Colorful Painted Peg Arctic Animals

Colorful Painted Peg Arctic Animals

Posted by DecoArt on Oct 30th 2019

Create a colorful version of the North Pole with peg characters and Americana® Acrylics.

SUPPLIES

    • painter's tape
    • newspaper
    • 3/4" paintbrush
    • fine tip paintbrush
    • sharpie paint pen
    • wooden peg people

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Protect the work surface with a sheet of newspaper or parchment paper. Repeat with as many coats as needed to achieve desired coverage.

    Allow paint to fully dry between steps and when changing to a new color.

    1. Gather all materials. (Bright Orange, Carousel Pink, and Lamp Black not shown here.)
      2. Instruction #1
    2. For the penguin: Paint the surface of the wooden peg in Bright Yellow.
      3. Instruction #2
    3. Using a fine tip angled brush, paint the front of the peg in Saffron Yellow to mimic the shape of the penguin's face and belly.
      4. Instruction #3
    4. Using the handle end of a paintbrush, dab small polka dots all over the penguin body in Saffron Yellow.
      5. Instruction #4
    5. Using a fine tip paintbrush, paint a small, upside-down triangle on the penguin’s face in Bright Orange.
      6. Instruction #5
    6. Using the handle end of a paintbrush, dab two larger sized eyes on the penguin’s face in Lamp Black.
      7. Instruction #6
    7. Apply a thin coat over the entire surface of the painted peg penguin in DuraClear Satin Varnish.
      8. Instruction #7
    8. For the seal: Paint the surface of the wooden peg in Ocean Blue.
      9. Instruction #8
    9. Using a fine tip angled brush, paint the front of the peg in Primary Blue to mimic the shape of the seal’s belly.
      10. Instruction #9
    10. Using a fine tip angled brush, paint irregular-shaped, rounded rectangles on the back side of the peg in Primary Blue.
      11. Instruction #10
    11. Using the handle end of a fine tip paintbrush, dab two small sized eyes and a nose on the seal’s face in Lamp Black.
      12. Instruction #11
    12. Using the handle end of a paintbrush, dab one small sized dot for the seal’s mouth in Carousel Pink.
      13. Instruction #12
    13. Using a fine tip paint pen in black, draw a thin curved line on either side of the seal’s nose.
      14. Instruction #13
    14. Apply a thin coat over the entire surface of the painted peg seal in DuraClear Satin Varnish.
    15. For the polar bear: Paint the surface of the wooden peg in Purple Pizzazz.
      16. Instruction #15
    16. Using a fine tip angled brush, paint the front of the peg in Dioxazine Purple to mimic the shape of the bear’s belly.
      17. Instruction #16
    17. Using narrow strips of painter’s tape, create a horizontal stripe pattern around the width of the bear’s body.
      18. Instruction #17
    18. Paint the stripes in Dioxazine Purple.
      19. Instruction #18
    19. Remove the painter’s tape and use a fine tip paintbrush for any touch-ups.
      20. Instruction #19
    20. Using the handle end of a paintbrush, dab two circles for the ears on the bear's face in Dioxazine Purple.
      21. Instruction #20
    21. Using the handle end of a paintbrush, dab one small sized dot for the bear’s mouth in Carousel Pink.
      22. Instruction #21
    22. Using the handle end of a paintbrush, dab small sized eyes on the bear’s face and a nose in Lamp Black and one small dot in Carousel Pink for the mouth.
      23. Instruction #22
    23. Using the handle end of a fine tip paintbrush, dab smaller sized circles within the ears using Purple Pizzazz to create a crescent moon shape for the ears.
      24. Instruction #23
    24. Using a fine tip paint pen in black, draw whiskers on either side of the nose.
      25. Instruction #24
    25. Apply a thin coat over the entire surface of the painted peg polar bear in DuraClear Satin Varnish.

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