Bows

Bows & Boughs

Pattern

Instructions

Product Note
Ultra Gloss Acrylic Enamels provide a durable, high-gloss finish to almost any hard surface. Ultra Gloss is safe, easy-to-use and non-toxic. There are 36 colors and a clear medium to create soft tints and durable glazes.
Transferring Pattern
Lay tracing paper over pattern and draw the basic lines. Lay this tracing on the surface to be painted. Tape to secure. Slip graphite paper between the tracing and the surface. Trace with a pencil to transfer the design. Do not trace details until after basecoating has dried.
Preparation
Wash glass with vinegar and water. Rinse thoroughly with water and dry with soft cloth.
Painting Instructions
1. Transfer leaf pattern to compressed sponge, then cut out shape. Wet sponge to expand; wring out.
2. On the palette, squeeze a small amount of Avocado next to an equal amount of Hunter. Press sponge in middle, getting both colors to cover the sponge surface. Stamp on glass surface randomly to create groupings of leaves. Let dry.
3. Cut a small circle out of the compressed sponge, and prepare the same way. Prepare with equal amounts of Burgundy and Buttermilk side by side, and dip end of sponge to cover with both colors. Sponge on the glass surface in and around the leaves to create berries. Let dry.
4. To add the bow detail, transfer pattern onto glass surface and paint in design with Buttermilk. Let dry, then highlight with Bright Gold Metallic.
5. Outline the bow, leaves and berries with Gloss Black. Let dry. Highlight black outlining with Bright Gold Metallic.
6. To finish piece, use liner and Bright Gold Metallic to paint small stripes spaced about 1/2" apart around rim of glass.