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Show IT’S EASY TO BEA eee - You don’t need expensive equipment at the start; here are some suggestions for using everyday articles around the house. by Honoré Singer TT GrowTH or “Sunday painters” in the last decade has been phenomenal, yet many people are*reluctant to try painting with oils because. of the equipment required. Painting is so much fun, though, and such a good means of self-expression, that we'd like to report a bright new idea that painting easy with a mixture that “feels” borrow some tempera’ (poster paints) and from the kids’ playroom; then, some cones sr from the laundry. Mix two parts tempera one part detergent—Mom’s uffin is me for this. Use more water paints; add detergent to thicken. Find e shirt cardboard, paper towels, paper bags, No need to render subjects faithfully. Use imagination; sian interesting way se express your dreams. or construction paper to use as your “canvas.” Your other equipment is just as readily avail- able. Use foil or a cookie sheet as a palette for mixing colors. With a spatula, mixing spoon, or design or texture of certain areas after you've painted in heavily, scrape off the paint with a knife before it dries completely. Keep paints moist longer by adding a few drops of glycerin. serrated knife create different textured effects on Should you want more of a canvaslike texture, thickly painted areas. Mom may protest, but not for long. The built-in detergent makes cleaning up easy, and muffin pan or spatula is quickly rinsed and ready for conventional use. Start by blocking out your ideas in paint with diluted colors, or sketch in the design with pencil. Whensatisfied with the basic composition, build your picture with undiluted paint, using short, heavy strokes. Heavy daubs of paint will build up on your sketch just as oil paints do. To change the use the underside of oilcloth or a rough cloth . which has been stretched and pinned on cardboard. And try cotton swabs for delicate touches. You'll probably want to preserve any painting of, which you're especially proud. After drying it for at least 24 hours, use a soft-haired brush to cover thé painting with clear shellac thinned with denatured alcohol. Give it two thin coats, © allowing four‘hours drying time between coats. Manyhours are spent happily painting away at her-blackboard-easel. Soundlike fun? It is fun! The day's marketing arranged for a still life, Mom works in her studio—the dinette. |
