CANDY CANE PATTERN
                    by: Tammy R Brown

I hope you will forgive me, as I am still trying to learn this
scanner and the patterns don't always look as well as they
should.

PALETTE
Decoart Americana Acrylic Paints
Lamp ebony black                              celery green
Light buttermilk                               hauser green dark
tomato red                                        leaf green
warm white                                       napa red

BRUSHES
Loew Cornell brushes
#10 liner brush, #2 filbert brush, #4 filbert 1" wash brush

OTHER SUPPLIES
Nice clean surface to paint (preferably a gourd)
Decoart Duraclear satin varnish (if painting on an ornament-decoart has
                             a great triple thick gloss that looks super
styrofoam plate for palette
transfer paper

LET'S BEGIN
Reduce or enlarge your pattern to fit your surface.  Place transfer paper under the
pattern and transfer the design onto the piece.  Basecoat the background with lamp
black using the #4 filbert brush. Let dry. Basecoat the candy canes with light buttermilk
using the #2 filbert, let dry and repeat. The stripes on the candy canes are done using
the liner brush with tomato red, when that is dry paint the green stripes with leaf green
also using the liner brush. Next, dip cleaned liner brush into warm white and paint the
highlight strip on each candy cane.

When your main design is completely dry, paint the greenery and berries. Start with
hauser green dark using the liner brush and paint the first layer of sprigs.  You won't see
parts of it as it goes into the black background, but you will still need to put them there.
When that is dry, using same brush (cleaned) repeat with the celery green and do them
randomly over the previous layer all the way around. Next, do the same with light
buttermilk keeping this last layer to the ends or edge of the design. Lastly, make  your
berry dots using the end of your brush and dip into napa red. Do three dots here and two
dots there in a random effect. When they are dry, use the liner brush dipped into light
buttermilk and slightly highlight each berry on the top side.

When all is dry apply the varnish using the 1" wash brush, repeat when first layer is dry.

NOTE: The remainder of my gourd was colored with Angelus Shoe Polish Wax using
           Mahogany color and wiping on with a cotton rag. I did this before I varnished the
          piece.