Southwest Bull Skull Framed Art
Posted by DecoArt on Sep 8th 2014
Pastel colors contrast with the image of a skull for a unique wall dècor piece.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- pencil
- painter's tape
- 1" chip brush
- 3/4" flat brush
- #8 round brush
- large metal thumbtacks
- grey transfer paper
- wooden frame
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Use grey transfer paper and a pencil to trace the bull pattern.
- Remove the backing from the wooden frame.
- Using a 3/4" flat brush, basecoat the frame backing with two coats of Vintage. Use a pencil to outline the bull skull. Use a #8 round brush to paint it with two coats of Lace.
- Using a #8 round brush, add shading details to the bull skull in Primitive.
- Using a #8 round brush, outline and add details in Relic.
- Use a #8 round brush to loosely dry-brush swirls in Lace.
- Using #8 round brush, add the remaining details to the bull skull in Remembrance, Promise, and Serene. (Refer to photo.)
- Using a 3/4" flat brush, basecoat the frame with two coats of Promise.
- Using a 3/4" flat brush, paint the inner half of the frame with Remembrance. (Or use painter's tape to mask it off, if preferred.)
- Using a 1" chip brush, lightly dry-brush Promise over the Remembrance.
- Paint diamond shapes in Vintage using a #8 round brush. Push in thumbtacks. (Refer to photo for placement.) Place the backing back into the frame.