Day of the Dead Skull Trio Canvas
Posted by DecoArt on Oct 1st 2014
Celebrate El Dia de los Muertos with this showy, glittery canvas.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- stylus or pencil
- tracing paper
- transfer paper
- #2 round brush
- 3/4" flat brush
- #8 flat brush
- 4" x 11" canvas
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Let dry completely between painting steps.
- Use a 3/4" flat brush and Calypso Blue to paint the entire canvas. Rinse brush.
- Use a pencil or stylus and the tracing and transfer papers to transfer the border and outline of the three skulls.
- Use a #2 round brush and Lamp Black to paint the border. Rinse the brush. Use the same brush and load with Snow White to highlight the border. Rinse the brush.
- Use the #8 flat brush and load separately with Snow White; a 1:1 mix of Snow White and Terra Cotta; and a 1:1 mix of Snow White and Yellow Ochre. Use these colors to basecoat the skulls. Rinse the brush between colors and at the end. Let dry completely.
- Use a pencil or stylus and the tracing and transfer papers to transfer the faces onto the skulls.
- Use a #2 round brush and load separately with Terra Cotta, Yellow Ochre, and a mix of (2) parts Snow White with a very small amount of Lamp Black. Use these colors to paint a face on each skull. Rinse the brush between colors and at the end. Let dry completely.
- Use a #8 flat brush and load separately with Gold Glitz, Copper, and Silver Bling to paint over the skulls. Rinse the brush between colors and at the end.