FREE Pattern, Decorative Painting Pattern

Bauernmalerei – Decorative Folk Art Painting

Free decorative painting pattern for you to enjoy, use it as it is or modify to your need.

  You are welcome to copy and print this page.

                    home       greeting cards          library         art links        bauernmalerei gallery                | CD-BOOK

                   recent projects    unique paintings   exteriors    signs    family crests    interiors    murals     faux paintings

PALETTE: FB Frosted Berry PG Poetry Green

W Wicker White HG Harvest Gold

B Black CR Calico Red BC Buttercrunch

MIXTURES 1. PG+ W (1:1)+ pit HG 2. B+ PG 2:1 3. B+ CR

BRUSHES: #3 and #5 round

PREPARATION: On Tin- If not already pre-primed, do so with your favorite tin preparation.

On Wood - sand and basecoat as needed

Start painting leaves first, than the flowers.

LEAVES:

Basecoat with PG. While still whet, outline the shadow side with a stroke of mix #2. Blend the stroke

Into the base using a bit of water. For the light side use the same technique, using mix #1. While the

Base is still wet, reinforce. When the leaves are dry, add thin detailed lines with mix #2 using brush #3

( on the shadow side only !).

ROSES:

Apply two coats of CR. When second coat is applied start painting immediately to keep it wet until

finished. Use brown (mix #3) for the center. Pull one stroke- from the top to the middle- to divide the

rose body from the petals. After the stroke is completed, blend it into the base with a little water.

With W start on the inside center panel, blending with little W into the base ( almost like a glaze ).

Pull a soft fat comma stroke, left and right from the petal. Reinforce some W strokes for highlights.

When you work on the rose-petals, keep it moist. Outline half of the petal with W and shade into the petal.

Reinforce with W – apply white over strokes, …. thin – thick – thin.

SMALL FLOWERS:

Apply two coats of CR. Immediately after the second coat, blend a little W into each petal. Reinforce,

To achieve some highlighted petals. For the center use mix #3 and add BC dots around it.

SMALL LEAVES/ FLOWERS:

Leaves double-load PG with B

Sm. Flowers double-load each petal with CR and W.

With brush #3 and paint mix #2 add space filling leaves and veins. White dots,… with the tip of the

Brush pick up paint and apply gently dots.

FINISHING:

Apply two thin coats of oil based polyurethane varnish.

If you have any questions or comments- I am happy to hear from you !

ENJOY, HAVE FUN

Gerhard W. Mounet Lipp