CALADIUM LEAF

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1 Using a #8 round brush and plenty of water, paint a simple pink heart.

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2 Dip the brush into a green-gold mixture and draw around the perimeter, allowing the green to blend into the pink.

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3 Use the tip of a smaller #4 round brush to create a vein down the middle of the leaf, and then add rounded veins that slope down and out to the edges of the leaf.

4 With a darker green, use the tip of ...

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