Crow and Pumpkin Sign

I'm busting out the orange and black!

Fall. is. coming.

I always look forward to an autumn paint palette.

For this sign I used fence board

cut into five 11 1/2" pieces.

Attached with thin board on back...

and painted black with picture wire hanger.

For the base paint on the front and sides,

I used Folkart Burnt Sienna, Craftsmart Espresso Brown,

and a semi-gloss black paint.

Dip brush into water and then a mix of the three colors,

paint entire board front and sides

with more black on the edges.

Use an off white (I used Quill from Home Depot's Oympic)

and white to paint the front

leaving the edges dark.

No full coverage.

Okay, so now you have a light base.

Dry brush the oranges over the white

alternating shades.

Mix white with Apricot and

white with Bright orange.

I sketched a pumpkin and crow

and transferred my design onto the striped base.

Raw Sienna Beak.

Raw Sienna and Pure Orange for right and bottom

 Shade on Pumpkin.

Dry brush white and the lighter apricot mix

for center and left side.

Simple Folkart Shapes

with Rustic Style

will add some Whimsy to your door or wall.

Hope you try it!

Deb

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