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Peace On Earth Sign

By: Sherrie Ragsdale

This project features these great brands:

  • FolkArt Acrylic Paint Logo

At a Glance:

Project #17474 Skill Level: Beginner
supplies

Plaid Supplies

FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Real Brown, 2 oz. - 231

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Daffodil Yellow, 2 oz. - 2550

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Christmas Red, 2 oz. - 958

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Licorice, 2 oz. - 938

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Berry Wine, 2 oz. - 434

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Turner's Yellow, 2 oz. - 679

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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LAYERED SHAPE PLYWOOD 7IN BIRD

Number Needed: 1 $2.29
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WORK PLYWOOD 7IN PEACE

Number Needed: 1 $2.29
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Plaid ® Wood Surfaces - Plaques - Circle with Beaded Edge, 15.625" - 48185

Number Needed: 1 $24.99
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Folkart ® Brush Sets - Artist Variety Set, 10 pc. - 50536

Number Needed: 1 $8.99
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Other Supplies

  • Wood Glue

instructions

  1.  Waterdown the Real Brown and make a stain.  Basecoat the plaque with the stain.
  2. Basecoat the PEACE with Wicker White.
  3. Basecoat the body of the bird with Christmas Red.  Paint the wing with Berry Wine. Shade the body and the wing with Licorice.
  4. Paint the face of the bird with Licorice. 
  5. Paint the beak Daffodil Yellow.  Shade the beak with Turner’s Yellow.
  6. Paint the branch in Real Brown and the berries in Christmas Red using the liner brush.  Refer to photo for placement.
  7. Paint the “on earth” in Wicker White.  Refer to photo for placement.
  8. Glue all parts to the sign with wood glue.  Refer to photo for placement of the word and bird.

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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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