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Required:
Ultra Gloss Acrylic Enamels
DG01 - Gloss White
DG02 - Gloss Black
DG06 - Cadmium Yellow
DG10 - Christmas Red
DG13 - Avocado
DG21 - Rose Mauve
DG33 - Purple
DG36 - Clear Medium
DG51 - Yellow Green
DG52 - Yellow Light
DG55 - Royal Fuchsia
DG65 - Golden Pearl
Supplies:
Brushes, Brush basin, wet palette (optional), palette
paper, paper towels, white vinegar, 1/4" masking
tape (grout tape), cotton swabs, stylus, gold cording
and ribbon (optional)
Surfaces:
80mm (3-1/4") Glass Ball Ornaments
Instructions:
PREPARATION
- Clean surface of ornaments with vinegar-moistened
paper towel and dry thoroughly. (Hands must be clean
and free of lotion.)
- For holly and berry ornament, use the tape to divide
glass ball into 6 equal vertical sections. Gently
seal both edges of tape to glass with fingertip. For
stroke work ornaments, use tape to divide glass ball
into 4 equal vertical sections. Add additional strip
of tape around circumference to create 8 triangular
sections. Seal edges of tape to glass with gentle
pressure, especially where it overlaps.
PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS
Striping
- Load #1 liner with Golden Pearl. Using edge of tape
as a straight edge, paint stripes, stroking from corner
to corner, both edges of the tape. Let dry; remove
tape.
A) Holly Ornament
- Note: The following mixes are used for all 3 ornaments:
3:1 Avocado and Gloss Black (dark green mix), 2:1
Yellow Green and dark green mix (medium green mix);
Yellow Green and a touch of medium green mix (light
green mix). Remove all water from brushes before loading
with paint.
Holly
- Double load #6 flat brush with dark green and medium
green mixes. Blend on palette paper.
- Stroke on holly leaves using a scalloped motion
from base to tips to create pointed leaves. Reload
for each leaf half. Let dry.
- Highlight some leaf edges with side load float
of Yellow Light and Clear Medium.
Evergreens
- Double load #6 flat with dark green and medium
green mixes. Blend only to re-establish the chisel
edge of the brush.
- With lighter edge of brush pointing away from center
of ornament, gently tap in fan-shaped branches. Reload
as needed.
- When dry, double load #6 flat in dark and light
green mixes; blend as above and tap on highlights.
Berries
- Use a cotton swab dipped in Christmas Red to tap
on berries.
- Load a cotton swab sparingly in Christmas Red;
slide one side into Gloss White, tap once on palette
paper; highlight berries, using a fresh swab for each
group.
Dots
- Use Christmas Red on stylus to apply dots between
gold stripes.
B) Stroke Work Ornament
- Note: Both ornaments are identical designs; however,
the direction of the design and color of the flowers
differ. Colors used for pink and purple flowers appear
in parentheses.
Leaves and Flower Stems
- Load liner with dark green mix; use long comma
strokes to paint dark leaves; load medium green mix
to stroke next set of leaves; load light green mix
for final set of leaves and stems.
Flowers 
- Load #1 round brush with Christmas Red (Purple
for purple flowers; Rose Mauve and Royal Fuchsia for
pink). Use 8 comma strokes per flower. Use stylus
to add dot of Cadmium Yellow and Gloss White at base
of each flower. Add pollen dots of the same color.
Embellishments
- Use the liners and stylus to add strokes and dots
of Golden Pearl and the 3 shades of green to the intersections
of the stripes.
FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS
- Cure paint according to label instructions. If
heat setting is desired, remove gold caps from ornaments
before baking.
- Add gold cording for hanging and decorative bows,
if desired.
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