DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROJECTS AT THE BACK OF THE BRUSHSTROKE HANDBOOK

Due to space limitations, the instructions for the projects at the back of the book are very brief. I hope these detailed instructions will help you to paint them with ease.

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Project pg. 126 - Roses & Calla Lilies

Project pg. 127 Trilliums & Peach Blossoms

Project pg. 128 Jacobean Fantasy

Project pg. 129 Violet Posies

Project pg. 130 Red Poppies

Project pg. 131 Forget Me Nots, Bumble Bees & Butterfly

Page 126 ROSES AND CALLA LILIES

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BRUSHSTROKES USED IN THIS PROJECT

Pointed comma stroke flat on inside edge (page 48)

Straight Pointed Comma Stroke (page 40)

Curved Pointed Comma Stroke (page 42)

Background Color (*These colours do not require extender)

* Napa Red DA165 + Charcoal Grey DA088 6:1

Palette

French Vanilla DA184

Yellow Ochre DA08

*Honey Brown DA163

Light Avocado DA106

Arbor Green DA209

Midnite Green DA084

Spice Pink DA030

Raspberry DA028

Cranberry Wine DA112

Black Plum Da172

Peaches ‘n’ Cream DA023

Brandy Wine DA079

MIXES

Lv.Red Orange: Cadmium Red + Taffy Cream 2:1

Mv.Red Orange: Country Red + Yellow Ochre 2:1

BRUSHES

Round #3, #4, #8

LEAVES

Form the rose leaves with two pointed comma strokes flat on the inside edge. Use the

#3 and #4 rounds and pull out from the stem.

 Form the calla lily leaves with a straight or curved pointed comma stroke pulled out from the stem with the #4 round.

Cool leaves

  • Load in Arbor Green and tip Midnite Green.
  • Pull in a Mv.Red Orange vein in the cool leaves with the liner.
  • Shade the vein in the dark base of the leaf with a line of Cranberry Wine

Warm leaves

  • Load in Lt. Avocado and tip Midnite Green.
  • Pull in a Raspberry vein in the cool leaves with the liner.
  • Shade the vein in the dark base of the leaf with a line of Cranberry Wine

ROSE

Form all petals with two pointed comma strokes, flat on inside edge, pulled in from the outer tip.

Petal 1: Load the #4 round in Cranberry Wine, tip Honey Brown.

Petal 2: Load the #4 round in Cranberry Wine, tip Raspberry.

Petal 3: Load the #4 round in Raspberry, tip Spice Pink.

Liner: Pull Cranberry Wine lines out from base of Petals 1, 2, 3

Petal 4: Load the #3 round in Raspberry, tip Yellow Ochre.

Petal 5: Load the #3 round in Spice Pink tip French Vanilla.

Liner: Extend Yellow Ochre and French Vanilla tips around to outline Petal 1

Pull Mv.Red Orange lines out from dark end of petals 4 and 5.

Stipple pollen in the opening with Lt.Avocado, Honey Brown, Yellow Ochre.

CALLA LILIES

Green Tips: Load the #3 round in Lt. Avocado tip Midnite Green.

  • Form with a curved pointed comma stroke pulled out to the tip.

Opening petal: Load the #8 round in Brandy Wine tip Lv.Red Orange.

  • Form with al straight pointed comma stroke pulled down from the outer tip.
  • Pull lines up from base with Brandy Wine then Black Plum.
  • Extend Lv.Red Orange to line green tip

Throat:Load the#4 round in Lv.Red Orange tip Brandy Wine.

  • Form with a curved pointed comma stroke pulled down to the stem.
  • Pull Black Plum lines down from the dark end of the stroke.
  • Pull Lt. Avocado lines out from stem end of the stroke.

Turned edge: Load the #3 round in Mv.Red Orange tip Peaches ‘n’ Cream.

  • Form with a curved pointed comma stroke pulled down from the outer tip.
  • Extend the light end to a sharper point with the liner and Peaches ‘n’ Cream..

Pistil

Use the liner for the following:

  • Fill in Honey Brown.
  • Stipple Cranberry Wine shading and Yellow Ochre highlights

STEMS, TENDRILS

Use the liner for the following:

Leaf Stems

  • Brush mix Lt. Avocado + Midnite Green.
  • Highlight with a line of Lt. Avocado.

Tendrils

  • Brush mix Honey Brown + Brandy Wine.
  • Highlight with Honey Brown.

 

Page 127 TRILLIUMS AND PEACH BLOSSOMS

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BRUSHSTROKES USED IN THIS PROJECT

Pointed comma stroke, flat on the inside edge (page 36)

Straight pressure stroke with a flat brush (page 82)

 

BACKGROUND COLOUR

Soft Black DA155*

 

PALETTE (*These colours do not require extender)

*Golden Straw DA168

*Antique Gold DA09

*Terra Cotta DA062

*Lt. Avocado DA106

Arbor Green DA209

Midnite Green DA84

*Brandy Wine DA079

*Cranberry Wine DA112

Sand DA04

Antique White DA058

Khaki Tan DA173

 

MIXES

Mv.Grey: Khaki Tan DA173 + Charcoal Grey DA088 2:1

Lv.Red Orange: Cadmium Red + Taffy Cream 2:1

Mv.Red Orange: Country Red + Yellow Ochre 2:1

 

BRUSHES

Round #3, #6

Flat #4

Liner #0

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Pointy cotton swabs

 

 

TRILLIUM SEPALS

Load the #3 round in Lt Avocado tip Midnite Green.

  • Form with two pointed comma strokes, flat on the inside edge, pulled out from the flower.
  • Liner: Pull lines of Antique Gold lines in from the outer tip on the lower two sepals.
  • Pull in a center Mv.Red Orange vein down from the outer tip withthe liner.
  • Lighten the outer half of the vein in lower two sepals with Lv.Red Orange.

 

 

FLOWER PETALS

Form with two pointed comma strokes, flat on the inside edge, pulled into the opening

Rear petal: #6 round load in Mv.Grey, tip deeply in Antique White.

Two front petals: #6 round load Khaki Tan, tip deeply in Sand.

 

 

PETALS - LINER DETAIL

Rear Petal

  • Pull long lines of Lt. Avocado out from opening.
  • Then pull shorter lines of Midnite Green.

Two front petal

  • Pull lines of Lv.Red Orange lines out from opening.

Petal veins

  • Pull in with Mv.Red Orange.

Stamen

  • Fill in Terra Cotta.
  • Highlight with a dot of Golden Straw.

 

 

LEAVES

Cool leaf

  • Load the #6 round in Arbor Green, tip deeply in Midnite Green.
  • Form with two pointed comma strokes flat on the inside edge. Pull out from stem.

Warm leaves

  • Load the #6 round in Lt. Avocado tip deeply in Midnite Green.
  • Form with two pointed comma strokes flat on the inside edge. Pull out from stem.

 

Liner Detail

  • Pull in center vein with Mv.Red Orange, shade base with Cranberry Wine.
  • Highlight with an arc of fine lines. On warm leaves use Antique Gold, on cool leaves brush mix Arbor Green + Sand.

 

 

PEACH BLOSSOMS

Petals

  • Form with straight pressure strokes pulled into the center with the #4 flat.
  • For partial flowers load Cranberry Wine tip Mv.Red Orange.
  • For full flowers load Brandy Wine tip Lv.Red Orange.
  • Pull Cranberry Wine lines out from center on all petals.

 

Flower Center

Pounce with pointy swabs, wet into wet

  • On partial flowers stipple in with Terra Cotta, highlight with Antique Gold.
  • On full flowers stipple in with Terra Cotta, highlight with Golden Straw.
  • Stipple Cranberry Wine on the dark edge with the liner.

 

 

STEMS AND TENDRILS, LINER

Trillium stem

  • Pull in with a brush mix Midnite Green + Lt. Avocado

 

Peach blossom stem

  • Pull in with abrush mix of Midnite Green + Arbor Green.
  • Highlight with Arbor Green.

 

Tendril

  • Pull in with Mv.Grey.
  • Highlight with Antique White.

 

Page 128 JACOBEAN FANTASY

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BRUSHSTROKES USED IN THIS PROJECT

Round Brush Pointed Pressure Stroke (page 32, 34)

Round Brush Pressure Stroke (page 18)

BACKGROUND

*Paynes Grey DA167

PALETTE (*These colours do not require extender)

Hauser Light Green DA131

Hauser Medium Green DA132

Forest Green DA050

Hauser Dark Green DA133

Calypso Blue DA234

Midnite Blue DA085

Lavender DA034

Grape Juice DA236

MIXES

Mv.Blue: Lavender DA034 + Ultra Blue Deep DA100 1:1

Dv.Violet: Dioxazine Purple DA101 + Paynes Grey DA167 4:1

BRUSHES

Round #3, #5, #6

Liner #0

MISCELLANEOUS

Stylus

NOTE: Extend light tips on the pointed pressure strokes to sharper points with the liner and the tipping colour.

FLOWER

Violet Center Petal

  • Load the #6 round in Lavender tip dv.Violet. Form with a pressure stroke pulled down to the calyx. Pull out from base.
  • Calypso Blue crosshatch lines, liner.
  • Dot Hauser Light Green in the crosshatching with the stylus.

Lower petals on large flower

  • Load the #6 round in dv.Violet tip Lavender. Form with a pointed pressure stroke pulled to the blue petals.
  • Pull Paynes Grey lines out from base with the liner.
  • Pull in a center vein with Hauser Light Green.
  • Pull in the Calypso Blue halo outline with the liner.

 Blue petals

  • Load the #5 round in Midnite Blue tip Calypso Blue. Form with pointed pressure strokes pulled down to the calyx.
  • Pull lines of Paynes Grey out from the base with the liner.

Green petals

  • Load the #3 round in Hauser Dark Green tip Hauser Light Green. Form with pointed pressure strokes pulled down to the calyx.
  • Pull lines of Paynes Grey out from the base with the liner.

Calyx

  • Use the liner to fill in with a brush mix of mv.Blue + tch Lavender.
  • Highlight with a stylus dot of Calypso Blue.

Curls

  • Use the liner to pull in with Grape Juice.
  • Highlight with Lavender.

LEAVES

Load the #6 round in Hauser Dark Green tip Hauser Medium Green.

  • Form with pointed pressure strokes pulled back to stem.
  • Pull in a center vein with Calypso Blue Vein.

 SMALL FLOWERS

Load the #5 round in PaynesGrey tip mv.Blue.

  • Form with a straight pressure stroke pulled from the stem to the opening.
  • Pull Paynes Grey lines down from the opening with the liner.
  • Use the stylus to dot three Lavender dots over petal, remaining dots with Grape Juice.

STEMS, TENDRILS WITH LINER

Stems

  • Pull in with Forest Green.
  • Highlight with Hauser Light Green.

 Tendrils

  • Pull in with Mv.Blue.
  • Highlight with Calypso Blue.

 “C” SHAPE ACROSS STEM

  • Use the liner to fill in with Grape Juice.
  • Shade the sides with dv.Violet lines.
  • Pull Calypso Blue lines to highlight the middle third.

Page 129 VIOLET POSIES

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BRUSHSTROKES USED IN THIS PROJECT

Combo Quarter Turn Pivot and Half Turn Pivot strokes (page118)

Pointed commas, long point/quick pressure (page 52)

S- strokes (page108)

Pointed Comma Stroke, Curved (page 42)

Stippling with cotton swabs (page 14)

BACKGROUND

*Shale Green DA152

PALETTE (*These colours do not require extender)

French Vanilla DA184

Moon Yellow DA07

Celery Green DA208

Lt. Avocado DA106

Mint Julep Green DA045

Green Mist DA177

Hauser Dark Green DA133

Wisteria DA211

Orchid DA023

Pansy Lavender DA154

Royal Purple DA150

Raspberry DA028

MIXES

dv.Green: Avocado DA52 + Black Green DA157 3:1

mv.Blue: Wisteria + Country Blue DA041 2:1

dv.Violet: Plum DA175 + Red Violet DA140 2:1

lv.Pink: Baby Pink DA031 + French Mauve DA186 2:1

BRUSHES

Flat #6, #8

Round #4

Liner #0

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Cotton swabs regular and pointy

FLOWER (see page 118 – 119 for flower)

Side petals

  • Double load the #6 flat in Wisteria and Pansy Lavender
  • Form with two quarter turn pivot strokes.

Top petal

  • Double load the #8 flat in mv.Blue and Royal Purple.
  • Form with two half pivot strokes.

Lower petal

  • Double load the #6 flat in Orchid and dv.Violet
  • Form with two half pivot strokes.

 

Liner Detail

  • Pull Moon Yellow lines out from the base of the lower petal.
  • Pull a Royal Purple vein in the side petals, and accent the tips
  • Pull a lv.Pink vein in top petal

Center

Use the liner for the following:

  • Fill in with Lt.Avocado.
  • Underline with Hauser Dark Green.
  • Pull a curved Moon Yellow highlight line

LARGE LEAVES

Warm leaves

  • Load the #4 round in Celery Green tip dv.Green.
  • Form with pointed comma strokes- long point/quick pressure, pulled from the outer edge to the vein.
  • Pull Moon Yellow lines out from center vein.
  • Pull in a Dv.Violet vein with the liner.

 

Cool leaves

  • Load the #4 round in Green Mist tip Hauser Dark Green.
  • Form with pointed comma strokes- long point/quick pressure, pulled from the outer edge to the vein.
  • Pull Mint Julep Green lines out from vein.
  • Pull in a Royal Purple vein with the liner.

SMALL LEAVES

Load the #6 flat in a brush mix of Celery + tch Lt Avocado, sideload in Pansy Lavender.

  • Form with S-strokes pulled out from the stem.
  • Pull in a lv.Pink vein with the liner.

BLUE LEAVES ALONG THE GREEN CURLS

Load the #4 round in mv.Blue tip Pansy Lavender. Form with a pointed comma stroke, pulled out from curl.

FLUFFLIES

Pounce in the following colour with cotton swabs.

  • Use a regular swab and pounce Raspberry over all.
  • Then pounce Lv.Pink over all.
  • Use a pointy swab to pounce French Vanilla towards the middle of the design

STEMS AND GREEN CURLS

  • Pull in with the liner loaded in Lt. Avocado.
  • Use Hauser Dark Green to accent the curls.

TENDRILS

  • Pull in with the liner loaded in a brush mix of Wisteria + Royal Purple.
  • Accent with Pansy Lavender.

  Page 130 RED POPPIES

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BRUSHSTROKES USED IN THIS PROJECT

Pointed pressure stroke, flat on inside edge (page 36)

Bumpy Fan Stroke (page 60)

Combo: Fan stroke / Pointed comma with long point quick pressure (page 56)

Pointed comma straight and curved (pages 32 - 36)

Teardrop Strokes (page 70)

BACKGROUND COLOUR

*Silver Sage Green DA149

PALETTE(*These colours do not require extender)

*Tangerine DA012

*Pineapple DA06

Reindeer Moss Green DA187

Celery Green DA208

Lt.Avocado DA106

Mint Julep Green DA045

Green Mist DA177

Hauser Dark Green DA133

French Mauve DA186

Spice Pink DA030

Raspberry DA028

Burgundy Wine DA022

Deep Burgundy DA128

*Cool White DA240

*Lamp Black DA067

MIXES

dv.Green: Avocado DA052 + Black Green DA157 4:1

mv.Pink: French Mauve DA186 + Raspberry DA028 1:1

BRUSHES

Round #3, #6, #7

Liner #0

Series 200 #8

LARGE LEAVES (Board 9, Pointed pressure stroke, flat on inside edge)

Form the large leaves with two pointed pressure stroke- flat on inside edge, pulled in from the outer tip with the #7 round.

Warm

  • Load Celery Green tip dv.Green
  • Pull Celery Green lines out from the leaf base with the liner.
  • Then pull shorter Reindeer Moss lines.
  • Pull in a Spice Pink vein.

Cool

  • Load Green Mist tip Hauser Dark Green
  • Pull Green Mist lines out from leaf base.
  • Follow with Mint Julep Green line.
  • Pull in a Spice Pink vein.

 SMALL LEAVES

Warm

  • Load the#3 round in Celery Green tip dv.Green
  • Form with a pointed comma strokes, straight or curved pulled out from the stem.

Cool

  • Load the#3 round in Green Mist tip Hauser Dark Green.
  • Form with a pointed comma strokes, straight or curved pulled out from the stem.

POPPY

Form all petals with a bumpy fan stroke pulled down to the flower center.

Rear Side Petals

  • Load the #6 round in French Mauve tip Raspberry.
  • Pull lines of French Mauve out from base of petal with the liner.

Rear Middle Petal

  • Load the #7 round in Spice Pink tip Burgundy Wine
  • Pull lines of Spice Pink out from base of petal with the liner.

Center

Stipple with #8 Series 200 as follows:

  • Stipple Celery Green over all.
  • Stipple a Pineapple highlight.
  • Stipple dv.Green at the base.

Front Petals

  • Load the #6 round in Spice Pink, tip Deep Burgundy. Pull stroke down to stem end

Liner Detail

  • Pull clusters of Lamp Black lines out from the center on the rear petals. Also stipple dots on outer edge and base of the green center.
  • Stipple Cool White dots on the outer half of the green center and into the petals.
  • Pull Tangerine lines out from the base of the front petals.

BELL FLOWERS

Rear petal

  • Load the #6 round in French Mauve tip Raspberry.
  • Form the rear petal with a fan stroke pulled to the stem.
  • Pull Pineapple lines out from the base with the liner.

Front petals

Form the petals with pointed comma with long point quick pressure.

Load the #3 round in Spice Pink.

  • Tip Burgundy Wine for stroke on each side. Pull from corners of fan stroke down to the base.
  • Tip in Deep Burgundy for third stroke on one side only.

Stamens

  • Pull in the long curl with Lt Avocado.
  • Pull in the short curl with Celery Green, highlight with Reindeer Moss Green.

CLOVER (Board 32)

Form with lines and small teardrop strokes with the liner.

  • Do some with mv.Pink then some with Raspberry.

STEMS, CURLS, TENDRILS

Use the liner for the following:

  • Pull in all stems and small curls with Lt. Avocado.
  • Pull in the pink curls and tendrils with mv.Pink.
  • Highlight with a brush mix of Pineapple + Spice Pink.

Page 131 FORGET ME NOTS, BUMBLE BEES AND BUTTERFLY

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BRUSHSTROKES USED IN THIS PROJECT

Round brush: Pointed comma strokes (pg 40, 42)

Pressure strokes (page 18)

Flat Brush: Ruffled C strokes (page106)

BACKGROUND

French Vanilla

PALETTE (*These colours do not require extender)

Pineapple

Golden Straw

Camel

Reindeer Moss Green

Light Avocado

Soft Blue

Baby Blue

Sapphire Blue

Pink Chiffon

French Mauve

Raspberry

Burgundy Wine

Soft Black

White Wash

MIX

mv.Blue: Baby Blue + Sapphire 1:1

BRUSHES

Round: #3, #1 (Optional: #4 Philbert)

Flat #4, #6

Line #5/0

LEAVES

Load the #3 round in Reindeer Moss Green tip Lt. Avocado.

  • Pointed comma strokes out from stem.
  • Pull in the center vein with Burgundy Wine vein, liner

 FLOWER PETALS, BUDS

Form petals with pressure strokes pulled into the center or stem with flattened #3 round or #4 philbert. Take more than one stroke off the brush for a variety of values. I found it easier to finish one group at a time, starting with the partial flowers in the rear and finishing with the full flowers in the foreground.

Load in Pink Chiffon and tip as follows:

  • Partial Flowers: tip Soft Blue, Baby Blue or mv.Blue. ()
  • Dark Flowers: tip mv.Blue or Sapphire.
  • Buds: tip Baby Blue

 FLOWER DETAIL

  • On all partial and full flower petals, pull lines of Sand out from the flower center with the liner.
  • Dot French Mauve in light flowers, Raspberry in darker flowers
  • Divide petals with a White Wash line.

BUD SEPALS

Load #1 round in Reindeer Moss Green tip Lt. Avocado.

  • Form with pointed comma strokes pulled out from stem.

 STEMS, TENDRIL

Stems- Pull in with a brush mix Reindeer Moss Green + Lt. Avocado

Commas: #1 round, load Pink Chiffon tip French Mauve

BEES

Body

  • Fill in the body and head with Golden Straw.
  • Stipple Pineapple with the liner over all, but not the outer edges.
  • Many fine Soft Black lines for stripes, then fill in feet and antennae.

 

Wings

  • Fill in wings sheerly with White Wash.
  • Do the linework with Reindeer Moss Green

BUTTERFLY

Wings

  • Form wings with ruffled C strokes. Double load the #8 flat in French Vanilla and Camel.
  • Detail wings with French Mauve, Raspberry.
  • Highlight between the cells with lines of Pineapple.

Body, head and antennae

  • Fill in with brush mix of Lt.Avocado + Reindeer Moss Green.
  • Shade with Lt. Avocado.
  • Highlight with Pineapple