Sand tray smooth and remove dust with damp paper towel

Using ¾ inch wash brush, basecoat flat part of tray facing up with 1:5 mix of Baby Blue and Snow White.

Using ¾ inch wash brush, basecoat sides and bottom of tray Buttermilk.

Copy pattern unto tracing paper and, using stylus or ballpoint pen, transfer to flat, top part of tray with graphite paper.

Using #6 flat shader brush for trunk and larger part of limbs, and #1 liner brushes for thinner limbs, basecoat tree Milk Chocolate.

Using #4 flat shader brush, basecoat leaves, starting with one on far left and proceeding clockwise: Baby Pink + Snow White 1:1; next leaf, Hauser Light Green; next, Cadmium Yellow; next, Hauser Light Green; next, Baby Pink + Snow White 1:1; next, Hauser Light Green; next Spa Blue + Snow White 1:1; next Hauser Light Green; and finally Flesh Tone.

Using #4 flat shader brush, basecoat momma owl with 1:1 mix of Baby Pink + Snow White; her wings, Razzleberry; baby owl, Cadmium Yellow; their feet and beaks, Jack-O'-Lantern Orange; and using #1 liner brush, their eyes, Snow White.

Using 3/8" angle shader brush for all shading and #1 liner brush for all line work, shade and do line work for leaves from far left proceeding clockwise: leaf at far left, shade with Royal Fuchsia; next leaf, shade and line in plaid with Hauser Medium Green; next leaf, shade with Terra Cotta; next leaf, shade with Hauser Medium Green; next leaf, shade and line in plaid with Royal Fuchsia; next shade and dot using handle end of large paintbrush with Hauser Medium Green; next leaf, shade with Calypso Blue; next left, shade and line in plaid with Hauser Medium Green; last leaf, shade and dot using handle end of large paintbrush with Royal Fuchsia.

Using 3/8" angle shader brush, shade around tree and limbs with Dark Chocolate. Add streaks of shading randomly on trunk and limbs with Dark Chocolate. Using 3/8" angle shader brush, add streaks of Khaki Tan highlight randomly. Using #1 liner brush, line around curls on ends of branches with Dark Chocolate.

Using 3/8" angle shader brush, shade momma owl with Royal Fuchsia; around her wings with Napa Red; baby owl with Terra Cotta. Using handle end of large paintbrush, dot in eyes with Lamp Black.

Using #1 liner brush, line in "MOM" letters: first M with Razzleberry; O with Calypso Blue; and last M with Jack-O'-Lantern Orange.

To personalize tray, using #1 liner brush, line in names of Mom's children on leaves with Lamp Black.

Line around tree, owls, leaves, and "Mom" letters with black marker.