Dandy Candy Jar

Pattern

Instructions

PREPARATION
1. Use sponge brush to paint 3-1/2" wide band of Baby Blue around center of jar. Pounce brush up and down onto surface until area is filled with color. Surface will be slightly bumpy in texture when dry.
2. Trace pattern onto tracing paper. Flip paper over and retrace lines with pencil. Flip paper back over to original side.
3. Place traced designs onto dry Baby Blue basecoated area of jar. Use stylus to retrace over design, transferring patter onto jar. Pattern details can be retraced as needed.
PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Basecoat body, arms, face and candy cane areas of all snowmen with two coats of Gloss White, drying between coats.
2. Use #1 liner to paint eyes and inner mouth areas with Gloss Black.
3. Use #2 round brush to paint noses Christmas Red. Gently tap a little of Christmas Red onto cheek areas.
4. For first snowman to left in pattern, paint hat and mittens Christmas Red. When dry, use #0 liner to paint Gloss White highlight line down center of stripes. Paint scarf Christmas Green. Outline and add all details with #0 liner brush and Gloss Black.
5. For second snowman, paint bonnet and bow Christmas Green and mittens Christmas Red.
6. For third snowman, paint mittens Christmas Green and scarf and earmuffs Christmas Red.
7. For fourth snowman, paint hat ruffles Christmas Green; cape and mittens Christmas Red.
8. For fifth snowman, paint coat and cap Christmas Red; scarf and mittens Christmas Green; pom-pom Gloss White.
9. Paint snowballs with two coats of Gloss White, using #8 round brush. For ground area, use #4 flat brush and apply Gloss White, using a circular motion. Apply only one coat, allowing some of the Baby Blue basecoat to show through.
10. When dry, use #0 liner and Gloss Black to add outlining and detail lines.
11. Create one snowflake at a time, using #1 liner brush to place dot of Gloss White onto center of snowflake. Use #0 liner to pull individual lines out and away from center paint dot.
12. Use #2 round brush to add Silver Metallic squiggly lines across top and bottom edges of design to frame in scene.
13. Use #0 liner and Gloss Black to add motion lines around characters. Brush over sky area with Starlight Glitter. When dry, fill jar with candy canes.