Emmaline’s Box
By Judy Morgan CDA © 2005
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Palette: Jo Sonja acrylic
Black, Marigold, Olive Green, Gold Oxide, Yellow Light, Yellow Green, Titanium White, Napthol Crimson, Brilliant Violet, Burnt Umber, Purple Madde,r Pacific Blue, Retarder Medium, Glaze Medium, JS Sealer.
Box size: 6 ½”x5 ½”x3” Bentwood Box
Prep:
Sand and seal with JS Sealer. Sand lightly and tack.
Base the outside of the box with Black.
Let dry.
Transfer the pattern lines with light graphite.
Face:
Mix a medium value flesh with Titan. White + Gold Ox.
Mix enough to base in the face several coats, and keep a little extra for blending shades and highlights later.
Trace on the features; nose, lips, eyes, brows. Go over the tracing lines with thinned (water) Gold Oxide. This locks down your face features and allows you to see them during shading and highlighting.
Since you have your base flesh mixed and in reserve; you can brush mix your shade as you need it.
Shade mix: Base flesh mix + more Gold Oxide + a touch of Brilliant Violet. It is helpful to brush Retarder over the face before blending.
Side load a small filbert brush with the shade color and blend under the hairline and down the right side of the face.
Shade under the jaw line and chin, down the right side of the neck.
You may need a slightly smaller filbert to shade next to the nose, under the nose, under the lower lip and across the lid. Pinch out the brush and blend.
Let dry.
Retard the face again.
Pick up a touch of Gold Oxide and blend into the warmer areas of the neck and forehead.
While you have the Gold Oxide in the brush; base in the hair.
Face Highlights:
Blend Retarder into the face and neck.
Dress the brush in the base flesh mix. Lighten with Titanium White and blend into the forehead, down the bridge of the nose, the tip of the nose, along the upper lip, the top of the cheekbones and the chin. Lighten a spot on the neck just under the chin area. Pinch out the brush and blend.
You may have to shade and highlight a couple of times till you get the right value changes.
Eyes:
Base in the sclera with Titanium White. Base in the iris’ with Pacific Blue. Base in the pupil with Black. Add a shine dot of Titanium White.
Use a small liner brush and Burnt Umber plus a touch of Black to line across the lid and pull a few lashes.
Eyebrows:
Use Burnt Umber sparingly for the brows.
Lips and cheeks:
Tint the flesh mix with Napthol Crimson plus a touch of Gold Oxide and blend into the cheeks. Use a small round brush to blend in the lips.
Add a shine dot of Titanium White on the cheekbones and on the lower lip.
Hair:
Dress a round brush with Gold Oxide, pinch out the excess. Pick up Marigold and start to build up highlights. Add Yellow Deep to the brush and add more highlights. Pinch out the brush and add a touch of Titanium White for the lightest highlights.
Earring:
Base in with Gold Oxide plus Yellow Deep. Base in the ruby with Napthol Crimson. Highlight the gold with more Yellow Deep.
Dress:
Brush Retarder over the lower neck area.
Pick up Napthol Crimson plus a touch of Titanium White plus a touch of Purple Madder. Pull wavy lines of this mix around the neckline. Pinch out the brush and pick up more Titanium White; add highlights to the edges of the fabric.
Rose:
Base in with Napthol Crimson plus Purple Madder. Base in the rose opening with Purple Madder plus Burnt Umber.
Highlight the rose petals with Napthol Crimson plus Titanium White.
Rose border on lid:
Base the small circles with Napthol Crimson + Purple Madder.
Base the stems and leaves with Olive Green plus a touch of Yellow Deep. Add more Yellow Deep to the brush and highlight a few leaves and strokes.
Shade the roses with Purple Madder.
Highlight the roses with Napthol Crimson plus a touch of Titanium White.
Stripes:
Base in the vertical stripes with a mix of Marigold toned with Purple Madder. Use a small flat or filbert for this step.
Let dry.
Transfer the rose and leaf pattern with light graphite.
Base in the roses and leaves following the lid instructions.
Lifeline on the lid side:
Base in with Marigold toned with a touch of Purple Madder.
Highlight with Marigold plus Yellow Deep.
