stand it up on a mantle or other surface.
This set includes the unpainted frame, a flat bottom layer, and a laser cut top layer that contains the village houses and nearby flora. It also comes with 6 picture frame holders and screws (see photos) to hold the assembled piece together.
The frame of the shadow box is made out of quality pine with a routed edge for trim. The top layer is baltic birch, precision cut with intricate detail. The bottom layer is also high quality baltic birch. The design packet includes a color coded pattern for ease of application on each of the layers. Apply the pattern using standard techniques.
This design originally appeared in our packet "The Santa Box - Legends of Santa Claus" JP3017. If you have this packet already then you have the instruction for painting this design and can just purchase the unpainted shadow box.
Unpainted Shadow Box:
The shadow box is about 16" by 11.5" tall and is about 1.5" thick.
Mediums:
Painting medium of choice
Retarder Medium
Clear Glaze Medium
Texture Paste (optional)
Paints:
Jo Sonja’s Artist’s Colors
India Red Oxide
Burgundy
Napthol Red Light or
Napthol Crimson
Red Earth
Vermilion
Gold Oxide
Raw Sienna
Yellow Oxide
Storm Blue
Sapphire
Teal Green or Forest Green
Brillaint Green
Aqua
Mid Value Warm Beige
Brown Earth
Carbon Black
Opal
Warm White
Rich Gold
Brushes:
Jo Sonja's Sure Touch
#2-3 rounds, #2,4,6 filbert - Basic painting.
#1-2 short liner - Fine details.
3/8” Oval Wash - Use to base larger areas, glazes or apply Retarder Medium.
3/4” mop - Brush out Retarder or glaze
1/2” Oval Wash - Wonderful to varnish cut-outs