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Supplies Wooden Sleigh or Similar Surface (Sled available at your local Target Store) Basecoat Stencils are Optional and are Available from The Creative Coach 515-253-9881: Stripes Basecoat Stencil – BCS199 Snow Piles Basecoat Stencil – BCS285 DecoArt Acrylic Matte Finish

Palette-DecoArt Americana Snow White, Fawn, Burnt Umber, Soft Black, Lamp Black, Santa Red, Slate Grey, Warm Beige, French Mauve, Dried Clay, Turquoise Blue, Lavender, Deep Midnight Blue, Marigold

Brushes - Black Gold by Dynasty Series# 206S Shader: 2,6,10 Series# 206FW Flat Glaze: 3/4" Series# 206A Angular Shader: 1/2" Series#206L Liner: 1, 2 Series#206MSC Mini Script Liner: 20/0 Stencil Brush or Dry Brush

Painting Instructions Spray the sleigh with several light coat of an acrylic matte finish. Base the trees with Snow White. Shade with Fawn. Shade around the outside of the trees with Burnt Umber. Add the detail to the trees with Soft Black. The branches are Soft Black. Base the snow on the branches with Soft Black. The birds are based with Santa Red. Base the faces with Lamp Black and the beaks with Marigold.

Use Slate Grey to undercoat the beards. The beard is lines of Snow White. Shade with Soft Black. Use French Mauve to undercoat the noses and hands. Base the gnome noses and hands with Warm Beige and shade with Dried Clay. The highlight line on the noses and hands are Snow White. The red hat and coat are based with Santa Red and shaded with Soft Black. Dilute Soft Black to add the lines on the coat and hat. Base the turquoise hat and coat with Turquoise Blue. Shade with Deep Midnight Blue. Dilute Deep Midnight Blue to ink consistency and add the dark blue lines on the hat and coat. The white lines on the hat are Snow White. Base the purple hat and coat with Lavender and shade with Deep Midnight Blue. Dilute Deep Midnight Blue to ink consistency and add the dark blue lines to the hat and coat. The white lines on the hat and coat are Snow White. The white pom poms are Snow White. Base the shoes with Lamp Black. Highlight with Snow White. The buttons on the coats are Lamp Black.

The snow underneath the gnomes and trees is based with Snow White. Base the white background dots and snowflakes with Snow White.

Finish – Spray with an acrylic matte sealer.