Painted Carrot Gloves

Bunch of Carrot Gloves

Finished pair made by Jennifer Porter

Our garden club, "Marantha Garden Friends," met yesterday at member Cheryl Luce's home, April 14th to decorate and paint several garden items: paper fans, hats and gloves. Here is the instructions for the cute pair of “Carrot Gloves,” by artist, Sue Bailey.


PALETTE

Folk Art Acrylic Colors: Hunter Green, Ivory Black, Yellow Medium, Pure Orange, Burnt Sienna, Titanium White

OTHER MATERIALS

Pair of plain fabric work gloves, Folk Art Textile Medium, Large paintbrush for laying down main color, liner brush for details and small stencil brush for carrot tops.

PAINT THE DESIGN

1. Put each glove on hand as you paint it. This makes it easier to paint. Base all of front and back of each with Pure Orange.

2. Shade between fingers and seams with Burnt Sienna.

3. Highlight on fingers with Yellow Medium, then with Yellow Medium + Titanium White

4. Paint line-work with Ivory Black

5. Dab on carrot top foliage with Hunter Green + Ivory Black, then with Hunter Green + Yellow Medium, then with Yellow Medium + Titanium White.

FINISH

Embellish with ribbon, buttons use your imagination.
When dry, heat-set gloves for 15 seconds with dry iron.