Little Lark IOD Paint Inlay 8x12 Pad™
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Little Lark IOD Paint Inlay | 8 Pages | 8” x 12” | 3 Color
Little Lark is our first 8” x 12” small-format paint inlay, created for detailed, smaller-scale projects. The artwork is drawn from the 19th-century book The Bird by Jules Michelet, featuring birds, nests, florals, and pastoral vignettes in a classic toile-inspired layout—full of charming details that you just have to see up close to appreciate.
Rendered in a three-color palette of sepia black, indigo, and soft green—reminiscent of vintage china—it’s perfect for creating your own faux china-style finishes. The set includes frames, wreaths, and borders to help build compositions and define focal areas, offering plenty of creative flexibility. Vignette scenes can be softened by gently moving pigment with a wet brush for a watercolor effect, highlighting one of our favorite qualities of paint inlays.
As a special detail, the beloved cover artwork from this book also appears in our Athenaeum foil transfer.
Why You’ll Love It
The coordinated 19th century, bird nests, birds, eggs, french, and larks create an authentic painted finish rather than the surface look of a decal. Each sheet can often produce a softer second impression, and sometimes a third, depending on the paint, technique, and remaining pigment.
More Info
Little Lark IOD Paint Inlay 8x12 Pad™ is an Iron Orchid Designs Paint Inlay made with proprietary artist-quality paint. It is not a decal or printed film: the design is embedded into wet paint and remains movable with water until the finished project is sealed.
Size
8 sheets, 8 × 12 inches each.
How to Use
Apply a generous, even coat of compatible mineral-based chalk-type paint to a prepared surface, working in sections no larger than the inlay sheet. While the paint is wet, place the inlay design-side down with the printed grid facing up. Lightly mist the back with water and pat it into contact using a smooth damp sponge, soft folded cloth, or small IOD Silicone Paint Blade; do not drag the sheet. Allow it to dry to the touch. Mist evenly again, wait about 30 seconds, then peel the paper away slowly at a low angle. If it resists, mist again and wait before continuing.
How to Care For
Let the finished design dry completely—24 hours is the safest guideline—then seal it because the pigment remains water-reactive until protected. Use a compatible water-based sealer, artist’s fixative followed by a compatible finish, or wax; test products together before use. To reuse a sheet, lay it flat pigment-side up until completely dry, place protective tissue between saved sheets, and store it flat in the original packaging at room temperature away from moisture.
About the Design
Little Lark IOD Paint Inlay 8x12 Pad™ by Iron Orchid Designs features 19th century, bird nests, birds, eggs, french, larks, pastoral vignettes, and toile rendered in artist-quality painted pigments. The individual elements can be used as complete compositions or separated into smaller vignettes where the artwork allows.