Hello Autumn Sign

Instructions

1. Paint the entire wood plaque with a coat of Vintage White and allow to dry.  Once dry, if necessary, sand smooth.
2. Paint the fall leaf wreath with a variety of leaf colors.  Leaves are painted:

• Pueblo shaded with Burnt Umber, highlighted with Moon Yellow
• Yellow Ochre shaded with Pueblo
• Thicket shaded with Burnt Umber, highlighted with Moon Yellow
• Burnt Umber highlighted with Wicker White

1. Using a liner brush loaded with thinned Burnt Umber, paint vines and stems into the leaves.  Add additional vines to create a fuller wreath shape.
2. Add small Thicket leaves in groupings of three.
3. Add small Pure Orange berries highlighted with Yellow Ochre leaves.
4. “Hello” is painted Burnt Umber
5. “Autumn” is painted Pure Orange and shaded at the bottom of each letter with Burnt Umber to create an Ombre effect.
6. Corners:  Paint the small acorns Burnt Umber and highlight with Wicker White.  Paint the small leaves with Thicket and highlight with Moon Yellow.
7. Shade the border line around the plaque with a wash of Yellow Ochre.
8. Accent the entire wreath with paint splatters using thinned Burnt Umber loaded on an old toothbrush to flyspeck.