Technique sheet #198

*** To make a piece "weatherproof" :  Paint using Weather-It mixed into acrylics and translucent.  It is recommended that the inside of the piece be Clear glazed to increase durability outside.

DH1956 - STURGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, various brushes, SP08-Matte Spray, light kit. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH29-White, DH22-Christmas Red, DH08-Black, DH42-Dark Gray, DH19-Light Gray, DH12-Leather Brown, DH36-Navy Blue, DH38-Grass Green, DH10-Mustard, DH09-Real Brown, DH18-Medium Brown, DH34-Soft Brown

• Step 1:  While greenware is in leather hard stage, cut out the five vertical sections (in between roof of lighthouse and brick) and a small hole in the base (marked for you) for a light.  Allow greenware to dry, then clean and fire as usual.
• Step 2:  Basecoat both lighthouses and house with two coats of White (including chimney).
• Step 3:  Basecoat entire base, shingled roofs, catwalk, all window panes, surface of steps and section in between roof of lighthouse and brick with Black.
• Step 4:  Drybrush shingled roofs with Dark Gray.  Paint sides and bottom edge of steps Light Gray.
• Step 5:  Using Christmas Red, paint roof of lighthouse, catwalk railing, lighthouse door (and the year 1869 above it), window sills, shutters and window frames.
• Step 6:  Still using Christmas Red, outline roof edge on the house, but not on the side that fits against the lighthouse or on the wood addition (where door and diamond shaped window are).  Outline along roof above the 1869 door side only.
• Step 7:  Paint top of chimney and a thin line below the top with Black. 
• Step 8:  Mix Leather Brown with Christmas Red and "dot" across the 1869 door.  There is no visible door knob or handle - only a padlock.
• Step 9:  Door on wood addition:  outline door frame with Light Gray to give some definition.  Leave less White showing at the top than at the bottom.  Paint door "glass" Black with Christmas Red trim and divide into four sections.  Place a Black dot for door knob at middle of second section - counting panes from the bottom up. 
• Step 10:  Shade lighthouse roof with Black.
• Step 11:  Base should already be basecoated Black.  Water - Basecoat Navy Blue, highlight with Navy and White mix, use White on waves.  Grass - wetbrush Grass Green, highlight with Grass and Mustard mix.  Ground - Wetbrush Real Brown then wetbrush with Medium Brown then highlight with Soft Brown. 
• Step 12:  Spray pieces with Matte Spray Sealer.  Attach light kit.

DH1957 - HOLLAND HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE (SOUTH PIERHEAD, BIG RED) MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, various brushes, SP08-Matte Spray. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH08-Black, DH22-Christmas Red, DH42-Dark Gray, DH36-Navy Blue, DH09-Real Brown, DH18-Medium Brown, DH11-Beige, DH21-Sand, DH19-Light Gray, DH25-Toast, DH30-Country Blue, DH27-Midnight Blue, DH29-White, DH15-Mystic Purple, DH37-Cream

• Step 1:  Clean greenware and fire to cone 03.  Basecoat entire base of lighthouse with Black.  Basecoat all of lighthouse, except roof and windows with Christmas Red.  Basecoat roof Black and then wetbrush with Dark Gray.  Highlight roof with Navy Blue.  Paint inside all windows using Dark Gray.  Shade lighthouse with Black.
• Step 2:  Wetbrush all of base, except water with Real Brown.  Add Medium Brown to same brush and wetbrush sand area and top of base again.  Highlight top of base with Beige.  Wetbrush sand areas lightly using Sand.
• Step 3:  Wetbrush over rock with Light Gray and then apply washes of Toast and Country Blue.  Highlight rocks with Cream.  Wetbrush water with Midnight Blue.  Add increasing amounts of White to same brush and highlight water.  Shade between waves using Mystic Purple.  Shade base with Black.  Spray base and lighthouse with Matte Spray Sealer.

DH1958 - SANDY POINT LIGHTHOUSE MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, various brushes, SP08-Matte Spray Sealer. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH08-Black, DH29-White, DH12-Leather Brown, DH24-Terra Cotta, DH22-Christmas Red, DH37-Cream, DH27-Midnight Blue, DH18-Medium Brown

• Step 1:  Clean greenware and fire to cone 03.  Basecoat base and all of lighthouse except top section of bricks with Black. (refer to photo)
• Step 2:  Wetbrush bottom section of lighthouse with Leather Brown and then Terra Cotta.  Wetbrush bricks with Christmas Red.  Basecoat top section of bricks with Cream.  Paint bricks around top section of windows Christmas Red.  Paint railing, top of lighthouse and inside all windows Black.
• Step 3:  Wetbrush water of base Midnight Blue.  Add increasing amounts of White to same brush and highlight water.  Shade lighthouse and base with Black.  Spray with Matte Spray.

DH1959 - OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSE MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, various brushes, SP08 Matte Spray Sealer. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH08-Black, DH29-White, DH27-Midnight Blue, DH09-Real Brown, DH18-Medium Brown, DH19-Light Gray, DH25-Toast, DH30-Country Blue, DH38-Grass Green, DH10-Mustard, DH37-Cream

• Step 1:  Clean greenware and fire to cone 03.  Basecoat lighthouse and small shed White.  Paint all windows, doors, roofs and rail around top of lighthouse with Black.
• Step 2:  Basecoat entire base Black.  Wetbrush all of base except water Real Brown.  Wetbrush Medium Brown on sandy area and then add Cream to same brush and highlight.  Wetbrush walkway Medium Brown also.
• Step 3:  Wetbrush grass with Grass Green.  Add Toast to same brush and highlight grass. Very lightly apply Mustard to Grass.  Wetbrush rocks Light Gray.  Apply washes of Toast and Country Blue to rocks and then highlight edges of rocks with Cream.
• Step 4:  Wetbrush water Midnight Blue.  Add increasing amounts of White to same brush and highlight water.  Shade entire base Black.  Spray with Matte Spray Sealer.

DH1960 - ASSATEAQUE LIGHTHOUSE MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, various brushes, SP08-Matte Spray. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH08-Black, DH29-White, DH22-Christmas Red, DH42-Dark Gray, DH27-Midnight Blue, DH09-Real Brown, DH18-Medium Brown, DH19-Light Gray, DH37-Cream

• Step 1:  Clean greenware and fire to cone 03.  Paint Christmas Red and White strips around lighthouse and paint bricks on small shed Christmas Red also.  Paint roof, windows, doors and rail around lighthouse with Black.  Wetbrush roofs Dark Gray.
• Step 2:  Basecoat entire base Black.  Wetbrush sandy area Real Brown and then Medium Brown.  Add Cream to same brush and highlight.
• Step 3:  Wetbrush water Midnight Blue.  Add increasing amounts of White to same brush and highlight water.  Spray with Matte Spray Sealer.

DH-1961 - BALD HEAD LIGHTHOUSE MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, Various Brushes, Matte Spray Sealer.. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH-08 Black, DH-09 Real Brown, DH-38 Grass Green, DH-18 Medium Brown, DH-21 Sand, DH-10 Mustard, DH-37 Cream, DH-12 Leather Brown, DH-42 Dark Gray, DH-33 Deep Beige, DH-25 Toast.

• Step 1:  Clean greenware and Fire to Cone 03.  Basecoat lighthouse and small house and trees with Real Brown.  Basecoat entire base Black.
• Step 2:  Wet-brush walls of lighthouse and small house Medium Brown.  Add Deep Beige to same brush and wet-brush again.  Wet-brush bricks around bottom of lighthouse Leather Brown.  Paint outlined spots on lighthouse Cream.  Paint inside windows and around very top of lighthouse Black.
• Step 3:  Wet-brush roof of small house Dark Gray.  Wet-brush all trees and shrubs Grass Green.  Add Mustard to same brush and highlight.
• Step 4:  Wet-brush base with Real Brown.  Add Medium Brown to same brush and wet-brush Sand around base.  Highlight again with Sand.  Wet-brush Grass area with Grass Green, highlight grass with a little Toast and then Mustard.  Shade lighthouse and base with Real Brown by corner loading a 1/2"" Shader Brush.  Spray with Matte Spray Sealer.

DH1976 - NEW AND OLD CAPE HENRY MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, cleaning tool, light kits, various brushes, SP08-Matte Spray. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH08-Black, DH09-Real Brown, DH24-Terra Cotta, DH42-Dark Gray, DH29-White, DH19-Light Gray, DH36-Navy Blue, DH38-Grass Green, DH10-Mustard, DH18-Medium Brown, DH34-Soft Brown

• Step 1:  While greenware is in leather hard stage, cut out areas on top of lighthouses (if desired) and holes in base for light kits.  Allow greenware to dry, then clean and fire as usual.
• Step 2:  Basecoat entire base and Old Cape Henry (the shorter one with the dome top) with Black.
• Step 3:  Wetbrush from the base of Old Henry up to the catwalk with Real Brown.  Wetbrush the brick area with Terra Cotta.
• Step 4:  Touch up catwalk and paint door and windows Black.  Wetbrush dome with Dark Gray.
• Step 5:  Basecoat New Cape Henry and small house with two coats of White.  Wetbrush roof of small house with Real Brown followed by Terra Cotta.  Paint door on small house Terra Cotta.
• Step 6:  Refer to photo of New Cape Henry for placement of black sections.  Arched doorway remains White, top of lighthouse is Black.  Base is wetbrushed with Dark Gray followed lightly by Light Gray.
• Step 7:  Water is basecoated Navy Blue then highlighted with Navy and White mix.  Use White on waves.  Wetbrush Real Brown over the rest of the base.  Grass/shrub/tree areas are wet brushed with Grass Green and highlighted with a Grass Green and Mustard mix.  Ground areas are wetbrushed with Medium Brown then highlighted with Soft Brown.  Shade along tree line with Real Brown.  Spray piece with Matte Spray Sealer.

• Step 1:  Basecoat entire lighthouse and base with Black.  Wetbrush lighthouse (except for very top railing around middle) with Leather Brown.  Add Terra Cotta to same brush and wetbrush again.  Top of house and railing remain Black.  Paint inside of windows with Dark Gray and trim windows Black.  Shade around each circle of lighthouse with Black.
• Step 2:  Wetbrush base with Midnight Blue. Add increasing amounts of White to same brush and highlight water.  Wetbrush bubbles of water White.  Shade water White.  Shade water randomly with Mystic Purple and then Midnight Blue.  Spray with Matte Spray Sealer.

DH1978 - CAPE HATTERAS TANKARD MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, various brushes, SP08-Matte Spray, SP02-Mask-it. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH08-Black, DH16-Flaxon Yellow, DH10-Mustard, DH25-Toast, DH01-Daffodil, DH03-True Orange, DH30-Country Blue, DH27-Midnight Blue, DH12-Leather Brown, DH29-White, DH37-Cream, DH09- Real Brown, DH21-Sand, DH22-Christmas Red, DH42-Dark Gray

• Step 1:  Airbrush sky and plain areas of tankard and lid with Flaxon Yellow.  Add Mustard to airbrush mixture and airbrush rims and around gold bands.  Add Toast to airbrush mixture and darken above areas.
• Step 2:  Paint the sky with washes of Daffodil, Mustard, True Orange, Leather Brown, Country Blue, and Midnight Blue.
• Step 3:  Paint ship's sails and background of sign Cream.  Shade edges lightly with a Toast wash.  Paint lighthouse tower White and Black.  Paint windows Daffodil.
• Step 4:  Basecoat all remaining areas Black.
• Step 5:  Wetbrush water with Midnight Blue.  Gradually lighten with White and highlight water and paint waves.
• Step 6:  Wetbrush ground, ship's, lighthouse trim and steps and handle Real Brown.  Add Toast to same brush and wetbrush highlights on these areas.  Add Sand to same brush and lighten ground, steps and ship's edges.
• Step 7:  Wetbrush bricks Christmas Red.  Wetbrush roof of building Dark Gray.  Shade as necessary with a Black wash.
• Step 8:  Apply Mask-It to gold bands.  Spray with Matte Spray Sealer.  Remove Mask-It.  Attach tankard lid to bottom with kit.

DH1982 - CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSE MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, various brushes, SP08-Matte Spray. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH08-Black, DH29-White, DH09-Real Brown, DH18-Medium Brown, DH11-Beige, DH45-Shadow Green, DH38-Grass Green, DH25-Toast, DH36-Navy Blue, DH15-Mystic Purple, DH42-Dark Gray

• Step 1:  Clean greenware and fire to cone 03.
• Step 2:  Paint Black and White diamonds on lighthouse.  Paint windows and top of lighthouse Black (refer to photo).  Paint small house White with Dark Gray roof.
• Step 3:  Basecoat base Black.  Wetbrush top of base and sandy area Real Brown.  Add Medium Brown to same brush and wetbrush sand again.  Highlight sand with Beige.  Wetbrush grass on top of base with Grass Green.  Add Toast to same brush and highlight grass.  Shade grass with Shadow Green.
• Step 4:  Wetbrush water with Navy Blue.  Add increasing amounts of White to same brush and highlight water.  Shade water with Mystic Purple and Navy Blue.  Spray all pieces with Matte Spray.

DH1995 - SPLIT ROCK TANKARD MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, SP02-Mask It, SP08-Matte Spray, A85-Tankard Kit, Airbrush, Various Brushes. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH08-Black, DH29-White, DH44-Blue Suede, DH49-Premier Gold, DH37-Cream, DH09-Real Brown, DH26-Lexington Green, DH31-Leaf Green, DH10-Mustard, DH16-Flaxon Yellow, DH12-Leather Brown, DH25-Toast, DH19-Light Gray, DH43-Teal, DH46-Fog

• Step 1:  Airbrush background and smooth areas of tankard with Cream slightly darkened with Fog.  Gradually add Blue Suede to airbrush mixture to darken color and airbrush edges of lid and bottom.  Add Teal to airbrush mixture and airbrush darker area on bottom and rim of lid.  Clean off fired-gold areas with cloth dampened with water.
• Step 2:  Clouds - rough in clouds with a wash of Cream.  Tint them with washes of Fog.  Blue Suede and Teal.  Highlight them with White.
• Step 3:  Paint lighthouse Flaxon Yellow with Black roofs and windows with White trim.  Shade the Flaxon Yellow areas with a wash of Mustard.
• Step 4:  Paint eagles head, tail and feet White.  Apply a wash of Mustard on beak, feet and eye.  Shade beak and around eye with a Toast wash.
• Step 5:  Basecoat all remaining areas Black.
• Step 6:  Wetbrush the rocks with Light Gray.  Shade and tint them with washes of Toast, Leather Brown, Blue Suede and Black.
• Step 7:  Wetbrush trees, handle and eagle with Real Brown.  Add Toast to your brush and lightly wetbrush eagle.  Tint outer sections of eagles' wings with a wash of Leather Brown.  Shade wing sections and edges of wings with Black.  With a liner and Black, carefully detail his eyes ;and beak and line between larger features.
• Step 8:  With a small brush accent small tree branches with Toast.  Paint leaves Lexington Green.  Highlight with Leaf Green.  Wetbrush trees with Lexington Green.  With color still in your brush, add Blue Suede and wetbrush highlights on trees.  Shade around trees with a Black wash.  Wetbrush highlights on handle with Toast and Blue Suede.
• Step 9:  Line around fired-gold bands with Premier Gold.
• Step 10:  Apply Mask-It on fired-gold.  Let dry.  Spray with Matte Spray Sealer.  Remove Mask-It.
• Step 11:  Attach tankard kit.

DH2250 & 2251 - MERMAID BIRD BATH AND LARGE SHELL MATERIALS NEEDED:  Sponge, SP08-Matte Spray, various brushes. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH08-Black, DH26-Lexington Green, DH31-Leaf Green, DH32-Christmas Green, DH38-Grass Green, DH40-Turquoise, DH41-Willow Green, DH43-Teal, DH44-Blue Suede, DH45-Shadow Green, FT02-Gold, FT03-Green Mist. DOC HOLLIDAY GLAZES: DG201-Rose, DG210 - Aqua, DG208 - Hunter Green, DG218 - Black, DG217 - English Grey, CG300-Translucent

• Step 1:  Basecoat - Mix Black and Lexington Green (1:2). 
• Step 2:  Sponge 3 colors at a time,  (do not mix or wipe), Shadow Green, Lexington Green, Grass Green.  Sponge must be wet.
• Step 3:  Sponge 3 colors at a time, (do not mix, wipe, or clean the sponge), Teal, Turquoise, Christmas Green.  Do not cover all the colors of step 2.
• Step 4:  Sponge 3 colors at a time, (do not mix, wipe, or clean the sponge), Leaf Green, Blue Suede, Willow Green.
• Step 5:  Squeeze the wet sponge over the piece.  Let thin paint leftovers flow.
• Step 6:  Let the piece dry well.
• Step 7:  Apply one coat of 1/4 Blue Suede and 3/4 Turquoise.  Working quickly before it dries, wipe of excess color with a damp sponge or paper towel.
• Step 8:  Put on Fingertip Green Mist.  Let the color fade away on the edges of each spot.
• Step 9:  Highlight with Fingertip Gold.  Apply Matte Spray Sealer.
• Shell:  Using large fan brush "dab" thinned Rose, English Grey, Black, Aqua, and Hunter Green on bowl.  Let dry, then float "veins" in with Black.  Let dry.  Apply two coats of Transparent Glaze.  Fire to cone 05.

DH1452 - SEA TURTLE MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, various brushes, airbrush, SP08-Matte Spray. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS:  DH16-Flaxon Yellow, DH26-Lexington Green, DH38-Grass Green, DH25-Toast, DH08-Black, DH10-Mustard, AT01-Black Antiquing

• Step 1:  Clean greenware and fire to cone 03.
• Step 2:  Airbrush turtle and base Flaxon Yellow.  Airbrush shell and turtle Lexington Green, and over top that, Grass Green.
• Step 3:  Airbrush Toast on turtle shell and turtle to highlight areas.  Airbrush Black to shade areas on shell.
• Step 4:  Antique turtle Black.
• Step 5:  Drybrush skin on turtle Flaxon Yellow.  Outline crevices and lines on turtle's feet with Flaxon Yellow.
• Step 6:  Paint eyes with Mustard and pupils Black.
• Step 7:  Paint base and coral same as the sea lion base.  Spray with Matte Spray Sealer.

DH1453 - SEA LION MATERIALS NEEDED:  Greenware, various brushes, airbrush, SP08-Matte Spray Sealer, Mother of Pearl. DOC HOLLIDAY COLORS / GLAZES:  DH21-Sand, DH30-Country Blue, DH25-Toast, DH12-Leather Brown, DH37-Cream, DH03-True Orange, DH26-Lexington Green, DH20-Sky Blue, DH13-Petal Pink, AT03-True Brown, DG219-Flesh, DG215-Cocoa Brown, DG218-Black, CG300-Clear Glaze

• Step 1:  Clean greenware with cleaning tools.
• Step 2:  Use airgun and basecoat sea lion with DG219 Flesh.  You need to mix 1/2 color and 1/2 water to thin.  If your airgun clogs with paint, you need to add more water.
• Step 3:  Airbrush DG215 Cocoa Brown (1/2 color, 1/2 water) to sea lion leaving highlighted areas sprayed lightly.  Spray heavy on shaded areas.
• Step 4:  Use DG218 Black to shade dark areas.  Use DG219 to paint eys and DG218 for pupils.  Fire to cone 03.
• Step 5:  Apply 3 coats of CG300 Clear Glaze to sea lion sea shells.  Fire at cone 05.
• Step 6:  Apply Mother of Pearl on shells and fire to cone 018. 
• Step 7:  Basecoat base with Sand.  Antique with True Brown.  Use washes of Country Blue, Toast and Leather Brown on sand and rock.
• Step 8:  Drybrush Cream over washes.  Shade sand and rock with Toast.
• Step 9:  Drybrush coral with Sand and add Cream to brush and drybrush coral.  Shade coral with True Orange.
• Step 10:  Drybrush small sea shells with Sky Blue and Petal Pink.  Spray with Matte Spray