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Rosemaling plate Oils/acrylics Rules and Telemark Technique
By Forestwood
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2010
About this lesson
Compares oils and acrylics for rosemaling, sets out four colour and composition rules (colour families, balance across quarters, no matching adjacent petals, knowing when to stop) and photographs a Telemark plate from scrolls through flowers to embellishment.
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