As a DecoArt Helping
Artist and now a member of the DecoArt Design Team, one of the perks
is access to the latest and greatest that DecoArt has to offer. One
of these highly-anticipated products has been the Premium Tube
Acrylics.
One of the
challenges as a member of their design teams is to find different and
exciting ways to use this product.
First, I have to say
that it is perfect for mixed media and chipboard, so let’s do
something just a little bit different.
Basecoat the surface
with a coat of Back Gesso
Brush a few random
strokes of paint starting with Primary Magenta, then Cadmium Orange
Hue, followed by Primary Yellow.
Fill in the black
areas with Titanium White.
Note: Do not
blend the colors together.
Add a few random
pieces of the Washi Tape, just for fun, while the paint is still wet.
Quickly run the
brayer over the surface to blend the paint for a distressed look.
Load the Doily stamp
with Titanium White using the brayer and randomly stamp the
background in 3 places.
Clean the stamp and
the brayer with a Baby Wipe.
Load the Writers
Block stamp with Carbon Black and stamp random sections in different
directions.
Basecoat the Words
“Life is a Journey” with Carbon Black and adhere to the surface
with DecoArt Matte Medium.
Trace and cut the
angel onto a sheet of old dictionary paper. Adhere to the surface
with Matte Medium.
Use the Butterfly
Wings stencil and DecoArt Media Texture Paste to add the wings using
a palette knife. While the wings are still wet, sprinkle with Glamour
Dust.
Basecoat the dress
with by slip slapping Primary Magenta, Cadmium Orange Hue and Primary
Yellow. For a blended look.
Basecoat the head
with Titan Buff. Shade with Burnt Sienna.
Drybrush the cheeks
with Metallic Lustre Polished Coral. Dot the eyes with Carbon Black.
Dot the cheeks and the eyeballs with Titanium White.
Shade around the
outer edge of the canvas, and around the angel with Paynes Grey.
Outline the angel
and under the wings with the Stabillo All pencil. Soften the pencil
with a damp ¼” angle shader.
Basecoat the
feathers with Carbon Black. Trim and adhere to the dress with Matte
Medium.
Use your fingers to
rub the feathers with the Metallic Lustres.
Rub some of the
Brilliant Turquoise onto the wings and to the Metal Butterfly.
Randomly stamp the
background using the Dinosaur stamp and Cobalt Teal Hue.
Emboss the words,
the halo and the feathers.
Adhere the butterfly
and the metal heart with Glue Dots.
Southern Ridge
Trading Company Products Used:
Surface:
Supplies Used:
- ArtFoamies Stamps:
Balzar Writers Block, Doily Large and Balzar Dinosaur
Skin -
- Brayer
- Scissors
- Old Dictionary page
- VersaMark Watermark
Embossing Ink Pad and Pen
- Embossing powder: Stampendous Aged Black
- Heat Gun
- Tim Holtz Washi Tape: Music
- Rustic Metal
Butterfly and Heart embellishments
- Pop Up Glue Dots
- Stabillo
Aquarellable All Pencil 8046
Paints and
Mediums Used:
- DecoArt Matte Medium
DMM20
- DecoArt Media Black
Gesso DMM19
- DecoArt Media
Crackle Paste DMM17
- DecoArt Glamour Dust
- DecoArt Metallic
Lustre: Polished Coral ML17C, Orange Flicker ML08C, Brilliant
Turquoise ML11C
DecoArt Premium
Tube Acrylics:
Cadmium Orange Hue
DTA12, Primary Magenta DTA03, Primary Yellow DTA19, Titan Buff DTA41,
Titanium White DTA40, Paynes Grey DTA30, Burnt Sienna DTA09, Cobalt
Teal Hue DTA29
Brushes Used:
- Dynasty Brush Black
Gold Series206: ¾” Flat, ½” and ¼” angular shader, ½”
flat
Copyright by Deb
Antonick
