One Dot - With a fresh puddle of paint on your palette, take the WOODEN end of your paint brush, at a 90degree angle dip it into the paint puddle and then lift out. Next, again with a 90degree angle, place the wooden end of your brush ( with the paint on it ) where you would like your dot to be. Lift straight up, and voila, a dot.
Many Same Sized Dots - In order to get a row of dots that are the same size, you will need to wipe the paint off the wooden end of the brush AFTER EACH DOT. Then, redip in the paint puddle for the next dot.
Descending Dots - Descending dots are very easy. You will only need to dip the wooden end of your brush in the paint ONCE. Place you first dot, lift, place the next dot ( which will be slightly smaller than the first ), lift and repeat until your dots have descended as small as you want.
Ascending / Descending Dots - For this set of dots, you will need to dip into your paint puddle twice. The first dot is the largest, and therefore will go in the center. Now follow the numbers to see the order in which to place your dots. example= 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10
Hey! Where did #6 go? Let me explain. After you have descended the dots after the first dip, you will need to dip again for the other side. But since you want the center dot to be the largest, you will need to make the next dot smaller. How to do it is very simple. Dot #6 goes on your palette or scratch paper, this will make the next dot automatically smaller. Then proceed with dots 7, 8, 9, 10 on your project.
Tutti Dot - Tutti dot is a name for a simple design made up of 3 dots. Notice how the design is a triangular shape. You will dip the wooden end of your brush into the paint once. Next you will make three descending dots. I teach my students to place the dots in the same patterns for each set of tutti patterns you do. This will help make your projects look more professional if your tutti dots are always consistent in their shape.
Dot Hearts - or as we call them, Dolly Parton Hearts. Dip the wooden end of your brush into the paint puddle. Next place a dot and another dot SIDE BY SIDE. Make sure they touch. Take the wooden end of your brush and place it where the two dots meet, now quickly pull the end of the brush towards you, pulling the paint into a point. These take a little practice, but you will dotting hearts in no time!
Dot Flowers - Easiest flowers!!!! I like to start with the flower center first and then place the flower petal on afterwards. Pick a different color for the center than the petals. Dot the center, wipe off, dip in petal color and dot on flower petals. You can have your petals descend in size or you can have them all the same by wiping and re-dipping for every petal.
Dots are a great way to add to a painting furniture project. You can make repeating patterns, simple flowers and I'm sure you can come up with many more.
Keywords: Painting Furniture Lessons, Painting Furniture Techniques
Writer: Miska
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