A Light With Charm

PATTERN

Instructions

PREPARATION - Transfer pattern to wood and basecoat as follows:
Face and nose Medium Flesh;
Beard and front of house Buttermilk;
Mustache Light Buttermilk;
Hat and mittens Williamsburg Blue;
Fur Mink Tan;
Belt Lamp Black;
Buckle and sign Golden Straw
Top of roof Wash* of Light Cinnamon;
Band on front of roof Uniform Blue.
PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Shade bottom of beard and mustache with thinned Mink Tan. Shade cheeks and top of nose with DeLanes Cheek Color. Line hair and fill in bottom of eyes with Light Buttermilk. When dry, basecoat pupil with Lamp Black and dot with Light Buttermilk.
2. Basecoat coat Country Red; shade
Antique Maroon. Highlight* top of buckle with brush mix of Golden Straw and Light Buttermilk. Shade bottom with Honey Brown. Pick up Slate Grey on old #6 brush; wipe almost dry on paper towel and rub in dry highlights on belt.
3. Line hat and mittens with Uniform Blue. Highlight with Baby Blue and shade with Deep Midnight Blue. Line with Baby Blue.
4. For fur, make puddles on palette of the following: 2:1 mix of Toffee and Mink Tan; Toffee; Light Buttermilk; and Light Cinnamon. Using old #6 brush, stipple* fur area. While still wet, stipple Light Cinnamon and blend, then Toffee and blend and last Light Buttermilk in the highlight areas only. When dry, shade cuff and hat ball fur with Light Cinnamon.
5. Highlight top of sign with brush mix of Golden Straw and Light Buttermilk. Shade and line bottom with Honey Brown. Make set-downs for holly with Dark Pine and dot berries with Country Red. Line letters with Lamp Black. Make small Country Red heart to dot the I.
6. Highlight roof front with Titanium White. Shade below siding and under band with thinned Mink Tan. Using Mink Tan and 3/8" rake brush, line center of each shingle. Shade under each shingle with Burnt Umber and use chisel edge to line between them. Shade top front and back edges of roof with Burnt Umber.
Candle
1. Wipe with soft cloth and rubbing alcohol.
Note: Mix all colors 1:1 with Candle Painting Medium.
2. Wet sea sponge and squeeze. Sponge Dove Grey and then Neutral Grey to form grout for bricks. Let dry.
3. Wet piece of magic sponge and squeeze out. To make bricks, load sponge back and forth in Burnt Sienna, Red Iron Oxide and Mocha to vary color. Start at upper left corner of one side of candle and proceed to right, alternating bricks as you move down. Leave about 1/16" between bricks for grout. When there is a half brick on corner, finish other half of that brick on next side. Let dry.
4. Using Graphite and #2 round brush, line under and up right side of each brick to set them back in grout. Use old #6 brush to stipple on snow. When dry, shade under some of snow with Graphite.
5. Glue mustache, nose and sign to Santa. Attach Santa to roof base with wood screws.
6. Finish with Americana Matte Spray. Set candle in center.
Helpful Hint: To save design on candle, burn candle down to form 2" cavity in center, then place small votive candle in cavity.