Five frames painted in a neutral palette that can be displayed as a gallery wall

SUPPLIES

• water container
• palette or plastic plate
• paper towels
• ruler
• #10 flat brush
• #2 liner brush
• kitchen sponge
• pencil
• blue painters tape
• 3/4" brush
• 5 picture frames

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Use 3/4 flat to basecoat 8x10 frame,one 5x7 frame and one 4x6 frame Cobblestone. Basecoat remaining two frames with Sand Grey.

2. Finished example of frame #1.

3. Adhere different widths of tape on 8x10 frame to create geometric stripes as desired.

4. Use small piece of kitchen sponge to dab Snow White Pearl in open spaces.

5. Remove tape.

6. Finished example of frame #2.

7. Use ruler and pencil to measure and mark double stripes on each side of frame. Tape off stripes on Cobblestone 5x7 frame.

8. Use #10 flat and Snow White Pearl to paint inside stripe areas.

9. Once double stripes are dry, use brush handle end to dot each corner with four dots.

10. Finished example of frame #3.

11. Use #10 flat brush and Sand Grey to paint checks around raised border of frame.

12. Finished example of frame #4.

13. Use painter's tape to mask off wide stripes on Sand Grey 5x7 frame. Use 3/4 brush and Cobblestone to paint stripes. Remove tape.

14. Finished example of frame #6.

15. Use ruler and pencil to find frame center. Mark off diamond shapes.
16. Use #2 liner and Cobblestone to loosely paint over diamond lines.

17. Use brush handle end to dot between diamond shapes with Snow White Pearl.

18. Seal frames with varnish of your choice.

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