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Primitive Lamb
Pattern by Cindy Trombley, Artist: Amanda Formaro
This primitive lamb was originally painted on an old milk bottle by artist, Cindy Trombley. We had an overabundance of 8x10 picture frames and decided to create this great country print to hang on the wall.
What you need
8x10 picture frame with glass
black graphite paper
pencil
stylus
masking tape
acrylic paints in antique white, light buttermilk, coffee bean, barnyard red, and soft black
toothbrush
2" foam brush or paintbrush
acrylic spray sealer, matte
white vinegar or rubbing alcohol
lamb pattern
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What you do
Begin by removing the glass from the frame, set frame aside. Clean the glass and let dry. Wipe down the glass with vinegar or alcohol, this will help the paint adhere to the glass. Place glass on your protected work surface.
Using the 2" foam brush or paint brush, basecoat the glass with the antique white paint. Let dry completely. Apply a second coat and let dry. Using a pencil and graphite paper, transfer the lamb pattern onto the glass.
Basecoat the lamb's body with light buttermilk. Use soft black to paint the swirls onto the body. Shade around lamb's body with soft black. Nose, ear, tail, and legs are all basecoated with soft black. The heart is basecoated in with barnyard red. Add a little soft black to the barnyard red to darken it up, use this to shade around the edges of the heart.
Place a nickel sized amount of light buttermilk and soft black paint onto a paper plate, thin each color with a couple of drops of water. Dip the bristle tips of a toothbrush into the light buttermilk paint. Test your splattering ability on a piece of scrap paper before doing this on your glass. Hold toothbrush horizontally and drag your finger across the bristles, causing the paint to splatter spots wherever you aim it. When you are comfortable with this method, go ahead and splatter light buttermilk paint all over the glass and lamb, repeat this method with the soft black paint. Float (shade) coffee bean all around outside of the lamb for dimension.
Finish with 2 coats of clear acrylic spray sealer, matte finish. Allow 15-20 minutes between coats. Allow glass to dry completely, at least 2 hours, before putting back into the frame. Hang!
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About the Author
Pattern is copyrighted by Cindy Trombley 2001, and is used with permission on FamilyCorner.com Magazine. Visit Cindy's website by going to Painting On Jars and seeing her other wonderful creations!
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