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OLD COWFEED COMPANY

by Betty Bowers

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PALETTEDecoArt Americana AcrylicsHeritage Brick #13219Lamp Black #13067Light Buttermilk #13164Medium Flesh*Snow White (Titanium White) #13001Traditional Raw Sienna*

MEDIUMSJoSonja All Purpose Sealer #84151Acrylic Sealer Finisher Matte Spray #70836

SUGGESTED BRUSHESPapillon by the Artist's ClubShader 5 Piece set #20128Shader 6 Piece set #20135Angular Shader size 1/2 inch #20111Liner size 18/0 #20144Filbert Comb size 1/2 inch #20106Dome brush (stencil brush)Old fan brush

SURFACEGas Pump Sign #63110

MISC. SUPPLIESPro Art Tracing Roll #83175Transfer Paper #70141Plaid stencil: #8698 6” X 12”Palette Paper #70560Jute #80167Basic painting suppliesPaper towelsPencil

Homestead Stencil:48 Poorhouse RdSeale, AL 36875706-315-2778

PREPARATIONBasecoat wood with 1:1 Light Buttermilk and All Pur-pose Sealer using a large fl at brush. Let dry.

Lightly sand for a smooth surface. Basecoat again with just Light Buttermilk. Let dry. Lightly sand again if needed. Remove dust.

PAINTING INSTRUCTIONSBackground

CHECKS PATTERNUsing the plaid stencil and Heritage Brick, stencil the plaid on the bottom. Move it in just a little from the edge. Try to have the same space on each end. Let dry.

Old Cow Feed Companyby Betty Bowers

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AROUND THE TOPI started at the top center. With the solid check. I tried to space them the size of one check apart, but turning it to be fl at on the edge. I did this all the way around. See photos. But you can stop on each side of cow. Let dry.

Using the 1/2 inch angular brush to shade around the edge of top and bottom with Traditional Raw Si-enna. Turn the brush on the chisel edge and pull lines across the top of sign, below the cow.

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CowTrace on basic lines of cow. See photos.Note: Always use a brush that will fi t the area being painted. When using the fi lbert brush, mix water with paint to thin it down. It will fl ow easier from the brush.

Using a brush to fi t area, mix a little water with Black. Wash in the cow. Let dry. Then basecoat the muzzle and inside the ears with Medium Flesh. Do two coats. Then Shade around the muzzle with Traditional Raw Sienna and around the outside edge of cow.

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COW FURThis is the fun part! To begin, mix water with Black. Us-ing the Filbert Brush, load with watery black. Practice on paper or something before going to surface. See close up photos.

Use wispy light strokes, brushing in both direct-ions. Stroke over the ears, but leave some of the pink showing. Then paint the whole cow with Black fi rst. Let dry. Now using a clean fi lbert brush, mix water with Light Buttermilk. See photos for white areas. Do the same strokes, long and wispy. Then add White to highlight. Let dry.

Paint the eyes with Black. Using the liner brush and White, paint the eye lashes and details in the eyes. If you want, you can add more Black or White strokes to the cow to highlight some of the fur. Using the angular brush, loaded with Black and fl oat the nostrils. Let dry. Highlight with White.

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LettersTrace on the letters. Using a small fl at brush, paint with Black. Let dry. Float highlights with Light Buttermilk. Then use the liner brush to add more high-lights with White.

Dip the old fan brush into water. Blot out on paper towel. Mix with Black. Tap the brush on the handle of an-other brush to remove any blobs over your trash can. Then lightly tap over surface to spatter. Let dry.

FINISHINGSpray with sealer, several light coats. Hang with jute.

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Pattern at 100%1" x 1"

To ensure yourpattern is at 100%,

this box should measure 1" x 1" when printed.

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Pattern at 100%1" x 1"

To ensure yourpattern is at 100%,

this box should measure 1" x 1" when printed.

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