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SEALS & DOLPHINS IN STAINS
By Debbie Van Massenhove - Staff Artist

Stains Needed:
Mahogany Brown, True Taupe, Sherwood Green, Yellow Haze, Bittersweet Orange, Hot Orange, Lemon Yellow, Milk Chocolate, White, Tahoe Blue, Terra-Copper, Dove Grey, Cocoa Brown, Black, Leaf Green, Red Clay, Spring Green, Bright Green, Country Blue.

Miscellaneous:
Blue Chalk
Matte Spray
Hi Gloss Brush on
Sealer
Glue

Molds by Atlantic

Colors by Duncan

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Step 1 - Seals: Basecoat Seals with Mahogany Brown., Drybrush 2 to 3 coats of Milk Chocolate, highlighting same area with Cocoa Brown. Around the eyes, snout and fin edges, highlight with True Taupe and again with Snowdrift. Paint eyes and nose Ebony Black.

Step 2 - Dolphins: Basecoat Dolphins with Steel Grey. Drybrush 2 to 3 coats of Country Blue. Using Dove Grey, drybrush around eyes and the bottom portion of the dolphins using the fin edges as the cut off line. Paint eyes Ebony Black. With Bright Blue Chalk, chalk a line to separate the top portion of the dolphin that was drybrushed Country Blue from the bottom portion that was drybrushed Dove Grey.

Step 3 - Coral Base: Basecoat entire coral base with Ebony Black. Drybrush base (lake bottom) with Sherwood Green. Using Tahoe Blue, Leaf Green, Yellow Haze and Terra-Copper, randomly drybrush these colors over top of the Sherwood Green. Drybrush the Starfish with Red Clay, highlight with Terra-Copper and Bittersweet Orange on the very tips. Drybrush the sponge-like coral with Red Clay, Terra-Copper and highlight with Bittersweet Orange. Drybrush the noodle-like coral Red Clay and Terra-Copper. On the ends highlight with Yellow Haze and very lightly with Dove Grey. Drybrush corn-like coral Red Clay, Terra-Copper and Yellow Haze. Using Spring Green, highlight the very tops of the coral. Drybrush the tall reeds with Sherwood Green, highlight with Bright Green and Lemon Yellow.

Step 4 - There are three fish on the coral base. Paint 2 to 3 coats of Hot Orange on the fish. Highlight heads and fins with Yellow Haze and Dove Grey. On the body of the fish, paint Ebony Black stripes making each fish different from the other. Paint Ebony Black eyes on all fish.

Step 5 - Spray all pieces with Matte Spray to get a nice sheen. Apply Hi-Gloss Sealer on all eyes and the entire fish on the coral. Glue the pieces together with your favorite glue. Elmers is fine.