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Directions for "An Angel's Loving Care"
An original design in oils by: Sonya S. Bird-Connor CDA
Artistic Keepsakes - P.O. Box 580 - Santee, S.C. 29142-0580 -
Telephone: (803) 854-4034 or (803) 854-9991 - E-mail: Artistickeepsake@aol.com
These loving angels were designed especially for the Palmetto Painters of Columbia, S.C. to paint on
"Memory Boxes" as a service project. The finished boxes are presented to local
hospitals where they are given to parents who have lost a child at birth or at a young
age. A special place for memories and treasures.
Palette: Archival Oils*
White Angel
YM: Yellow Mid
LRO: Light Red Oxide
PG: Paynes Grey
PA: Permanent Alizarine
PGYS: Pthalo Green (yellow shade)
TW: Titanium White
SFTW: Soft Formula Titanium White
CS: Cadmium Scarlet
RU: Raw Umber
(Rembrandt* Transparent color of choice for hair)
Additional colors for African American Angel
BS: Burnt Sienna
BU: Burnt Umber
CGO:
Chromium Green Oxide
UB: Ultramarine Blue
Preparation:
Clean paper mache' box well or sand and seal a wooden box, then sand lightly again.
Basecoat with 2 or 3 coats of JoSonja's* Sky Blue Background Color. Lightly sand with a
piece of heavy brown grocery bag paper. Wipe with tack cloth. Paint inside of cover but
not inside of box. Directions for lining box will be given later. Be sure to paint edges
of both box and cover.
Using a small tip stylus or 4H pencil, transfer the line drawing with white transfer
paper and a light touch.
Remember:
It is wise to have a piece of cardboard painted with your background color. Use this
to test your color mixes on. Just because it looks right on the palette does not mean it
is right for your background. Everything relates to what is around it and your mixes may
need to be adjusted.
When painting tiny faces or objects, use tiny brushes that fit the area. A magnifying
glass will also help. Any tool that makes your task easier is worth using
Developing the painting:
When painting a person, eyes seem to be the most important. Painting these first helps
to create a personality. Using thin coats of paint, carefully place the values. Proper
blending on small faces and hands will help keep the desired shape. Work through the
design in the order listed. Stage one will develop the forms, and stage two will give
detail and add more life.
When painting, remember that darks make objects recede while lights bring them
forward.
Let the painting cure well before varnishing. Any stage three adjustments may be made
at any time before the final varnish is applied.
Beginning the painting:
Rouge in some light tints near top corners and sides of your box to detract from the
solid blue. This softens and adds interest.
PINK - TW and touch of LRO
GREEN - TW and touch of CGO
Place these colors sparingly and fade them out by rubbing in a circular motion from
below up into color with a LINT FREE tissue.
Outline features, arms and hands on the White angel and baby with dark flesh; on the
African American with BU.
FLESH MIXTURES
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White:
Flesh Base: LRO & PGYS 5-1
M: Base, TW & touch YM
L: M & TW
Highlight: TW & tiny touch YM
D: Base & RU & highlight
VD: D & RU
Blush: L & LRO
Lips: Blush & touch AC
Lip lines: Lips & RU & AC
Eyes: PG stroke through with TW
Eyelashes: PG & RU
Whites: TW & tiny touch YM
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African American:
M: BS
L: BS & CS
Highlight: CS & YM & & GREY (BU & UB TW)
D: BU & BS
VD: BU
Blush: CS & YM
Lips: BS & BU & CS & AC
Lip lines: Lips & BU
Eyes: BU stroke through with TW
Eyelashes: Black (UB & BU = parts)
Whites: TW & tiny touch YM
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Painting order:
Outline features on angel and baby. Paint eyes, then place flesh colors and blend. Add
detail to faces. Place flesh colors on arms and hands and blend. Paint wings, dress
sleeves, hair and baby blanket. Then paint dress and bunnies. Clouds and the halo are
last. Be sure hair is dry before painting halo.
Eyes:
Using a 3/0 detail brush, place iris. Stroke through
the left side of this with a 10/0 liner. This will leave a dark area as the pupil.
Carefully fill in the whites and highlight the iris with a tiny dot of TW.
Place flesh mixtures according to chart and carefully blend using small blender or
filbert brush. After blending is completed, add stage two details: blush, eyelashes,
nostrils etc. Additional shading and highlighting should be glazed in when dry as stage
three to avoid a "milky" look. If you need to pick up any excess paint, place a
single layer of tissue over area and gently mop — lift
tissue.
Wings:
Place PG shading and overstroke with TW & touch YM mixture using a filbert brush.
Blend where needed. When dry, glaze with PG to darken, and TW to highlight.
DRESS MIXTURES
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Pink
M: LRO & AC & TW
D: M & more LRO & AC
L: M & T W & touch YM
Highlight: TW
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Green
M: CGO & TW
D: M & more CGO & UB
L: M & TW & touch YM
Highlight: TW & touch CGO
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Paint dress sleeves, highlighting and shading as in picture.
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Hair: White angel
Base with any of the following:
Rembrandt* TOY/ TOR/ TOB. Shade with: TOB/ TOB/ BU
Stroke through with a ¼" rake brush
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African American angel
Dab on a mixture of UB & BU (black). Highlight and make curls with UB & TW
mixture, You might use either a 1/4" rake brush or tiny liner.
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Begin at the bottom and stroke in the direction of the curls with SFTW & touch YM
mixture.
Baby blanket:
Place PG for shading and fill in with a mixture of TW & touch YM. Blend to create
form. Add stripes in desired colors. Soften by blotting with one layer of tissue and mop
brush. Soften more if needed with mop brush. After blanket is dry, add highlights with
glazing medium and TW.
Lace on dress is TW & YM mixture shaded with PG. Highlight with TW.
Continue on with dress skirt as in picture remembering that the light is coming from
the upper left. When dress and sleeves are dry, reinforce darks and highlights where
necessary.
Bunnies:
Place RU for shading and fill in bodies and faces with TW & YM mixture — blend. Hair is TW using a rake brush. Inside of
ears, the eyes and noses are dark dress pink shaded with LRO & RU. Highlight with
light dress pink. Outline eyes and detail toes with RU. Refer to picture if necessary.
Clouds:
Place shading in with PG. Form shapes with SFTW & YM mixture. Gently blend.
Highlight with dabs of SFTW using a filbert brush and small amounts of paint. Soften
in
as needed.
Halo is YM shaded with LRO and highlighted with TW. Be sure hair is dry
before painting halo!
Finishing:
Paint clouds on outer sides of box as desired.
To line box: Using light weight poster board cut individual pieces for each side and
bottom. Cut slightly smaller than actual measurements.
Cut fabric of your choice about 3/4" larger all around than each cardboard
piece. Lay cardboard on wrong side of fabric and run a bead of quick drying glue around
all edges of the cardboard and fold fabric tightly over onto the glue. When dry, glue in
place inside of box with fabric showing, one section at a time. Glue bottom piece in last.
A pattern is also included for a "scroll" that can be glued to the inside
cover where the parents can write any pertinent information of their choosing. 1 used a
blue parchment paper for this and glued some to the bottom of the box also.
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Copyright information
Please Note: Permission is granted to teach this project to your own
students. Written permission is required for any other teaching situations. Permission is
also granted to reproduce written material verbatim for teaching purposes only (one copy
per student) and may not be resold, nor rewritten into a different format under any
circumstances! Permission is NOT granted to reproduce picture. Contact Artistic Keepsakes
at (803) 854-4034 or (803) 854-9991. E-mail: artistickeepsake@aol.com
if you have questions or requests.
Thank you. Sonya S. Bird-Connor CDA - Designer
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