Terra Cotta Snail Pot Trio
Posted by DecoArt on Jun 10th 2015
Grow a threesome of herbs or other small plants indoors or outdoors in pots decorated with a snail and leaves.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- tracing paper
- transfer paper
- pencil
- 3/4" flat brush
- #6 flat brush
- #8 round brush
- black permanent marker
- terra cotta pot
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Let dry completely between painting steps.
- Using 3/4" flat brush, paint all three pots with two coats of Blue Bahama. Using a #8 round brush, dot on Cloud White around the bottom perimeter of all three pots.
- Using a #8 round brush, dot on Cloud White around the top rim on two pots.
- Using a #6 flat brush, paint Sweet Pea squares around the top rim. Using a #8 round brush, paint lines in between the squares in Cloud White.
- Use a pencil and the tracing and transfer papers to trace the leaf pattern on two of the pots. Paint the leaf on each pot with a #8 round brush and Sweet Pea. Use the same brush and Cloud White to paint the leaf veins and stem and to outline the leaves.
- Use a pencil and the tracing and transfer papers to trace the snail pattern on the remaining pot. Use a #8 round brush to paint the snail's shell in Sweet Pea. Make a 1:2 mix of Sweet Pea and Cloud White. Use the mix and a #8 round brush to paint the snail's head and tail. Use a #8 round brush to paint the snail's cheeks in Carnation Pink. Use a black permanent marker to draw on the eyes. Let dry.
- With the handle end of a #8 round brush and Cloud White add dots along the bottom of the rim of the painted snail pot.