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Modern Brush Stroke Eggs

Give your eggs a modern touch with this brush stroke egg decor idea. This project is quick and easy and takes no skill to create this unique look. Your eggs will pop with color when you hide these on Easter Sunday.

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At a Glance:

Project #15941 Skill Level: Intermediate
supplies

Plaid Supplies

FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Wicker White, 2 oz. - 901

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Patina, 2 oz. - 444

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Lemon Custard, 2 oz. - 735

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Summer Peach, 2 oz. - 2549

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Light Lavender, 2 oz. - 516

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - New Leaf Green, 2 oz. - 2578

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Cameo Blush, 2 oz. - 4657

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Pink, 2 oz. - 413

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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Minted Aqua, 2 oz. - 4621

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Other Supplies

  • Wood Eggs
  • Small basket and assorted floral stems

instructions

  1.  Basecoat all eggs with white and let dry.
  2.  Basecoat small sections of each egg with the colors shown.  Create patches of colors with rough edges.  Some areas square and some rectangles as shown.  Let dry.
  3. Apply second coat of color over each patch of color,  while paint is still wet, overlap the edges of each color section and let the paint blend a bit.  Let dry.
  4. Using small round brush add small white brush strokes as shown.  Let dry.
  5. Arrange eggs and floral stems in basket as shown.

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Cool colors are all the colors on the Green and Blue side of the color wheel. Yellow, Yellow/Green, Green, Blue/Green, Blue, Blue/Purple, Purple are all cool colors. All colors on the color wheel can be both warm and cool except Orange.
Transparent colors are thinned with medium or water to create a wash or a glaze of color that you can see through to the underlying surface.
Warm colors are all the colors on the yellow and red side of the color wheel. Yellow, Yellow/Orange, Orange, Red Orange, Red, Red/Purple, Purple are all warm colors. All colors on the color wheel can be both warm and cool except Orange.
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Important: Please be sure to thoroughly read the instructions for all products, paying particular attention to all cautions and warnings shown to ensure the proper and safe use of the product.

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