When you paint this first shape, the orange will naturally look “dull” and that is okay! We will paint two more colors on top of that orange to brighten the flame up later. The base shape of all the flames are painted a solid coat of cadmium orange hue. If you do want all the candles to be even, then I recommend using the t-square ruler to make sure the heights are all lined up. It’s important to note that not all your candles have to be perfectly even or even the same size. I painted the candles to look like the top parts were slightly melted downwards (an inverted curve shape at the top). This is to ensure the color of the candle shows up nice and bright against the background. Next the candles need to be painted white. Paint the base of the menorah in as well as the spirals and the candle holders. It is preferred that you slightly water your black down so that it flows as mars black tends to be a thick color. Paint the menorah blackįor this step, you will need your #8 round brush and mars black. You can draw all the candles if it is helpful! 3. Note that I only opted to draw two candles, the rest were painted in later.

See my note above about making the center baser higher than the other 8 candle bases.ĩ. Draw four small candle holders on each side. Then draw the large candle in the center and the flame shape. Draw a smaller spiral line attached to the larger spiral.ħ. Next draw a large spiral line under the horizontal line.ĥ. Use a straight edge or t-square ruler to draw a horizontal line on each side of the rectangular shape. Next draw a rectangular shape above that circle and then a half circle shape on top of the rectangular shape.ģ. And then draw a sort of stretched out circle on top of that.Ģ. Start at the bottom and draw a medium size half circle. Use a white chalk pencil, regular drawing pencil or a piece of chalk to draw the menorah.This was an easy tweak and I changed it after the painting was finished! If you are drawing this for the first time, you can make your center base higher (or lower) than the other 8 bases. *Thanks to one of my fans that pointed this out for me! The Shammash Candle (middle candle) should not be level with the other 8 candles. If you are using the traceable, place a sheet of graphite paper (dark or white) under the tracer and firmly trace with your pencil. You can dry your painting with a blowdryer or take about a 30 minute break and come back! Wait for background to dry then draw the menorah with chalk

The outer edges of the painting should be more “pure turquoise”. You can add more titanium white to the brush to help it to blend more. Gradually add more turquoise to the brush as your work your way outwards. Paint in circular strokes going outwards. Then gently blend the turquoise into the white until the center circle is very light turquoise. Add the turquoise on the outer part of the “white blob circle”. Then, without rinsing your brush, add a little bit of turquoise to the brush. To do this technique, use your 3/4″ Flat Wash Brush and Titanium white to paint a white blob in the center of the canvas. The center is the brightest and it gradually fades to the pure turquoise color on the edges. This is a blended technique background utilizing the two colors: titanium white and turquoise.

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