I do love altering stuff, most of all I love to alter things I can use. Phone covers is a fun way to give

your phone a very personal touch.

Items Needed:

• DecoArt Media Mediums and Specialty Products - Texture Sand Paste (DMM23-71)
• DecoArt Media Mediums and Specialty Products - Gesso - White (DMM18-71)
• DecoArt Media Mediums and Specialty Products - Crackle Glaze - Clear (DMM16-71)
• DecoArt Media Varnishes - Ultra-Matte Varnish (DMM24-71)
• DecoArt Media Varnishes - Gloss Varnish (DMM25-71)
• Paint Brush
• Water Basin
• Palette
• Paper Towel
• Palette Knife
• Hot Glue

Instructions:

I gave the plastic cover a light sanding and primed it with a coat of white Gesso.

I painted a small plaster skull with Media Fluid Acrylic Gold Metallic and glued it to the cover, then I applied a coat of Media Sand Paste with a palette knife.

When the first coat was dry I applied one more coat of Sand Paste around the edge of the skull.

A base coat of Media Fluid Acrylics Dark Grey Value 3.

A color wash of Carbon Black diluted with 50 % water.

I'm not very patient and often use my heat gun to reduce drying time, but I find that color

washes tend to turn out much better if you let them dry on their own.

A lot of dry brushing, first with Medium Grey Value 6

More dry brushing.... now with Titanium White.

A heavy coat of Media Crackle Glaze.

The Crackle Glaze is self leveling so I placed the cover upside down to keep the Glaze on the skull.

When the Glaze was completely dry I brushed on some Media Antiquing Cream Carbon Black, left it to dry and wiped the excess back with a damp cloth.

Two coats of varnish, Gloss Varnish for the skull and Ultra Matte Varnish for the rest.