Paint the Grinch’s eyes yellow with a 0 or 4 round brush. Rinse 12 bright brush completely and use the 12 bright to paint the hat, suit and ornament cad red medium.ĭon’t worry about shading at this point, just fill the areas in with red. Alternate between light and dark green.įor more information about how to paint a Christmas tree with a round brush, see my post here. Start at the bottom of the tree and stroke each row of branches down. Then use an 8 round brush to paint the tree with the same green combo. For the sides of the Grinch’s hair, use the tip of the brush on its side to make thinner strokes. Your 12 bright should be double loaded in both the light and dark green and when you paint the Grinch’s face, the colors will blend on the canvas to make a varied green.Īlso you may paint the green of his hands that are showing at the very bottom. Then use the 12 bright to paint the Grinch’s face. On your palette, slightly mix brilliant yellow green with deep green permanent. Some areas will be light, some dark but don’t over blend it.ĭo your best to go around the Grinch an the tree but if you go over the lines a little (especially around the tree), that is fine. The background should be a blending mix of the aqua and white but leave it unmixed for interest. Paint in short irregular strokes going in different directions. Paint the entire background around the tree and the grinch. The palette should have both colors but don’t mix them completely together. Use a 12 bright brush to load both the colors on the brush. Use bright aqua green and titanium white on your palette. You can also finish the top of the Santa hat.Ģ. This is important because some areas will be painted over and it makes it easier to see the drawing through the paint. The drawing should be dark enough to be seen. Then place a sheet of graphite transfer paper below the traceable and use a pencil or ball point pen to FIRMLY trace the design. You will need to tape both traceable sheets together to keep them steady for the tracing. Transfer the traceable design directly to your canvas. If your printer has a “print bleed” a tiny bit of it may be cut off but it can easily be finished with a sharpie. You will need to print this on two papers (PDF is in that format). You can simplify this palette by omitting those. Note that phthalo blue and dioxazine purple only show up in the ornaments. Project Type: Acrylic Painting / Category: Christmas Color Palette Paint little white snow dots in the background.

Use a 0 round brush to outline the Grinch’s eyes black.

Use the same brush and the white to paint highlights on the ornaments and on the Grinch’s hat and suit.

Use a 4 round brush to paint white circles on the trees for the base of the ornaments.

Rinse brush completely and use the 12 bright to paint the hat, suit and ornament cad red medium.

Then use an 8 round brush to paint the tree with the same green combo.

On your palette, slightly mix brilliant yellow green with deep green permanent.

Use a 12 bright brush to paint short irregular strokes.

Paint the background around the drawing with bright aqua green and titanium white.

Transfer the traceable design directly to your canvas.

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