Translate

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Step by Step with Paints for Christmas

1. Start by laying out the items you want to use and sketching the basic shapes in pencil on a canvas panel.
2.  Lay in a muted background with the acrylic paints of your choice. A one inch hardware store paintbrush is inexpensive and works well for this pat and tap technique.

3. When you're ready to take a break from the background you can start laying in your other areas of color to get a feel for where the design is going. In this case I found it helpful to keep the garland on my easel so I could see how the beads should look when the light hits them.

4. Remember to take a break whenever you need to. Here's where I left the project today.

No comments:

Post a Comment