Teacher's Alphabet and Apples Chalkboard
Posted by DecoArt on Jul 29th 2014
Bright apples and a painted alphabet turn a wooden art panel into a helpful chalkboard for school or home.
SUPPLIES
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- sandpaper
- 3/4" flat brush
- #8 round brush
- white pencil
- 12" x 12" x 1-3/4" wooden art panel
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Let paint dry between steps
- Using a 3/4" flat brush, paint the front of the wooden panel with two coats of Black Chalkboard Paint, one coat vertically; the second coat horizontally.
- Using a 3/4" flat brush, paint two sides of the wooden panel in Lipstick, one side in Canary, and one side in Apple Green.
- Lightly distress all of the edges with sandpaper.
- Freehand the apple or trace the pattern with a white pencil. Using a #8 round brush, paint one apple in each corner of the panel with White Birch.
- Using a #8 round brush, paint over the apple stems in Cocoa Bean, leaving some White Birch showing around the edges.
- Using a #8 round brush, paint over the apple leaves in Apple Green, leaving some White Birch showing around the edges.
- Using a #8 round brush, paint over the apples, two in Lipstick, one in Canary, and one in Apple Green, leaving some White Birch showing around the edges.
- Use the White Glass Paint Marker to loosely draw the alphabet around the perimeter of the panel. Add a dotted line under the alphabet. (Refer to photo.)