Mixed Media Spring Bouquet Canvas
Posted by DecoArt on Jul 14th 2016
Welcome spring, or any season, with a sunny flower bouquet made with DecoArt Media®.
SUPPLIES
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- scissors
- pencil
- liner brush
- 3/4" flat brush
- #8 round brush
- canvas
- palette knife
- white paper
INSTRUCTIONS
- Trace the flower pattern with a pencil onto the white paper. Add tiny drops of paint throughout in Pyrrole Orange, Primary Magenta, Titanium White, and Hansa Yellow Medium. Use a palette knife to spread the various paint colors vertically. (Vary the colors as you wish.) Use scissors to cut out the flowers.
- Using a #8 round brush, loosely paint stripes in Primary Magenta, Pyrrole Orange, and Titanium White. (Vary the colors as you wish.)
- Using a 3/4" flat brush, paint the entire canvas in Blue Green Light. Let dry. Using a 3/4" flat brush, paint the entire canvas in Green Gold and immediately splatter with water. Let set about two minutes and pat dry with a paper towel. Using a flat brush, paint the bottom third in Blue Green Light. Using a 3/4" flat brush, loosely paint the perimeter in Primary Magenta.
- Using a pencil, trace the vase onto white paper. Add tiny drops of Cobalt Teal Hue, Green Gold, and Titanium White. Use a palette knife to drag the paint colors horizontally. Cut out with scissors. Use a 3/4" flat brush and Matte Medium to adhere the vase and flowers to the canvas. Mix Titanium White with Primary Magenta 2:1 and use the mix to paint the flowers' rosy cheeks.
- Use a liner brush to paint the flowers' eyes in Cobalt Teal Hue and Phthalo Turquoise. Use a liner brush to paint their mouths and outline the leaves in the vase in Phthalo Turquoise. Use a liner brush to paint the leaves in Cobalt Teal Hue and outline them in Phthalo Turquoise.