Donna's Art Part: More Snow? AARGH!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

More Snow? AARGH!

Well, ladies, I'm beginning to think that we won't be painting again tomorrow night. Our chapter of Decorative Painters has rescheduled our class with Rosemary West for the coming weekend already. If it snows tomorrow as is predicted, we will again reschedule our class. My basecoat will certainly be cured well before we take our first decorative strokes!

Please continue to check back on the blog often so we can adjust as needed. I'd have been on the phone for hours getting in touch with everyone before our cell phone and e-mail days. Technology equals convenience. We will be painting soon though, right? The Advanced Painter's class if it snows tonight or tomorrow will be February 22, Beginner's Class will be painting, February 15.

By the way, Happy Valentine's Day!

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Tips

Mistakes
When you've made a mistake, spit on your paper towel is the handiest tool to remove it quickly.

Floated Color
Use the largest brush possible for the job. I tell my students all the time and they can quote me, "The corner of the brush is the same size on every brush."

Liner Work
Thin lines require that you do several things.
1. Use a quality liner brush, in excellent condition.
2. The consistency of your paint should be the consistency of ink.
3. The brush should be full of paint.
4. As you paint lines, move slowly, not fast, and hold your brush handle straight up in a vertical position.
5. Often people can't see-they think they can, but they really don't know if the point of the brush is making contact with the surface or not. Using an OptiVISORs or surgical loops can be used right over glasses. They are massive magnifying glasses that really make it possible to see the point of the brush making contact with the surface.

Taken from Quick and Easy Painting, April 2009, pp. 62-63.