A.R. Danziger, Art & Design

Some of my readers have asked me to draw a template for the All Hallow's Eve martyred saint shrines I created last year.  I quickly put this together while the baby was napping.  You'll still need to trace around the outside of your own box since cereal boxes vary between brands, but these are the essentials: PDF Template St. Peter St. Lucy St. Denis Original post with instructions Please make sure to use LED electric tea light candles and not real ones, and have a Happy Halloween, Catholic style!

After transferring my drawing to the panel, I used burnt umber to define the values. Next will come the metal leaf and colors.

I managed to cobble together a mock-up drawing and transfer it to my panel board which I had already painted a neutral color. Here I'm nearly done tracing it with a blue ball-point pen so I can tell which parts of the drawing I've already gone over. I used white Saral brand transfer paper  between the drawing and the panel board. I don't know what it's made of, but it doesn't make the surface dirty with hard to cover-up graphite (which I learned the hard way last time). It's a little hard to see with the glare but here's the finished drawing. Next I'll do the under-painting with burnt umber to establish the light and dark values.