INSTRUCTIONS
THE ORIGINAL JC NEEDLES
PAINTED SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS
Supplies you will need:
o Artist quality acrylic paint
o Transfer tool, pastel chalk pencil or soft pastel in white
o Good quality brushes
o Toothpick
o Container of water for rinsing brushes
o Paper towels
o Mixing surface for paint (plastic plate, lid, piece of wax paper)
o Painters tape
o Plastic or paper to protect work surface
· Please read through the instructions and tips before beginning. Before you begin mark the top inside corner of your screen, it can be hard to tell which side is which once removed from the window. I use a little piece of painters tape for this.
· Remove screen in its frame and wash thoroughly but gently. Let air dry completely. DO NOT REMOVE SCREEN FROM FRAME.
· Protect your work area with paper or plastic. Black plastic leaf / lawn bags work great and make it much easier to see your painting.
· Lay pattern on work surface and tape it down just enough to keep it from moving around. Taping the four corners is enough.
· Lay your screen over the pattern. Move over image until you’re happy with the placement of image on the screen. Tape screen down to keep it from shifting as you transfer the pattern.
· Using the white transfer tool carefully trace the pattern onto your screen lifting the pen often to keep from stretching the screen out of shape and skewing the pattern. Take your time with this part. If you need to “erase” an area, a damp paper towel or cloth will work.
· Check the screen carefully to make sure you’ve copied all the lines from the pattern. You may have to move around the screen and view it from different angles to see clearly.
· Remove the tape from screen and pattern Place pattern out of the way and get ready to paint!
· Using painters tape, tape around the edges of the screen to protect from paint.
· The screen needs to be lifted off the working surface to keep the paint from bleeding through and sticking the screen to the work surface. You can prop the top up with a roll of tape, a piece of 2” x 4” board, borrow some blocks from the kids toy box or anything else you can find to lift the top edge an inch or two above the work surface. It sometimes helps to tape the screen to whatever you’re using to prop it up so it won’t slip off.
· It’s very important to work with as dry a brush as you can and a very lightly loaded paint brush. If the brush is too wet or the paint too thick on the brush it will clog the holes in the screen which will have to be cleaned out. If this happens, clean them out right away. Use the toothpick to gently clear the holes before the paint dries. DO NOT poke the toothpick roughly through the screen or it will stretch it out of shape. Once they dry they are there permanently.
· Start with the lighter and brighter colors as they are easier to see on the screen than darker colors. Sometimes it helps to paint the outlines first. Paint right over the transfer lines. DO NOT use cheap craft store paint as it has too big of pigments in it and will clog up the holes in the screen very quickly and will be frustrating to work with.
· Use your mixing surface to mix colors or lighten (add a small amount of white) or darken (add a small amount of black or opposite color).
· Let paint dry, check for area’s you may have missed, add highlights or shading, add a second coat for brighter more intense colors.
Acrylic paint is permanent once it’s dry but will fade and wear outside. To extend the life of your painting in outside conditions you can spray with a couple of coats of exterior clear, non-yellowing acrylic clear coat such as Krylon or Minwax Polycrylic. Follow manufactures directions.
DO NOT ADD WATER TO THE PAINT! Blot brush after rinsing and before going in for more paint.
Do not let your brushes dry with paint on them or they will be ruined.
Keep paints closed when not in use as they will dry out and become unusable.
Keep paint away from children.
Check our YouTube channel “Painted Screen Kits” for ideas and inspiration.
Follow us on Facebook for new pattern announcements.
PAINTED SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS
Supplies you will need:
o Artist quality acrylic paint
o Transfer tool, pastel chalk pencil or soft pastel in white
o Good quality brushes
o Toothpick
o Container of water for rinsing brushes
o Paper towels
o Mixing surface for paint (plastic plate, lid, piece of wax paper)
o Painters tape
o Plastic or paper to protect work surface
· Please read through the instructions and tips before beginning. Before you begin mark the top inside corner of your screen, it can be hard to tell which side is which once removed from the window. I use a little piece of painters tape for this.
· Remove screen in its frame and wash thoroughly but gently. Let air dry completely. DO NOT REMOVE SCREEN FROM FRAME.
· Protect your work area with paper or plastic. Black plastic leaf / lawn bags work great and make it much easier to see your painting.
· Lay pattern on work surface and tape it down just enough to keep it from moving around. Taping the four corners is enough.
· Lay your screen over the pattern. Move over image until you’re happy with the placement of image on the screen. Tape screen down to keep it from shifting as you transfer the pattern.
· Using the white transfer tool carefully trace the pattern onto your screen lifting the pen often to keep from stretching the screen out of shape and skewing the pattern. Take your time with this part. If you need to “erase” an area, a damp paper towel or cloth will work.
· Check the screen carefully to make sure you’ve copied all the lines from the pattern. You may have to move around the screen and view it from different angles to see clearly.
· Remove the tape from screen and pattern Place pattern out of the way and get ready to paint!
· Using painters tape, tape around the edges of the screen to protect from paint.
· The screen needs to be lifted off the working surface to keep the paint from bleeding through and sticking the screen to the work surface. You can prop the top up with a roll of tape, a piece of 2” x 4” board, borrow some blocks from the kids toy box or anything else you can find to lift the top edge an inch or two above the work surface. It sometimes helps to tape the screen to whatever you’re using to prop it up so it won’t slip off.
· It’s very important to work with as dry a brush as you can and a very lightly loaded paint brush. If the brush is too wet or the paint too thick on the brush it will clog the holes in the screen which will have to be cleaned out. If this happens, clean them out right away. Use the toothpick to gently clear the holes before the paint dries. DO NOT poke the toothpick roughly through the screen or it will stretch it out of shape. Once they dry they are there permanently.
· Start with the lighter and brighter colors as they are easier to see on the screen than darker colors. Sometimes it helps to paint the outlines first. Paint right over the transfer lines. DO NOT use cheap craft store paint as it has too big of pigments in it and will clog up the holes in the screen very quickly and will be frustrating to work with.
· Use your mixing surface to mix colors or lighten (add a small amount of white) or darken (add a small amount of black or opposite color).
· Let paint dry, check for area’s you may have missed, add highlights or shading, add a second coat for brighter more intense colors.
Acrylic paint is permanent once it’s dry but will fade and wear outside. To extend the life of your painting in outside conditions you can spray with a couple of coats of exterior clear, non-yellowing acrylic clear coat such as Krylon or Minwax Polycrylic. Follow manufactures directions.
DO NOT ADD WATER TO THE PAINT! Blot brush after rinsing and before going in for more paint.
Do not let your brushes dry with paint on them or they will be ruined.
Keep paints closed when not in use as they will dry out and become unusable.
Keep paint away from children.
Check our YouTube channel “Painted Screen Kits” for ideas and inspiration.
Follow us on Facebook for new pattern announcements.