Flower Pot Trio in Black and White

Flower Pot Trio in Black and White

Posted by DecoArt on Apr 22nd 2020

Create a flower pot threesome with a modern vibe with Americana Decor® Satin Enamels™.

SUPPLIES

    • terra cotta pots
    • paintbrushes

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let dry completely between painting steps.

    1. Gather the materials.
      2. Instruction #1
    2. With Pure White, paint a basecoat around the bottom part of each pot, leaving the rims unpainted.
      3. Instruction #2
    3. With various paintbrushes, create patterns around the pots in bands. (Here I used Classic Black loaded on a small flat brush to make vertical lines.)
      4. Instruction #3
    4. Moving on up the pot, create the next band by making a diamond design with a dot of paint in the middle with the handle end of the paintbrush dipped in Classic Black.
      5. Instruction #4
    5. For the next pot, paint Classic Black lines with a small round brush, varying the line direction.
      6. Instruction #5
    6. Moving up the pot, using the handle end of the paintbrush dipped in Classic Black, make a band of dots.
      7. Instruction #6
    7. To give visual interest, vary each band of design patterns.
      8. Instruction #7
    8. Vertical lines and shapes look nice with the black and white color palette.
      9. Instruction #8
    9. For the third pot, basecoat the bottom with Classic Black. Let dry completely. Make brush-work patterns in Pure White.
      10. Instruction #9
    10. Continue the same process as the other two pots to cover the pot in patterned line work.
      11. Instruction #10
    11. Place them together to see if any changes or touch-ups need to be made. Think about all of the possibilities that these can be used for: Use as flower pots, utensil holders, storage containers, gift baskets, etc.
      12. Instruction #11

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