ACRYLIC GNOMES
Designer: Bob Moreni
SUPPLIES
Form
- CD041 Waving Gnome
- CD042 Hands Up Gnome
- CD043 Hands on Hip Gnome
Colors
-
Softees Acrylic Stains
- SS-3 Honey Toast
- SS-19 Country Sage
- SS-24 Chocolate Fudge
- SS-45 Buttermilk
- SS-57 Accent Green
- SS-127 Medium Portrait
- SS-130 Medium Gray
- SS-138 Flat Black
- SS-135 White
- SS-176 Christmas Red
- SS-179 Antique Red
- SS-183 Rich Peach
- SS-192 Light Taupe
- SS-234 Medium Mocha
- SS-276 Forest Green
- SS-317 Turquoise
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Duncan Bisq-Stain
- OS-449 Bright Red
- OS-468 Deep Turquoise
- OS-469 Light Turquoise
- OS-474 Grey
- OS-475 Charcoal
- OS-480 Garnet Red
- OS-487 Avocado
- OS-500 Snowcloud Grey
- OS-507 Ash
- OS-571 Curry
- OS-586 Ultramarine
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Sealer
- AC-502 Matte Sealer
- AC-501 Gloss Sealer
Decorating Accessories
- Basecoat Brush
- Various Dry Brushes
- CB-110 #10/0 Liner
- CB-202 #2 Detail Liner
- BT-910 Synthetic Sponge
Miscellaneous Accessories
- Foam plates or aluminum foil for palette
- Paper towels
- Water bowl
- Clean-up tool
- Graphite transfer paper
- Embellishments from Hobby Lobby
- Pattern
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cast the molds in usual manner. Allow greenware to dry! Clean the greenware with a Clean-Up Tool.
- Bisque fire to cone 04.
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
CD041 Waving Gnome
- Using a Basecoat Brush, basecoat the coat with 1 – 2 coats of SS-57 Accent Green. Basecoat the hat, gloves, shoes and beard with SS-24 Chocolate Fudge. Allow to dry!
- Using various size drybrushes, drybrush as follows – Coat: SS-276 Forest Green then OS-487 Olive Green followed by OS-466 Avocado. Highlight with SS-19 Country Sage.
- Drybrush the hat, gloves and shoes with SS-234 Medium Mocha then OS-571 Curry. Highlight lightly with SS-3 Honey Toast.
- Drybrush the beard with SS2345 Medium Mocha then OS-567 Ash followed by OS-474 Grey. Highlight with SS-130 Medium Gray then SS-135 White.
- Basecoat the nose with SS-234 Medium Mocha then shade with SS-24 Chocolate Fudge.
- Shade/float around the coat with SS-57 Accent Green to deepen the crevices.
- Add scallops around the edge of the hat using a Shader Brush and SS-24 Chocolate Fudge.
CD042 Hands Up Gnome
- Basecoat the hat, coat and gloves with OS-586 Ultramarine.
- Drybrush the hat, coat and gloves with OS-468 Deep Turquoise then SS-317 Turquoise then OS-469 Light Turquoise. Highlight only the hat and gloves with SS-135 White.
- Basecoat the beard with SS-130 Medium Gray. Drybrush with OS-500 Snowcloud Grey then highlight with SS-135 White.
- Basecoat the nose with SS-192 Light Taupe, shade with SS-183 Rich Peach.
- Basecoat the Shoes with SS-138 Flat Black then highlight with a little SS-135 White in the brush.
CD043 Hands on Hip Gnome
- Basecoat the hat and gloves with 1 – 2 coats of OS-480 Garnet.
- Drybrush the hat, and gloves with SS-179 Antique Red then SS-176 Christmas Red. Highlight with OS-449 Bright Red.
- Basecoat the coat and shoes with SS-138 Flat Black.
- Drybrush with OS-475 Charcoal then OS-567 Ash. Highlight with SS-130 Medium Gray.
- Basecoat the beard with OS-475 Charcoal. Drybrush with SS-130 Medium Gray followed by OS-500 Snowcloud Grey. Highlight the beard with SS-135 White. Highlight the Shoes with SS-130 Medium Gray.
- Basecoat the nose with SS-1278 Medium Portrait. Shade with SS-234 Medium Mocha.
- Add various size dots on the Hat with SS-138 Flat Black. Allow to dry!
- Using Graphite Transfer Paper, trace the daisy pattern on the hat. Basecoat the flower petals with SS-130 Medium Gray to block out the red and black. Then basecoat with SS-135 White. Shade the petals with OS-469 Light Turquoise. Add dots of Shade lightly with SS-234 Medium Mocha. Basecoat the leaves with SS-19 Country Sage then shade with SS-57 Accent Green.
Finishing All Gnomes
- Using a Soft Brush, apply 2 coats of AC-502 Matte Brush-On Sealer to each gnome. Allow to dry between each coat. Then apply 2 coats of AC-501 Gloss Brush-On Sealer the all shoes and noses.
- Do Not Fire!
- Apply Embellishments of choice to each gnome.