Miscellaneous Supplies
Water container
Paper towel
Tracing paper
White transfer paper
Palette paper
Scissors
Stylus
Transparent tape
Soft lint free cloth
Preparation
· There is no preparation required with D&CC
Paper Mache pieces. Just pick up the piece and begin to paint
on these wonderful quality Paper Mache pieces.
Transferring PATTERN
Click on the word pattern to see a full view of the pattern.
· Lay tracing paper over the pattern and trace all
lines except those used to denote shadows. The shadow lines
are generally short straight lines and several of them. Main
lines are where there are color changes.
· Detail lines are facial features, patterns on fabric,
and etc. Lay the tracing over the surface and tape at the
top and on one side. Slide the graphite paper between the
tracing and the surface; draw over the main lines only. Do
not add the detail lines these will be applied after the basecoating
is done.
Stenciling
· Apply the spray adhesive to the One-Step
Background Stencil allow this to dry for several minutes and
pat off the excess spray with a piece of paper towel. Press
the stencil firmly in place repeat as many times as needed
to cover the surface. Using the wedge sponge pick up a small
amount of color lightly pat on the palette to remove excess
paint. Using a straight up and down motion pat on the stencil.
Applying two thin coats of paint is better then one thick
coat of paint. If you try to apply to heavily the paint will
bleed under the edge of the stencil.
Working with Crackle
· There are three layers to crackling, the basecoat,
then the Crackle Medium, and last the topcoat. The topcoat
is really nothing more then a basecoat applied over the Crackle
Medium. Crackle Medium works because of a reaction between
the crackle and the topcoat. There are three rules of thumb
with Crackle Medium.
· One is that the crackle should not be totally dry
when the topcoat is applied, it should be tacky. If you press
your finger into the crackle and it holds your fingerprint
then it is just right for applying the topcoat (approximately
15 min. depending on temp. and humidity).
· Two is that the direction in which you apply the
topcoat is the direction that the cracks will follow. If you
brush the paint horizontally across the board the cracks will
run horizontally.
· Three is that the heavier you apply the topcoat
over the crackle medium the larger the cracks will be.
Painting Instructions
· Basecoat the entire Paper Mache Oval Ribbon
Tie Box in Blue Storm using the 1” wash/glaze brush.
Tip: Basecoating is simply applying paint to give a total
opaque coverage this means solid so you can not see through
it. Two thin coats are preferable to one heavy coat. A good
tip is to load the brush, never more then halfway up the bristles.
Start in the center of the area to be painted and push the
paint out to the pattern line. This technique will leave no
ridges on the edge of your painted area.
· Apply the Crackle Medium following the instructions
above.
· Apply a mix of 5 parts Blue Lagoon to 1 part Blue
Storm using the 1” wash/glaze brush in a slip slap motion
so your cracks will run all directions to the top and the
bottom flat edge. Apply Raw Linen on the sides. Allow to dry
thoroughly. If you do not allow it to dry for several hours,
when you press the stencil on it could lift parts of your
paint. Do not press on the stencil to hard.
· Stencil the stars on the lid with the wedge sponge
using Pale Yellow on one-half of the sponge and Straw on the
other half. This will give your stars a variety of different
colors.
· Do the stripes on the side of the box in a double-load
of Moroccan Red and Raw Linen using the #12 shader. Line these
with the blue mix from the lid using the #1 liner. These can
be marked with a ruler the white area is 1-1/4” wide
and the red is 1/2” wide. Tip: To double-load pick up
one color on one half of the bristles and the second color
on the other half of the bristles. Blend on the palette with
short back and forth strokes until you have created a middle
value in the center of the brush.
· Basecoat the small paper mache stars in Straw using
the #12 shader. Dry-brush these with Pale Yellow. Tip: To
dry-brush pick up a little color on the tips of the bristles
blend into the bristles on the palette, then wipe off excess
on a paper towel. Feather lightly over the surface allowing
the paint to adhere to the raised areas.
· Apply the pattern for the lettering using white
transfer paper.
· Do the lettering using the #1 liner in Black and
then go across the top and the right side in Raw Linen.
To Finish
Apply as many coats of varnish as desired.
Chris Thornton
52571 NW
First #18
Scappoose, OR 97056
Tel: 503-543-3922
cricinda@earthlink.net
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