Stag Silhouette

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Liquitex Basics Acrylic colors:
• Titanium White
• Raw Sienna
• Mars Black
• Liquitex Gold Medium
• Liquitex Freestyle Large Scale Paddle Brush - Size 1, or Similar
• Liquitex Freestyle Detail Round Brush - Size 4
• 9"x 12" Canvas (pre-primed
• Penci
• Rule
• Palette Pape

DIRECTIONS:

1. Take the ruler and pencil and mark 1 1/2inch sections down the length of one of the long sides of the canvas. Do the same top to bottom on the other long side of the canvas.
2. Next, take the ruler and connect the two marks on either long side. Use a pencil to draw a straight line between the two marks.
3. Tip: draw the lines lightly to make it easy to remove or paint over.
4. Squeeze out about 1 tsp of Titanium White, Raw Sienna and Mars Black onto the palette paper.
5. Mix most of the Titanium White with most of the Raw Sienna.
6. Then, to soften the color, add a tiny dab of Mars Black and mix.
7. Prepare to alternate stripes on the canvas between white and the taupe color mixture.
8. Leave the top stripe open, and begin painting the taupe mixture into the second stripe.
9. Continue to fill alternating stripes down the canvas with the taupe mixture. There will be 4 taupe stripes once complete.
10. Next, clean the brush and pick up the Titanium white on the brush.
11. Paint white into the remaining stripes on the canvas.
12. Tip: work carefully to stay in the lines. If there is any mistake, touch ups can be done at the end of the project.
13. Allow the surface to get touch dry (at least 30 minutes dry time).
14. Next, take the backside of the deer silhouette and use the pencil to create a graphite layer around the edge of the design.
15. Flip the stag silhouette over and carefully place it where you'd like it to be on the canvas.
16. Next, take a sharp pointed pencil and trace the edge of the silhouette. This process will transfer the silhouette to the surface of the canvas.
17. Now take the round brush and pick up some of the Mars Black and begin to fill in the silhouette shape.
18. Allow to dry.
19. Squeeze out about 1 tsp of the Gold Metallic Medium onto the palette paper.
20. Wash out the round brush and then pick up some of the Gold Metallic Medium.
21. Carefully fill in the taupe stripes with the Gold Metallic Medium. The Gold Metallic Medium will add a soft, beautiful gold luster to the taupe stripes.
22. Make any last touch ups needed and allow to dry overnight.