Get started…

1

1 Paint the shelves with Stéffan and the rest of the frame with Godfrey’s Glimpse; apply two layers, waiting 30 minutes between coats.

2

2 Once dry (this will take at least 4 hours), do the paper transfer on the shelves. Apply Tjhoko Clear Glaze to the front of your printed image and allow to dry for an hour; repeat the process. Apply Clear Glaze to the shelf on which the paper transfer will be positioned and place the image on the wet glazed surface, facedown. Use your brayer to smooth out any air bubbles and allow to dry overnight. (Clean any glaze off your brayer after use.) Use a kitchen sponge dipped in water to wet your image and slowly start rubbing the paper away with your fingers to reveal your transferred image. Do the same with the second shelf, using a different image.

3

3 To add detail to the side struts, apply raised stencilling using Stencil of Paris and your stencil. Secure your stencil with masking tape and apply the Stencil of Paris with a paint scraper. Remove the stencil as soon as you’ve finished and allow to dry thoroughly (about 2–4 hours). Once dry, I painted over it with Godfrey’s Glimpse.

4

4 To finish, paint the cross beam at the back and the ends of the legs with Thinus’s Terracotta. Use your tape measure for accurate measurements and mask off the bottom section of the legs with masking tape before painting. Use your 38mm fibre brush to ‘dry brush’ over your embossed stencilling with Fine Lining. The hanging rod was left as raw wood for quirky contrast.