Woven Basket Christmas Trees

Small Tree

1. On a tile, thin some SC-41 Brown Cow 1:1 with water. Use CB-604 Soft Fan to apply to the middle section. Let dry. Use a damp Synthetic Sponge to wipe back the highlight on the basket weave.
2. Apply SC-34 Down To Earth to the rope sections on the tree. Use the damp Synthetic Sponge to highlight the ropes.
3. Thin slightly SC-51 Poo Bear and apply 2 coats using CB-404 Pointed Round in a dry brush technique over the basket weave middle section.
4. To the rope trims apply 2 thin wash coats of SC-14 Java Bean using CB-404 Pointed Round.
5. To the base of the tree apply 3 coats of SC-36 Irish Luck. Let dry.
6. Apply 1-2 coats of S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing over the entire tree using CB-604 Soft Fan. Apply an extra coat to the finial cap on the tree.

Medium Tree

1. On a tile, thin some SC-36 Irish Luck 1:1 with water and apply it to the six panels on the tree. Use a damp Synthetic Sponge to wipe back the highlights. Apply 2 coats of SC-27 Sour Apple in a dry brush technique using CB-404 Pointed Round to every other panel over the green antiquing. To the other three panels apply SC-52 Toad-ily Green in a dry brush manner.
2. To the rope trim apply 1 thin coat of SC-34 Down To Earth using CB-404 Pointed Round. Wipe back the highlights with a damp Synthetic Sponge. Apply 2 thin coats of SC-25 Cracker Jack over the rope trim sections.
3. To the vertical trim between the panels apply 2 thin coats of SC-51 Poo Bear using CB-404 Pointed Round.
4. To the base of the tree apply 3 coats of SC-34 Down to Earth using CB-404 Pointed Round. Let dry.
5. Apply 1-2 coats of S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing over the entire tree using CB-604 Soft Fan. Apply an extra coat to the finial cap on the tree.

Large Tree

1. On a tile, thin some SC-34 Down to Earth 1:1 with water and using CB-604 Soft Fan to the entire tree. Use a damp Synthetic Sponge to wipe back the highlights. Use CB-404 Pointed Round to dry brush 3 coats of SC-51 Poo Bear to the basket weave sections. Paint on 2-3 coats of SC-51 Poo Bear to the vertical and “X” sections of trim.
2. To the rope sections apply 2 thin coats of SC-14 Java Bean using CB-404 Pointed Round.
3. To the panels between the “X” sections on the tree paint in 1 thin coat of SC-36 Irish Luck using CB-110 Liner.
4. To the base apply 3 coats of SC-41 Brown Cow using CB-404 Pointed Round. Let dry.
5. Apply 1-2 Coats of S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing using CB-604 Soft Fan over the entire tree. Apply an extra coat to the finial cap on the tree.

All 3 trees

1. Stilt and Fire all pieces to Shelf Cone 05-06.
2. Clean the tree finial caps with Denatured Alcohol using a lint free cloth. Let dry. Apply 1 coat of OG-805 Premium Gold to the finials using OB-916G Filbert. Clean the brush using OG-901 Essence designated for Gold.
3. Stilt and Fire all pieces to Shelf Cone 018.